Clean ports initiative promises to bring more electric cranes into operation

Administration moves ahead on $4 billion clean ports plan

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking the initial steps on the development of programs that will invest $4 billion from the Inflation Reduction Act in U.S. port infrastructure. The Clean

One of two riverboat christenings

American Cruise Lines celebrates double riverboat christenings

Guilford, Conn., based American Cruise Lines this week held riverboat christenings at two very different locations — in a canyon at the Idaho border and alongside a bayou in Louisiana — for

offshore substation platform

Seatrium books two Empire Wind offshore substation platform contracts

Singapore-headquartered Seatrium Limited reports that its Sembcorp Marine Offshore Platforms Pte. Ltd. (SMOP) subsidiary has been awarded a contract by Empire Offshore Wind LLC worth more than SGD 500 million (about US$378

barge fire

Scrap metal barge fire brings warning on lithium-ion battery dangers

The National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday that lithium-ion batteries and other possible ignition sources could pose a fire safety issue in the transportation of scrap materials as cargo. The warning comes

Image of ferry aground in shallow water due to contaminated fuel

Contaminated fuel caused WSF ferry grounding

A little more than two weeks after running aground in Rich Passage, the Washington State Ferries (WSF) Jumbo-class ferry Walla Walla returned to service May 3 on the Seattle/Bremerton route. WSF says

Chris Ulfers of Jones Walker to talk about repair contracts at Ship Repair USA

Ship Repair USA: What’s important and what’s not on ship repair contracts?

The many vessels that traverse U.S. waters—both inland and coastal—require significant financial investment at the time of construction and during their lifecycles. The contracts that govern the construction and subsequent maintenance and

Rosalvo is one of six more sustainable tugs being built to a Dmen design

More sustainable tugboat goes to work in Brazil

Brazilian port and maritime logistics specialist Wilson Sons started operating its new tugboat WS Rosalvo — equipped with more sustainable technologies — in the Port of Açu, in São João da Barra,Rio

Central Atlantic offshore wind lease sale

Offshore wind industry to BOEM: Move ahead on modernization rule

On January 30, 2023 BOEM published the Renewable Energy Modernization Rule NPRM which contained reforms identified by the Department of the Interior and recommended by industry, including proposals for incremental funding of

Graph from Seafarers Happiness Index report

Seafarers’ happiness declines

The Mission to Seafarers has published the latest Seafarers Happiness Index report for first quarter 2023. It reveals that there was a decline in overall happiness levels among seafarers during the first

Queen Anne in the building dock

VIDEO: Fincantieri floats out Cunard’s Queen Anne

Carnival Corporation’s tradition-steeped U.K. luxury cruise brand Cunard celebrated a major milestone yesterday with the float out of its newest ship, Queen Anne, at the Fincantieri Marghera shipyard in Venice, Italy. The

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