The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced grants totaling nearly $300 million from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to expand and modernize U.S. ferry systems. In total, FTA
Wind assistance is finding favor in an ever growing range of vessel types and trades. It’s now reaching the LNG sector, where Chevron Shipping Company LLC, a subsidiary of Chevron U.S.A. Inc.,
The Towing Vessel Inspection Bureau (TVIB) reports that it has promoted Lindsey Brown to the newly created role of operations specialist after over 10 years of dedicated service to the organization, a
NAVSEA has awarded shipbuilder General Dynamics NASSCO a $6.75 billion block-buy contract for the construction of up to eight additional John Lewis-class fleet replenishment oilers (T-AO 214 through 221) . The tenth
The Greek-owned tanker Sounion, still on fire since being hit in multiple Houthi attacks more than two weeks ago, is at last under tow. The vessel is laden with 150,000 tonnes of
Wärtsilä has signed a five-year lifecycle agreement contract with Royal Caribbean Group covering 37 of the group’s cruise ships. The agreement is designed to optimize the performance, reliability and availability of the
Recently delivered by Snow & Company, Inc., Seattle, Wash., to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), RV Resilience is the Department of Energy’s very first hybrid electric-diesel research
The merchant ship struck by a Russian missile on September 11 has now been identified as the Saint Kitts and Nevis flagged bulk carrier Aya . According to some reports it the
Women in Maritime Operations (WIMOs), a non-profit organization committed to recruiting, retaining, advancing, and promoting women in the maritime industry, has launched its first junior chapter at Texas A&M University at Galveston
Seattle, Wash.-based Crucible Engineering LLC has entered a strategic teaming agreement with Uddevalla, Sweden-based FKAB Marine Design. This collaboration marks FKAB’s entry into the American market, offering a range of cutting-edge ship,