Federal grand jury indicts captain of deadly duck boat

NOVEMBER 8, 2018 — The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Missouri reports that a federal grand jury has indicted Kenneth Scott McKee, 51, of Verona, Mo., the captain of

New Wärtsilä system helps big ships enter tight locks

NOVEMBER 8, 2018 — Wärtsilä has developed a system that will facilitate a vessel’s approach and entrance into waterway locks. Development work on the lock entry assist system has been carried out

Nichols Brothers to build tractor tug series for Foss Maritime

NOVEMBER 8, 2018 — Nichols Brothers Boat Builders of Freeland, WA, has won its first contract from Foss Maritime of Seattle, WA. It covers the construction of four 90 ton bollard pull

Keel laid for America’s first zero emission ferry

NOVEMBER 8, 2018 — The Bay Ship & Yacht Co. shipyard in Alameda, CA, has laid the keel of America’s first zero emission ferry, the Water-Go-Round. The 70 ft Incat Crowther designed

J-ENG LP-SCR now in service in 600 TEU containership

NOVEMBER 8, 2018 — The first commercial LP-SCR system from Japan Engine Corporation (J-ENG) is now in service on board the 600 TEU containership M/V Southern Pearl, recently delivered to Singapore’s PDL

Navy issues RFP for OSV and conversion to range support vessel

NOVEMBER 8, 2018 — The U.S. Navy is looking to procure a single existing United States built Offshore Supply Vessel (OSV) for conversion to a range support vessel at the Atlantic Undersea

VIDEO: Austal launches 109 m Molslinjen high speed RoPax

NOVEMBER 7, 2018 — Austal’s Henderson, Western Australia, shipyard last month launched the Auto Express 109 m high-speed vehicle/passenger ferry Express 4 for Denmark’s Molslinjen. This major project milestone followed the roll-out

Belgium orders new research vessel at Spain’s Freire Shipyard

NOVEMBER 7, 2018 — Belgium has ordered a new EUR 58 million (about $67 million) research vessel at Spain’s Freire Shipyard that will replace the aging RV Belgica. When the new vessel

San Francisco Bay Ferry launches mobile ticketing app

NOVEMBER 7, 2018 — The San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) has partnered with Hopthru to give passengers a simple method to purchase San Francisco Bay Ferry tickets and

Evac BWMS submitted for USCG Type Approval

NOVEMBER 7, 2018 – The Evac Evolution ballast water management system (BWMS), designed and manufactured by Cathelco, has now been submitted for U.S. Coast Guard Type Approval under the Cathelco name. “We

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