Transitioning America’s maritime academies to accommodate new training vessels

By RMF Engineering‘s Andrew Hay, P.E., Division Manager, Infrastructure Engineering; Michael Wilkins, P.E., Project Manager; and Kevin Kikola, P.E., Project Manager The United States’ five State Maritime Academies—California, Maine, Massachusetts, State University

Governors Island ferry will be discussed at FERRIES 2023.

FERRIES 2023: Panel on NYC’s first public hybrid-electric ferry

Coming off the heels of a successful San Francisco presentation last November, Marine Log’s 36th annual FERRIES conference is heading back to the East Coast, taking place November 14-15 in Jersey City,

Methanol hybrid fuel cell tug will use Svitzer’s TRAnsverse tug design as the platform

Svitzer moves ahead on methanol hybrid fuel cell tug

Following up on an initiative with Vancouver, B.C., based naval architect company Robert Allan Ltd. first announced in November 2021, the Maersk group’s towage company, Svitzer, has launched the second phase of

MARAD announces new marine highway route designations

Two new Marine Highway Routes designated

MARAD reports that U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has announced the designation of two new Marine Highway Routes, as part of the United States Marine Highway Program (MHP). The newly designated M-11

ElectRA 2800SX design tugboat

Sanmar delivers second ElectRA 2800SX all-electric tug

Turkey’s Sanmar Shipyards has delivered the HaiSea Wee’git, the second of the three ElectRA 2800SX all-electric harbor tugs on order at the yard for Canada’s HaiSea Marine, which is majority owned by

tugboat sinks

Push tug sinks off South Carolina

U.S. Coast Guard Sector Charleston reported yesterday that the USCG and partner agencies were responding to a 59-foot push tug that sank Tuesday night approximately three miles off North Myrtle Beach, South

Ground breaking for eWolf charging station

Crowley breaks ground for eWolf charging station

Crowley and the Port of San Diego have broken ground for the shoreside charging station that will provide clean energy for eWolf, Crowley’s zero-emissions all-electric tugboat. The eWolf charging station is a

illegal charter boat activity warning from Coast Guard captain

Coast Guard cracks down on illegal charter boat activity

It’s that time of year again and, as well as dealing with multiple cases of recreational boaters getting into dangerous situations, the Coast Guard is stepping up its efforts to crack down

Frank Manning

Diversified Marine names Frank Manning president and COO

Portland, Ore., shipbuilder Diversified Marine Inc. (DMI) has promoted Frank Manning to president and COO. Diversified’s founder and sole owner, Kurt Redd, who has served as president and CEO for 43 years,

Tugboat collision resulted in major damage to tug involved

“Excessive speed” seen in expensive tugboat collision with containership

Excessive speed during an advanced harbor-assist maneuver led to a tugboat collision with a containership in the Houston Ship Channel last year, the National Transportation Safety Board said Wednesday. The vessels in

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