Polarstern 2

Elomatic awarded Polarstern 2 icebreaker design contract

Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) has awarded Elomatic Maritime Technologies GmbH a design and engineering contract to support the construction of Germany’s new Polarstern 2 icebreaker. Set to become the world’s largest and

Schottel-equipped LNG bunkering vesssel

New LNG bunkering vessel trio will feature Schottel propulsion packages

Three 20,000 cubic meter capacity LNG bunkering vessels under construction at the Nantong CIMC Sinopacific Offshore & Engineering Co. shipyard in China will each have a full Schottel propulsion package. Two of

efoiler to be built by Delta Marine

Artemis teams with Seattle’s Delta Marine on U.S.-built eFoilers

Belfast, Northern Ireland-based Artemis Technologies has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Seattle super yacht builder Delta Marine Industries to manufacture eFoiler foiling ferries specifically for Washington’s Puget Sound. Artemis Technologies

Gasum charters in new LNG bunkering vessel Celsius

Aiming to fulfill its ambition to increase marine market LNG and bio-LNG availability in northwestern European, Finnish-based energy company Gasum is chartering in a new 7,800 cubic meter bunker vessel, to be

Sean Duffy comments on Texas GulfLink

Texas GulfLink deepwater port gets MARAD green light

Sentinel Midstream has cleared the final regulatory hurdle needed for it to go ahead with its planned Texas GulfLink deepwater U.S. crude oil export port. The U.S. Department of Transportation on Feb.

Nuclear containership

HD KSOE takes wraps off 15,000 TEU nuclear containership design

HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE), an intermediary holding company for HD Hyundai’s shipbuilding sector has obtained Approval in Principle (AIP) from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) for a

Virgin Islands ferry

Virgin Islands operator takes delivery of new Incat Crowther fast ferry

Virgin Islands operator Smith’s Ferry Service has taken delivery of a new Incat Crowther designed 24-meter fast passenger ferry, the I Legend. Built by Brisbane, Australia, shipyard Aluminium Marine, it will transport

Three Girls post fire

What caused $1.3M Three Girls fishing vessel fire?

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued its report on an August 11, 2024, engine room fire aboard the fishing vessel Three Girls that led to an estimated $1.3 million in

Gotlandsbolaget ferry

Austal firms up order for hydrogen ready Gotlandsbolaget ferry

Pulling the trigger on a letter of intent (LOI) signed in April 2023, Swedish ferry operator Gotlandsbolaget has awarded Austal Australasia a contract valued between AUD 265 and AUD 275 million (US$166

GAO report looks at MARAD sfinancial assistance programs.

GAO: MARAD needs to take action on workforce problems

While efforts to trim the federal workforce make the headlines, some agencies are plainly understaffed. A new report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) says that while the Department of Transportation’s

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