John Waterhouse

EBDG’s John Waterhouse announces his retirement

John Waterhouse, a principal and founding partner of Seattle-based naval architect firm Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG), has announced his retirement after an over 40 years career marked by multiple accomplishments, particularly

Strike on Houthi assets

U.S. continues strikes on Houthi assets

As U.S. efforts to neutralize Houthi assets and access to weaponry continue — both on the ground and in the court room, United Kingdom Maritime Operations said today that it had received

USCG Vice Commandant Adm. Kevin E. Lunday

VIDEO: Vice Commandant Lunday says three USCG cutters laid up by personnel shortages

Issues that the Coast Guard faces with workforce recruitment and in maintaining mission readiness were among those in focus in a wide-ranging August 7 discussion with USCG Vice Commandant Adm. Kevin E.

Messina Line ship

Messina Line opts for Jotun coatings for two containerships

Aiming to reduce emissions, Genoa, Italy-headquartered Messina Line (Ignazio Messina & C.) has selected Jotun coatings solutions for the next drydockings of its 4,600 TEU containerships Jolly Oro and Jolly Argento. Jotun

bio-LNG bunkering operation

Island Offshore PSV bunkers bio-LNG

The Island Offshore PSV Island Crusader is being bunkered with bio-LNG in a series of operations being carried out in cooperation collaboration with the vessel’s charterer, Equinor. The bio-LNG bunkerings are being

self-unloading bulker that grounded

Self-unloading bulker grounded twice, which proved expensive

In its second recent report on a Great Lakes bulker grounding incident, the National Transportation Safety Board has released its findings on an April 2023 incident in which the 1973-built, 667-foot-long, self-unloading

Built in the 1940’s to service U.S. Navy vessels, the dock was formerly known as the USS Los Alamos, and was renamed for Congressman Solomon P. Ortiz. The dry dock accommodated drilling rigs and various maritime vessels throughout its tenure at the Port of Brownsville.

Seatrium AmFELS retires dry dock after 28 years of service at Port of Brownsville

After nearly 30 years of service at Seatrium AmFEL’s shipyard in Brownsville, Texas, the Solomon P. Ortiz floating dry dock was retired in May and the contract for its dismantling and recycling

Senator Tim Kaine

Senator Tim Kaine wins SCA Maritime Leadership Award

The Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA), the national association representing the U.S. shipbuilding, maintenance, and repair industry, has presented U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-Virginia) with the SCA Maritime Leadership Award The award

Höegh Aurora

Höegh Aurora claims crown of world’s largest, greenest, PCTC

Three years after launching its Aurora Class design, Norway’s Höegh Autoliners yesterday took deliver of the first vessel in the class, Höegh Aurora. Built at the China Merchants Heavy Industry shipyard in

dredging contract awards St. Louis

USACE awards dredging contracts worth $157 million

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers yesterday reported the award of dredging contracts to Galveston, Texas-based Callan Marine and Houston-headquartered Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. The larger of the two awards

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