Acting Secnav commits to 355 ship Navy, but not at $2 billion apiece

In his latest weekly Secnav Vector message, released today, Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas B. Modly appears to be trying to allay fears raised by recent reports in defense publications suggesting

TTB topics will include increasing diversity in the marine industry

Kasey Eckstein, founder and executive director of of WIMOs (Women in Maritime Operations), will be among the speakers at Marine Log’s upcoming TTB—Tugs, Towboats & Barges event. Her topic will be how

Washburn & Doughty to build Glosten-designed ASD tug for SLSDC

The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (SLSDC) has awarded a contract for the construction of a new ASD (Z-drive) harbor tug to shipbuilder Washburn & Doughty Associates, Inc. of East Boothbay, Maine.

VIDEO: Mitsubishi launches second of two ferries for Hankyu

Japan’s Mitsubishi Shipbuilding today held a christening and launch ceremony for the second of two ferries ordered by Hankyu Ferry Co, Ltd. Named Yamato, it is set for delivery in June 2020

Armstrong Marine USA building San Francisco Bay tour boat

San Francisco tour company Bay Voyager is to add an 11.3 meter RHIB tour boat to its fleet this spring. Designed by Naiad and currently under construction at Armstrong Marine USA’s Port

Trey LeBlanc joins Coastal Marine Equipment

Coastal Marine Equipment, Inc., Gulfport, Miss., reports that Trey LeBlanc has joined the company and will be working with its Sales & Marketing group. LeBlanc comes to CME with 30 years of

Red Rock to supply cranes for third Keppel FELS dredge

Keppel FELS has awarded Kristiansand, Norway, headquartered Red Rock AS a contract for the delivery of two cranes for the third in a series of newbuild trailing suction hopper dredges the Singapore

Breaching Snake River dams is a $2.3 billion bad idea says PNWA

Environmentalists are pushing for the removal of four dams on the lower Snake River in the hopes that this would improve salmon stock. Recently, the State of Washington released a draft Lower

Siemens Gamesa named preferred supplier for largest U.S. offshore wind project thus far

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has been named as the preferred turbine supplier for the massive 2,640 MW Dominion Energy Virginia Offshore Wind project. This is the largest offshore wind power project

Lubrizol identifies VLSFO engine condition challenges

Legacy cylinder oils may not protect ship engines from the variable fuel characteristics of very low sulfur fuel oil (VLSFO), according to Wickliffe, Ohio, headquartered global additive supplier Lubrizol Corp. In a

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