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MPC Container Ships in $210 million acquisition of Songa Container

In a deal that puts together two Oslo, Norway, headquartered containership operators, MPC Container Ships ASA has agreed to acquire Arne Blystad led Songa Container AS for an aggregate purchase price of

One Big Beautiful Bill

Senators seek to send more offshore wind revenues to coastal states

Current U.S. law requires all revenues generated from offshore wind leases and production beyond state waters be deposited in the U.S. Treasury. Now a bipartisan group of U.S. senators has introduced legislation

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Compact new Crowley tug is clean and powerful

Crowley Maritime Corporation’s ship assist and harbor escort services group has taken delivery of Apollo, a powerful and maneuverable 78-foot long tugboat that delivers an estimated 94 tons of bollard pull and

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Furetank’s latest delivery meets IMO 2050 target today

Donsö, Sweden, based Furetank says that its latest delivery, the Fure Viten is the best in class globally in terms of meeting IMO’s climate goals for shipping. Thanks to gas fueling and

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VIDEO: Remote tugboat operation in Singapore

A trial in which a tugboat was remotely operated from a shore command center located at the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore’s Maritime Innovation Lab is being hailed as a major

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Maersk Supply wins its largest project contract ever

The Libra Consortium has awarded Maersk Supply Service a major contract for for the pre-laying of anchors for a newbuild FPSO. The work consists of pre-laying 24 torpedo anchors, each weighing 120

Red escort tug

Wärtsilä to power HaiSea Marine LNG-fueled escort tugs

The pair of dual-fuel 95-ton bollard pull escort tugs ordered by HaiSea Marine at Turkey’s Sanmar Shipyards will feature Wärtsilä engines and LNG fuel gas supply systems. The Robert Allan Ltd RAstar

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Cruising: Florida wins preliminary injunction against CDC rules

A federal judge has granted Florida a preliminary injunction restraining the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and and Prevention from enforcing its rules on cruise ships in Florida’s ports. Effective July 18,

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VIDEO: Ford comes through first shock trial

The U.S. Navy has released video of the first scheduled explosive event in a series of Full Ship Shock Trials (FSST) of the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78). The Navy has

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COVID-19 dents BC Ferries’ revenues and ridership

Canada’s largest ferry operator, Victoria, B.C., headquartered BC Ferries, today released its results for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021 (fiscal 2021). Not surprisingly, the results reveal that the COVID-19 had

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