USCG FRCs could be based in American Samoa

U.S. National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien last week announced plans to conduct a feasibility study on whether to base U.S. Coast Guard Sentinel Class Fast Response Cutters (FRCs) in American Samoa. “The

U.K. special forces end stowaway takeover of Navios tanker

An incident in which a group of stowaways took control of the Navios Tankers Management 75,000 dwt tanker Nave Andromeda in the English Channel off Gosport, Hampshire, ended when U.K. special forces

Project plans to put hydrogen-fueled RO/RO into operation by 2024

A project that aims to put a RO/RO operating on liquid green hydrogen (LH2) into operation by 2024 has been granted EUR 8 million (about $9.5 million) in EU funding. Called the

Marcon International founder Robert Beegle retires

Coupeville, Wash., shipbroker Marcon International Inc. reports that its president, Robert Beegle, who founded the company in 1981, retired effective October 1, 2020. Ownership and management of the company have been taken

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

MARAD issues U.S. Maritime Alert

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

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