USNS Comfort is next headed to Alabama Shipyard

USNS Comfort to leave New York City

Less than a month after arriving in New York City, the hospital ship USNS Comfort is to be redeployed. The ship was originally intended to give surge capacity to New York hospitals

Crowley takes delivery of Alaska fuels market ATB from Bollinger

Bollinger Shipyards Lockport, LLC yesterday delivered an articulated tug-barge (ATB) unit capable of transporting multiple clean petroleum products in the Alaska market to Crowley Fuels LLC – the Alaska-based petroleum transportation, distribution

Two major international players gain Singapore bunker supplier licenses

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has awarded two new bunker supplier licenses to Minerva Bunkering and TFG Marine, following its call for applications for new licenses in December 2019.

BMT launches Pentamaran hull form for autonomous operations

Teddington, U.K., headquartered BMT has released details of its next-generation Pentamaran platform, designed to meet the specific challenges of long range autonomous operations The Pentamaran has been designed to reduce drag as

Wärtsilä CEO says Marine Biz revamp central to capturing future growth

Wärtsilä Corporation President and CEO Jaakko Eskola says that though adjustments to the company’s cost base are “essential,” it must also secure its ability to capture future growth opportunities, with reorganization of

Med Marine holds keel laying ceremony for Svitzer icebreaking tugs

Turkish shipbuilder Med Marine held a keel-laying ceremony at its Ereğli Shipyard April 16 for two icebreaking tugboats (hull numbers ER84 & ER85) under construction for Maersk group towing specialist Svitzer. The

BioUV Gillman

Bio-UV Group adapts BWTS technology to kill coronavirus on surfaces

France’s Bio-UV Group is planning to launch a surface disinfection system capable of killing the coronavirus by the end of May. It will use the same ultra-violet light technology used by the

Victory Cruise Lines suspends service through June 30 for Victory I

New Albany, Ind., headquartered Victory Cruise Lines (VCL), is extending its temporary suspension of operations by its 202-passenger Victory I through June 30, 2020 and has canceled all planned itineraries for sister

MARAD announces PIDP

MARAD awards $19.6 million in Small Shipyard Grants

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) today awarded $19.6 million in discretionary grants to 24 U.S. small shipyards through the Small Shipyard Grant Program. The program provides funding to assist

USNS Comfort begins admitting patients from New Jersey

The Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) began admitting patients from hospitals in New Jersey April 17 in an effort to expand its support of COVID-19 response efforts. New Jersey state

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