pier renovations

NOAA breaks ground on research ship pier renovations

NOAA officials and regional partners have broken ground on renovations to its North Charleston, S.C., pier. The pier renovations will include demolishing and building a new pier that includes shoreside power for

Maryland offshore wind

Maryland’s US Wind project passes a key regulatory milestone

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has released its final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for US Wind’s proposed Maryland offshore wind project, which includes three planned phases. Two of those phases,

Turn Services logoto acquire Marine Fueling Service

Turn Services to acquire Marine Fueling Service Inc.

New Orleans, La.-headquartered barge fleeting and shifting specialist Turn Services is to acquire Texas-based Marine Fueling Service Inc. (MFS). Located at the intersection of the Intracoastal Water Way and the Neches and

methanol retrpfit of engine

MAN PrimeServ to offer four-stroke methanol retrofits from 2025

From 2025, MAN PrimeServ – the after-sales brand of MAN Energy Solutions – will offer a methanol retrofit package for the conversion of currently in-service MAN four-stroke engines to dual-fuel methanol operation.

PALM QCS offshore renewables quick connector

VIDEO: PALM QCS offshore renewables quick connector completes Orkney trials

Apollo Engineering Consultants Limited reports that its PALM Quick Connection System has successfully completed trials in Orkney. The trials, which took place from the end of March to the end of May

Biden to issue oil and natural gas leasing ban

White House: Private sector steps up with new investments in U.S. maritime sector

The White House reports that private sector partners are stepping up with new investments in the U.S. maritime sector, with a fact sheet noting that the following companies plan to expand or

The Sea Change ferry underway in San Francisco.

FERRIES 2024: A milestone in zero-emission ferry operations

In a significant advance for sustainable maritime transportation, SWITCH Maritime’s hydrogen fuel cell ferry, the Sea Change, recently received its U.S. Coast Guard Certificate of Inspection (COI). This certification marks the ferry’s

Seafarers happiness

Slight uptick in seafarers’ happiness

The latest Seafarers Happiness Index report from the Mission to Seafarers reveals a mixed but somewhat more positive picture of seafarers’ well-being, with the happiness index increasing slightly to 6.99 in second

Hecate Energy

Hecate Energy seeks offshore wind lease off the Texas coast

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management had good news and not so good news to report on Gulf of Mexico offshore wind last week. The good news: the agency has received an

New-generation minehunters

Italy orders five new-generation minehunters

Italy has awarded a EUR 1.6 billion (about $1.73 billion) order for five new-generation minehunters to a consortium of Intermarine S.p.A. and Leonardo S.p.a. With a length of approximately 63 meters and

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