Impacted by pandemic, Wärtsilä expects 2020 sales to take 10% hit

Releasing its interim report for the January-September 2020 period, Wärtsilä Corporation says it expects the near-term demand in the marine and energy markets to improve from current levels. However, based on its

Golden Ray salvage: VB-10,000 set to arrive in St. Simons Sound

The Unified Command working on the salvage of the capsized car carrier Golden Ray says that the heavy-lift vessel VB-10,000 is set to arrive in St. Simons Sound as soon as Tuesday,

Great Lakes Dredge to move corporate headquarters to Houston

America’s largest provider of dredging services, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. (NASDAQ: GLDD), is moving its corporate headquarters from Oak Brook, Ill., to Houston. The company says that the move puts

Design for 22,000-cubic-meter liquefied hydrogen carrier gets AIP

Hyundai Heavy Industries Group, Hyundai Glovis, the Liberian Registry, the Korean Register and their partners have successfully developed what they say is the world’s first large size and commercially viable liquefied hydrogen

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North Carolina Ferry System gains Marine Highway designation

In a first for the state, the North Carolina Ferry System (NCFS) has been designated as a Marine Highway Project. Issued as part of the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) America’s Marine Highway

VIDEO: New U.K. polar research ship starts sea trials

The U.K.’s most advanced polar research ship – RRS Sir David Attenborough – yesterday left the Cammell Laird shipyard for two weeks of technical sea trials. In November, the shipyard is set

Bollinger delivers first of six FRCs destined for operations in Bahrain

Despite build challenges that included the pandemic and six named storms, Bollinger Shipyards LLC, Lockport, La., today delivered the USCGC Charles Moulthrope to the U.S. Coast Guard in Key West, Fla. It

Owner of unseaworthy tugboat fined for “vile behavior”

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) reports that Anthony Roy Wolfe, the owner of MV Wallaroo—an unseaworthy, ex-navy tug boat—was convicted of hindering a Commonwealth public official in Cairns Magistrate Court on

BL Duke River Terminal prepares for Illinois Waterway reopening

The BL Duke River Terminal, a division of BL Duke, is planning to resume normally scheduled business as repairs to the Illinois Waterway near completion. Northbound traffic from the Port of New

VIDEO: First VLGC to be retrofitted to LPG fueling marks milestone

Singapore-headquartered BW LPG reports that its Very Large Gas Carrier (VLGC) BW Gemini has started a week-long series of sea and gas trials. The ship is the first VLGC to be retrofitted

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