Finnish RoPax runs aground
Viking Line’s 1988-built RoPax Amorella, which operates on the Turku, Finland, to Stockholm, Sweden route, grounded at Järsö, in the Åland archipelago at 12.50 pm, Finnish time, yesterday with 200 passengers and
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Hornsea Two SOV launched in Turkey
Turkey’s Cemre Shipyard today launched the offshore wind service operations vessel (SOV) for French operator Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA). It is set to arrive at Ørsted’s U.K. east coast operations and maintenance
Manson orders largest ever U.S. hopper dredge
Seattle, Wash., based Manson Construction Co. has contracted with Keppel AmFELS to build a 15,000 cu.yd self-propelled hopper dredge at its Brownsville, Texas, shipyard, that will be the largest thus far built
BeHydro unveils 1 MW hydrogen-fueled engine
BeHydro, the joint venture set up by Compagnie Maritime Belge (CMB) and engine builder ABC, has now unveiled the first hydrogen dual-fuel internal combustion engine with a power output of 1 MW
Expert panel submits recommendations for safe return to cruising
A panel of medical experts formed in June by Royal Caribbean Group and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings has submitted recommendations to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that could
Colonna’s wins $8.5 million MSC cable layer contract
Colonna’s Shipyard Inc., Norfolk, Va., has been awarded an $8,555,702 Military Sealift Command contract for a 90-calendar day shipyard availability for the mid-term availability of the cable laying, repair ship USNS Zeus
Edison Chouest’s Gulf Ship shipyard to add jobs
The Mississippi Development Authority (MDA) says that Edison Chouest Offshore’s Gulf Ship shipyard is expanding in Gulfport, Miss., to fulfill a new contract for world-class tugboats. MDA says the project will create
Total and MOL name world’s largest LNG bunkering vessel in Rotterdam ceremony
The world’s largest LNG bunker vessel has been officially named at a ceremony held today in Rotterdam. The 18,600-cubic-meter GTT Mark III Flex membrane vessel has been named Gas Agility and is
Australia bans another ship for failing to pay crew
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) yesterday banned the Panama-flagged bulk carrier AC Sesoda for deliberately underpaying its crew by more than AUD $118,000 (about US$86100), which the ship’s operator attempted to
FERRIES 2020 goes virtual in November
Marine Log’s FERRIES 2020 event will be held virtually this year on November 9-10 from 1 to 4 p.m. EST. The conference will feature a number of expert speakers, a growing list