Austal USA delivers EPF 12

Austal Limited (ASX:ASB) reports that the USNS Newport (EPF 12) has been delivered to the United States Navy from Austal USA’s shipyard in Mobile, Ala. USNS Newport is the 12th Spearhead-class Expeditionary

VesselsValue partners with Concirrus

Online ship valuation and data provider VesselsValue has a formed a new data partnership with Concirrus, a company that serves the insurance market with a number of data and analytical services. The

Ammonia-fueled tugboat

Japanese companies plan to develop ammonia-fueled tugboat

Three Japanese companies have kicked off a joint development project that aims to put the world’s first ammonia-fueled tugboat into practical use. The same three companies—NYK Line, IHI Power Systems and ClassNK—worked

Successful trial of remote surveys on Sembcorp Marine newbuild

Bureau Veritas (BV), Nokia and Sembcorp Marine, have successfully completed remote surveys that pave the way for establishing a new class procedure for the remote inspection of vessels under construction. The new

Foreship names Benjamin Sward to lead push for U.S. growth

Helsinki, Finland, headquartered naval architecture and marine engineering firm Foreship Ltd. has appointed Benjamin Sward as President of Foreship LLC. In that role, he will take responsibility for the company’s U.S. activities,

Harvey Gulf in tri-fuel vessel first

New Orleans, La., headquartered Harvey Gulf International Marine has completed the installation of a Wärtsilä battery-power system on the PSV Harvey Energy. The PSV was already a dual-fuel vessel capable of fully

Brusco Tug & Barge orders two more Robert Allan Ltd. tugs at Diversified Marine

Portland, Ore., shipbuilder Diversified Marine Inc. has booked an order to build a pair of Robert Allan Ltd. (RAL) RApport 2500 design tugs for Brusco Tug & Barge of Longview, Wash. They

PrimeServ Lab extends scope of engine fluid analyses

PrimeServ Lab, which is a department of MAN Energy Solutions’ after-sales division – PrimeServ, performs analyses of such fluids as fuel oil, lube oil, cooling water, lube-oil separator control samples and fuel-oil

Australia bans bulker whose over-contract crew walked off

In a case that illustrates the ongoing impacts of the crew change crisis, the Hong Kong registered bulker Unison Jasper has now been banned from Australian waters ports for six months.. The

Autonomous freight ferries will feature Kongsberg and Massterly solutions

Norwegian grocery distributor ASKO has awarded Kongsberg Maritime and Massterly (a Kongsberg Wilhelmsen joint venture) contracts to supply solutions for the two autonomous, all electric freight ferries it has on order at

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