High Tech Marine fireboat

High Tech Marine delivers new Monaco fireboat

High Tech Marine, a Parma, Italy, shipyard best known for producing high-end yacht tenders and similar vessels, recently delivered a new 12-meter fireboat to the Principality of Monaco, the Prince Jacques. The

Foiling Vessev VS—9

VIDEO: New Zealand’s Vessev unveils its VS—9 e-foiler

Auckland, New Zealand, based Vessev has introduced a new entry into the foiling electric passenger vessel market, the VS—9. Designed to carry 10 passengers at a service speed of 25 knots, the

September 2024 Marine Log

September 2024

In this issue, we look at disruptive technologies vessel owners and operators can take advantage of to improve their operating costs and efficiencies, in addition to connectivity and digitalization.

Jefferson County Port Authority acreage

Jefferson County Port Authority purchases 18 acre riverside site

The Jefferson County, Missouri, Port Authority (JCPA) has closed on the $20 million purchase of approximately 18 acres along the Mississippi River at 600 Riverport Way in Herculaneum, Mo. The acreagewas sold

Francesco Valente tals forward-deployedMRO

Valente to succeed Marcotulli as Titan CEO

Former Fincantieri Marine Group CEO Francesco Valente is to succeed Jim “Marco” Marcotuli as CEO of Titan Acquisition Holdings (Titan), the ship repair and marine and complex fabrication specialist that is the

Ship hit by Russian missile strike

Zelensky: Russian missile strikes ship carrying Ukrainian grain

The Interfax Ukraine news agency reports Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as saying that today, Thursday, September 12, Russians launched a missile strike in the Black Sea against a ship carrying grain from

CCGS Sir Wilfrid Laurier following completion of VLE

VIDEO: Vancouver Drydock completes CCGS Sir Wilfrid Laurier VLE project

Seaspan’s Vancouver Drydock in North Vancouver, B.C., has successfully completed the Vessel Life Extension (VLE) of the Canadian Coast Guard’s CCGS Sir Wilfrid Laurier. After undocking at the end of April 2024,

Rendering of Fleet Solid Support (FSS) ship

U.K.’s FSS support ships to have MAN naval equipment package

The three Fleet Solid Support ships (FSS) ordered for the U.K.’s Royal Fleet Auxiliary will feature an extensive range of MAN Energy Solutions equioment. The main task of the advanced FSS ships

Leveraging technology in ferry operations can greatly enhance efficiency, safety, and customer experience.

FERRIES 2024: Leveraging technologies in ferry operations

Leveraging technology in ferry operations can greatly enhance efficiency, safety, and customer experience. At Marine Log’s FERRIES 2024 conference on October 29-30 in Seattle, Hornblower Group—a leading name in maritime and hospitality—along

Intertrac Vision coatings performance prediction

AkzoNobel unveils new updates to Intertrac Vision coatings performance prediction tool

AkzoNobel’s International marine coatings brand has announced a series of updates to Intertrac Vision, its “big data” tool designed to provide accurate and transparent predictions on the fuel and CO2 savings potential

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