WSF reports surge in 2024 ridership
The largest ferry service in the U.S., Washington State Ferries (WSF), welcomed nearly 500,000 more people aboard last year compared to the year before. Ridership for the year was more than 19.1
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LDA and Vattenfall in long term three-SOV agreement
Swedish-headquartered energy company Vattenfall has selected France’s Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) to build, own, and operate up to three Service Operation Vessels under long-term contracts. LDA was selected following a complex and
Austal USA awards FMD key TAGOS-25 contracts
Fairbanks Morse Defense (FMD), a portfolio company of Arcline Investment Management (Arcline), reports that it has received purchase orders from Austal USA covering the supply of critical equipment for the U.S. Navy’s
New energy-efficient French offshore patrol vessel
A new offshore patrol vessel ordered by France’s Directorate General for Maritime Affairs, Fisheries and Aquaculture(DGAMPA) will combine an innovative wind-assisted propulsion solution with a diesel-electric hybrid propulsion system with IMO TIER
Grounded bulker Algoma Verity successfully refloated
U.S. Coast Guard Fifth District reported Saturday that the M/V Algoma Verity had been refloated and was moored at Tioga Marine Terminal, approximately two miles north of Philadelphia’s Benjamin Franklin Bridge on
HD Hyundai Heavy and Peru’s SIMA kick off warship construction project
In a Jan. 10 ceremony, South Korea’s HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HD HHI) and Peru’s state-run SIMA shipyard formally marked the start of construction of four warships of three different types: frigate,
Ambrey: Sounion salvage successfully completed
U.K.-based maritime risk consultancy Ambrey has confirmed that the salvage of the MT Sounion has been successfully completed. As we reported at the time, the 163,000 dwt Greek-flagged Sounion was set ablaze
NAWE hails USMX-ILA agreement as “welcome development”
The National Association of Waterfront Employers (NAWE) says that the tentative master contract deal between the International Longshoreman’s Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance, Ltd. (USMX) will ensure stability in
USNS Harvey Milk arrives at Alabama Shipyard for PSA
Alabama Shipyard reports that the USNS Harvey Milk (T-AO 206) arrived at its Mobile, Ala,, shipyard on Thursday, Jan 9. The vessel is at the yard for its post-shakedown availability (PSA) and
USCG responds to Algoma Verity grounding near Philadelphia
The U.S. Coast Guard and partners have been responding to the grounding of the 623-foot, Bahamas-flagged self-unloading bulk carrier Algoma Verity. At 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay watchstanders received