Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG), Panama City, Fla., has launched the first of the four new Robert Allan Ltd. RApport 2600 escort tugs it is building for Saltchuk Marine under a contract awarded
The National Waterways Foundation (NWF) has commissioned and released a new study, “Evaluating Employment by Inland Waterways Operators,” conducted by the Center for Ports and Waterways, Texas A&M Transportation Institute. A video
Spirit of Mulgumpin, a highly customized 22-meter tour vessel designed by Incat Crowther and built by the Gold Coast City Marina and Shipyard in Queensland, Australia, is now in operation for eco-tour
MSC Cruises yesterday announced a major new order for four next-generation cruise vessels and two additional options from Meyer Werft in Papenburg, Germany, marking the launch of its “New Frontier” platform—a brand-new
Offshore drilling contractor Seadrill Limited (NYSE: SDRL) today reported contract awards for the West Neptune, Sevan Louisiana and Sonangol Quenguela. In the Gulf of America, the drillship West Neptune was awarded a
Austin, Texas-headquartered underwater robotics specialist Ocean Infinity has reached a significant milestone with the delivery of the final vessel in its fourteen vessel Armada fleet – closing a chapter that began in
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has initiated the process for a potential offshore mineral lease sale in federal waters off the coast of Virginia. The agency says that the action—only the
![ncat chairman Robert Clifford powered up the vessel’s eight Wärtsilä axial flow WXJ1100 waterjets in front of invited dignitaries who included Australian Trade Minister Don Farrell, Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff, and Her Excellency Barbara Baker, Governor of Tasmania. [Photo: Incat Tasmania]](https://www.marinelog.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/clikkibutton-300x225.jpg)
Making maritime history, on December 14, Robert Clifford, chairman of Incat Tasmania, activated the largest battery-electric propulsion system ever installed on a ship for the very first time. The powering up of
The U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) yesterday issued new sanctions on the Venezuelan oil sector that included six shipping companies and six ships associated with them. This has led
Originally delivered by Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Duclos Corporation in 1995, the Boston Harbor ferry MV Outward Bound has returned to the Somerset, Mass., shipyard for a mid-life refit. Redelivery is planned for spring