Stena Line presses ahead with ferry fleet modernization

With 36 vessels and 18 routes in Northern Europe operating 28,000 sailings each year, Gothenburg, Sweden, headquartered Stena Line is one of Europe’s largest ferry operators. And it says that, despite the

Portuguese repair yard Navalrocha stays busy

Lisbon, Portugal, based ship repair yard Navalrocha has been bustling this year, even while navigating the COVID-19 outbreak. Notable jobs have included completing a multi-million Euro refit of a seismic survey ship

ABB launches drydocking-to-drydocking turbocharger service solution

ABB Turbocharging has introduced a service package called Turbo MarineCare offers a turnkey solution to maintenance at a fixed price, providing continuous cover from drydocking to drydocking. Designed for customers with turbochargers

Navy awards contract mods worth $194 million to address DDG-51 supply chain fragility

Bath Iron Works, Bath, Me., and Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Miss., have been awarded contract modifications together worth a total $194 million to fund capital expenditure projects for shipbuilder and

ST Engineering introduces innovative SOV design

An offshore wind Service Operation Vessel (SOV) design developed by ST Engineering will be available from both its Singapore yards and its Halter Marine shipyard in Pascagoula, Miss. The SOV is based

NY Waterway steps up commuter services to Manhattan

As more New York City businesses open up, ferry operator NY Waterway is ramping up ferry service between New Jersey and Manhattan, starting Monday, June 29. In a letter to customers, founder

COVID-19: U.S.-flag containership held off Virginia Beach

Vessel tracking services were this morning showing the U.S.-flag containership Maersk Idaho as still at anchor some 8 miles off Virginia Beach, Va., as its owner Maersk Line Limited worked on a

VIDEO: Belfast consortium gets grant to help build zero emissions ferries

A Belfast, Northern Ireland, Maritime Consortium has won a £33 million (about $41 million) U.K. Government innovation grant to develop zero emissions ferries. With further investment from consortium partners, the total project

U.S. Merchant Marine

HASC releases Chairman’s summary of FY 2021 Defense Authorization Act

Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, today released a summary of his version of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021. The House Armed Services

Cable layer operator selects Wärtsilä solutions for fleet upgrade

Dubai-based cable lay ship operator E-Marine is upgrading its fleet to achieve greater efficiencies. As part of this program, it has contracted Wärtsilä to provide a comprehensive scope of solutions on a

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