Morning Midas

First tug reaches still-burning Morning Midas

The first of three tugs dispatched by salvor Resolve Marine to respond to the still-burning car carrier Morning Midas arrived on scene with salvage personnel Monday afternoon and has begun a full

USTR Section 301

USTR could ease some Section 301 measures on Chinese maritime dominance

The U.S. Trade Representative’s office (USTR) announcement that it would take sweeping measures under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, began a process that included taking into account public comments

OMSA President Aaron Smith on PAM Portable Accommodation Modules

OMSA hails updated USCG guidance on PAM as a win for American offshore

The Coast Guard has revised CG-ENG Policy Letter 01-16, titled “Portable Accommodation Modules (PAM) Guidance,” to increase flexibility by incorporating additional design standards and to implement a risk-based inspection process that streamlines

GOAL (Gulf of America Logistics) leadership team

New logistics company GOAL launches in Louisiana

Seeing surging project cargo demand across the U.S. Gulf region, a new logistics company has launched in Louisiana with a mission to offer U.S.-based, veteran-owned solutions for capital projects across the region.

HPS group shot

BW LPG signs up 38 more ships for Jotun’s Hull Performance Solutions (HPS).

At last week’s Nor-Shipping event in Oslo, Sandefjord, Norway, headquartered coatings specialist Jotun signed an agreement that will see the world’s largest leading owner and operator of LPG vessels, BW LPG, optimize

zero-emission bulker

Pherousa marks a milestone on its path to a zero-emission ultramax

Oslo-headquartered Pherousa SA has moved a step closer in its plans to build a series of zero-emission hydrogen-fueled 64,000 dwt ultramax bulk carriers. In a ceremony at last week’s Nor-Shipping event, ABS

Jason Liberty

Jason Liberty to succeed Richard Fain as Royal Caribbean chair

Royal Caribbean Group president and CEO Jason Liberty is to succeed Richard Fain as chairman of the company’s board when he steps down from that role in fourth quarter 2025. Fain will

polar research vessel

Kongsberg Maritime inks MoU with India to explore design of indigenous polar research vessel

Kongsberg Maritime has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Government-owned Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE) during the Nor-Shipping 2025 event in Oslo, initiating a collaborative effort to explore

Viking Line's Helios concept ship

Viking Line unveils its concept for Helios, the world’s largest electric passenger-car ferry

Preparing to launch entirely emission-free service between Helsinki and Tallinn, Finland’s Viking Line has unveiled its concept for what would be the world’s largest electric passenger-car ferry. It says that its concept

Kristi Noam

Noem cancels HII order for eleventh National Security Cutter

Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem said yesterday that she had successfully saved the American taxpayer over $260 million by canceling the order for the Coast Guard’s eleventh National Security Cutter. DHS

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