The U.K. Hydrographic Office (UKHO) has announced that international design, engineering, science and risk management consultancy BMT is the winner of the first Admiralty Marine Innovation Program challenge, positioning the company to
Wärtsilä has been selected to supply the engines and related emissions control after-treatment systems for two new passenger ferries being built for operation between Switzerland and France across Lake Geneva. The ferries,
A major Nigerian vessel owner and operator of fast crew boats and security vessels has upgraded the onboard Electronic Fuel Monitoring Systems (EFMS) in two of its crewboats to Fueltrax, as its
Launched yesterday by Nichols Brothers Boat Builders (NBBB), Freeland, Wash., the M/V Leisa Florence is the third of four ASD-90 class tugs ordered at the shipyard by Foss Maritime. Foss welcomed the
Use of LPG as a marine fuel continues to gain ground. Singapore-based Petredec Holdings (Eastern) PTE Ltd this month signed a contract for the construction of three 93,000 cu.m LPG carriers at
Port Arthur, Texas, based Vessel Repair reports that its new 280-foot dry dock and a two-barge transfer system was put into service on July 23, 2020. The first docking and transfer on
Bigger ships require ports to have bigger cranes to work them and Port Everglades, Fla., has received three Super Post-Panamax container gantry cranes that are the largest of their kind in the
As widely expected, IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC), which is holding its 75th session virtually November 16-20, has approved draft new mandatory regulations to cut the carbon intensity of existing ships.
Everett Ship Repair LLC (ESR) has issued some more details and photographs of the work it is undertaking on Washington State Ferries’ M/V Wenatchee. The vessel is a Jumbo Mark II class
To speed the approval process for offshore wind developments, the National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) wants the incoming Biden Administration to appoint a renewable energy permitting czar inside the Executive Office of