Underscoring the flexibility of today’s large offshore service vessels, Ulstein Verft has signed a contract to retrofit a recently delivered offshore wind vessel, the Olympic Notos, for operations supporting unmanned oil and
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy this week announced that the Maritime Administration (MARAD) has signed 20 contracts totaling $6.2 billion to manage its Ready Reserve Force (RRF). Secretary Duffy did not
MacGregor has a new owner, European mid-market investment company Triton, and a new CEO. The MacGregor Group board has appointed Jonas Gustavsson to the role, effective today, August 1, 2025. He succeeds
Viking Mira, the newest ocean ship for Torstein Hagen-led Viking (NYSE: VIK) was launched today at Fincantieri’s Ancona Shipyard. The ship is scheduled to debut in spring 2026, offering itineraries in the
French shipowner and maritime services provider Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (now LD Armateurs), has selected SchotteL to supply RudderPropellers Dynamic (SRP-D) for two new Service Operation Vessels (SOVs) that will operate for Swedish-headquartered
Paris-headquartered global cabling giant Nexans, whose U.S. operations include its subsea transmission cable manufacturing facility in South Carolina, has partnered with Crowley Wind Services to develop and operate a Jones Act compliant
Palatka, Fla.-based St. Johns Ship Building reports that it has successful delivered the Atlantic Endurance, the second of two Chartwell Ambitious-class crew transfer vessels (CTVs) ordered by Atlantic Wind Transfers. The delivery
The shipping industry’s adoption of smart technology risks being undermined by the crew’s ability to understand the information the tech provides, according to Glueckstadt, Germany-headquartered Condition Monitoring Technologies GmbH ( CMT). The
Anticipating a strong cross-current that never materialized, an experienced tow pilot deviated from the sailing line on the Mississippi River and struck components of the Fort Madison Bridge near Fort Madison, Iowa,
Bollinger Shipyards, Canada’s Seaspan Shipyards and Finland’s Rauma Marine Constructions (Rauma Shipyard) and Aker Arctic (Aker) have formed a strategic partnership that aims to deliver the lowest-risk, fastest delivery solution of best-in-class