Woman breaks bottle on USS Pierre side

Austal USA christens final Independence-variant LCS, USS Pierre

Austal USA has celebrated the christening of the company’s 19th Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) – the future USS Pierre (LCS 38). Ship sponsor Larissa Thune Hargens executed the ceremonial bottle break

female cadet

Female cadets find growing acceptance in maritime sector

As maritime faces a growing seafarer shortage, the Limassol, Cyprus, headquartered Columbia Group sees the integration and empowerment of women within the industry as “an evolution that is as necessary as it

Dali refloat preps continue

VIDEO: Unified Command starts preparations for Dali refloat

Officials of the Key Bridge Unified Command were yesterday continuing to evaluate the Dali in preparation for refloating the vessel and clearing the Fort McHenry Federal Channel to the Port of Baltimore.

11 tugs atop one BigLift vessel

BigLift brings 11 Damen tugs from Asia to Europe on one ship

Putting the big into BigLift, Spliethoff Group’s heavy lift specialist BigLift Shipping has used a single vessel to transport 11 Damen tugs from the shipbuilder’s yards in Vietnam and China to Europe.

The M/V Ned Merrick was recently repowered with Tier 3 S16R engines from Mitsubishi. (Credit: Laborde Products)

Canal Barge Company repowers two towboats

New Orleans-based Canal Barge Company recently repowered two of its towboats with Laborde Products Inc. (Covington, La.) solutions. The first vessel project, the M/V Ned Merrick, featured the replacement of the vessel’s

Ampelmann E1000 at work on a wind turbine

New contract will see two Ampelmann E1000 systems go to work in Taiwan’s offshore wind market

Netherlands-based offshore access system specialist Ampelmann has signed a new contract to provide two of its E1000 motion-compensated gangway systems to work in Taiwan. They will be used onboard two multipurpose support

Mark Santamaria

Austal USA names Mark Santamaria CFO

Mark Santamaria has joined Mobile, Ala., based Austal USA as its chief financial officer (CFO), bringing three decades of experience in financial and executive leadership to the Austal USA leadership team. “Mark’s

Self-driving ferries discussion

Self-driving ferries will ease pressures on crews on one Norwegian route

Norwegian ferry operator Torghatten and Kongsberg Maritime have entered into a contract for the development of a system for self-driving ferries on the Flakk-Rørvik route. Part of the Norwegian highway network, County

Corporate officials involved with WTIV feeders

Chouest WTIV feeders to be built to ABS class

ABS is to class the offshore wind feedering fleet of two tugs and two barges that Edison Chouest Offshore has ordered to support Maersk Supply Services innovative wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV).

LCO2 carrier design

ECOLOG has an LCO2 carrier design ready for shipyard tenders

Athens-headquartered carbon capture, utilization and sequestration (CCUS) specialist ECOLOG has taken its plans to build a fleet of liquified CO2 carriers another step forward. It now has an LCO2 carrier design ready

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