Clean Vessel Demonstartion stream

Canada awards 14 projects Clean Vessel Demonstration funding

Transport Canada yesterday announced that 14 green shipping projects have been awarded a total of CAD 14.7 million (nearly US$11 million) through the Clean Vessel Demonstration Stream of the agency’s Green Shipping

passenger vessel fire

NTSB reports on $1.2 million passenger vessel fire

The National Transportation Safety Board has issued its final report on its investigation of a January 19, 2023 passenger vessel fire that broke out aboard the 53 year old Qualifier 105 when

Austal USA Final assembly building rendering

Austal USA breaks ground on new final assembly facility

Austal USA celebrated groundbreaking for the company’s newest final assembly facility last week. As we reported previously, the infrastructure expansion, to the south of the shipbuilder’s current Mobile, Ala., waterfront facility will

Houthi weapons sourcing

New DIA report on Iranian Houthi weapons sourcing

Despite continuing efforts by CENTCOM to destroy Houthi weapons on the ground before they can be used to attack merchant ships, the Yemen-based terrorist group seems to have little trouble in acquiring

ineffective bridge resource management led to this grounding

Ineffective bridge resource management seen in bulker grounding

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) says, in a just released investigation report, that ineffective bridge resource management contributed to the grounding of a bulk carrier in the Port of Bunbury, Western

Design of ferries for the Clyde and Hebrides

Scotland moves ahead on procurement of 7 electric ferries for the Clyde and Hebrides

Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL) reports that the first stage of a long-running Small Vessels Replacement Program (SVRP) to procure seven new electric ferries for the Clyde and Hebrides is underway. CMAL

Boats for Port Namibe prject

Damen to deliver four vessels for Angola’s Port Namibe project

Japanese trading house Toyota Tusho has awarded Damen Shipyards Group a contract to build four vessels that will be delivered the Ministry of Transport of Angola as part of a Japanese Government

Under-ice capable submarines will replace Victoria Class boats

Canada to acquire up to 12 under-ice capable submarines

In a statement that was perhaps somewhat overshadowed by the announcement of the ICE Pact, Canada’s Minister of National Defence, Bill Blair, last week announced that Canada is taking the first step

Map shows site of multiple Houthi attacks on same vessel

UKMTO reports multiple Houthi attacks involving two merchant vessels

Despite efforts to deter them, multiple Houthi attacks continue to make Red Sea transits a risky business. UKMTO today reported attacks involving two merchant vessels. In the most recent, which took place

Ilma was handed over in flag-exchange ceremony

VIDEO: Ultra-luxury superyacht Ilma joins Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection

A second ultra-luxury superyacht has officially joined the fleet of the Fort Lauderdale, Fla., headquartered Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection. Company officials took delivery of the vessel, the Ilma, at the Chantiers de l’Atlantique

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