Norm Witt

Liberian Registry names Norm Witt VP of port state control affairs

The Liberian Registry has named Commander Norm Witt (USCG, retired) its vice president, port state control affairs. In this role, Witt will be responsible for coordinating and building professional relationships with various

LNG bunker barge Progress

Crowley takes delivery of Progress, largest-yet U.S.-flag LNG bunker barge

Crowley has taken delivery of the LNG bunker barge Progress from Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding, Sturgeon Bay, Wis. At 12,000 cubic meters capacity and with a length of 430 feet, it is the

Vessel with ammonia bunkering boom

ClassNK issues world first AiP for ammonia fuel bunkering boom

ClassNK has issued an Approval in Principle (AiP) for an ammonia fuel bunkering boom design jointly developed by Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line) and TB Global Technologies Ltd (TBG). The AiP

Milliband comments on offshore wind CfD auction

New U.K. government bets big on offshore wind

The U.K. has a new government — and it’s betting big on offshore wind. Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero Ed Miliband MP today announced that the U.K.’s next

Evacuation of passengers from the Sandy Ground to a responding vessel. (

NTSB: Design flaw caused Sandy Ground ferry fire

The design of a new passenger ferry’s fuel oil return system and inadequate follow-on training for engineering crewmembers led to the 2022 fire aboard the Staten Island Ferry Sandy Ground, the National

pier renovations

NOAA breaks ground on research ship pier renovations

NOAA officials and regional partners have broken ground on renovations to its North Charleston, S.C., pier. The pier renovations will include demolishing and building a new pier that includes shoreside power for

Quinn Starr boat

BRIX Marine launches new whale watching vessel Quinn Starr

The latest vessel launched by Port Angeles, Wash.- based BRIX Marine, the Quinn Starr is designed to enhance whale watching tours operating out of Auke Bay, Alaska. A model 5217-CTC PaxCat, the

methanol retrpfit of engine

MAN PrimeServ to offer four-stroke methanol retrofits from 2025

From 2025, MAN PrimeServ – the after-sales brand of MAN Energy Solutions – will offer a methanol retrofit package for the conversion of currently in-service MAN four-stroke engines to dual-fuel methanol operation.

PALM QCS offshore renewables quick connector

VIDEO: PALM QCS offshore renewables quick connector completes Orkney trials

Apollo Engineering Consultants Limited reports that its PALM Quick Connection System has successfully completed trials in Orkney. The trials, which took place from the end of March to the end of May

Biden to issue oil and natural gas leasing ban

White House: Private sector steps up with new investments in U.S. maritime sector

The White House reports that private sector partners are stepping up with new investments in the U.S. maritime sector, with a fact sheet noting that the following companies plan to expand or

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