What’s needed to bring ULCVs into New York?

MARCH 9, 2017 — The Port of New York and New Jersey is getting set to receive the new generation of higher ultra-large container vessels (ULCV). The controlling depth of the major

MHI-MME delivers its 30,000th MET turbocharger

MARCH 8, 2017 — Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Marine Machinery & Engine Co., Ltd. (MHI-MME) last month achieved the delivery of its 30,000th MET turbocharger. Initially developed in 1965 using the company’s our

Rolls-Royce moves ahead on autonomous ship R&D

MARCH 8, 2017 — Rolls-Royce is moving ahead with its research and development plans to make remote and autonomous shipping a reality and reap the benefits of increasing digitalization in the marine

Trump budgeteers seek Coast Guard cuts

MARCH 8, 2017 — ​Multiple published reports indicate that the Office of Management and Budget is seeking to pay for increases in border security by major cuts to the Coast Guard and

Hanjin Shipping: From the eye of the storm and back

MARCH 8, 2017—Back this past February, a South Korean court declared Hanjin Shipping bankrupt. The bankruptcy sent shockwaves through the shipping industry. Montgomery McCracken’s Wook Chung, Esq., the former general counsel for

ISHC set to exit Chapter 11 as SEACOR unit

MARCH 7, 2017 — International Shipholding Corporation (ISHC) says it has completed an important step towards emerging from bankruptcy with the confirmation of its Chapter 11 plan of reorganization by the U.S.

Wartsila in new JV with China State Shipbuilding

MARCH 7, 2017 — Wärtsilä and China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) have signed a new joint venture company agreement. The new joint venture, to be known as CSSC Wärtsilä Electrical & Automation

DHT sells its oldest VLCC

MARCH 7, 2017 — DHT Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:DHT) reports that it has entered into agreement to sell the DHT Phoenix, a VLCC delivered by Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering in 1991, for

VIDEO: Dual fuel first as ferry conversion plan moves ahead

MARCH 6, 2017 — A plan by Spain’s Fred. Olsen S.A. to convert all four engines of its 96 m Incat wavepiercer Bencomo Express to dual fuel LNG operation has passed a

Vard secures Norwegian ship maintenance contract

MARCH 6, 2017—Headquartered in Norway, Vard Holdings Limited (VARD) has secured a framework agreement valued at about NOK 48 million (about $6.84 million) for the maintenance of five Coast Guard vessels for

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