City of Baltimore hires lawyers

Key Bridge response operations deal with weather challenges

The Unified Command responding to the collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge was continuing to coordinate operations Wednesday, despite challenging weather conditions that included severe thunderstorms and high winds. Trained crews,

3D printed valve assembly

Navy submarine valve assembly will be 3D printed

Hunt Valve, a Fairbanks Morse Defense (FMD) company, has been awarded a contract by the Maritime Sustainment Technology and Innovation Consortium (MSTIC) to produce a 3D printed valve assembly for installation on

Corvus Orca ESS with ClassNK seal

Corvus Orca is first marine ESS to win ClassNK type approval

Corvus Energy reports that its Corvus Orca energy storage system has become the first marine ESS to receive type approval from Japanese classification society ClassNK. “The pace of social change is accelerating,

Prowler on surface

VIDEO: Metal Shark’s new Prowler interceptor is autonomous and semisubmersible

Jeanerette, La., headquartered boat builder Metal Shark will use next week’s Sea-Air-Space event to debut the Prowler, a versatile military craft that combines multiple technologies to meet the current and near-future warfighting

Broken pilot ladder

Ship owner and master fined after pilot ladder breaks

Here’s another incident underscoring the importance of pilot ladder maintenance. The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) reports that, acting on its behalf, he Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (CDPP) has successfully prosecuted

Conrad Industries' Morgan City, La., shipyard

Conrad Industries reports 2023 results

Conrad Industries, Inc. (OTC Pink: CNRD) has announced its 2023 results and backlog. The company reported a net loss of $27.0 million and a loss per diluted share of $5.39 for the

NTSB report report implicates cell phone use

“Complacency” seen in $2 million barge strike on Natchez-Vidalia Bridge

Complacency in the workplace is widely recognized as a safety hazard and a towing vessel captain’s complacency led to barges striking the Natchez-Vidalia Bridge last year in the Mississippi River, the National

New hopper dredge

Eastern Shipbuilding partners with Royal IHC for new hopper dredge

Eastern Shipbuilding Group Inc. (ESG) and Royal IHC have formed a strategic partnership to design and construct a highly automated medium-class hopper dredge for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) that

Lock and Dam 1 in Minneapolis, Minn. Credit: USACE

Minneapolis locks opening April 21 for navigation season

Due to the arrival of spring, the St. Paul Engineer District is opening Lower St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam and Lock and Dam 1, both in Minneapolis, Minn., to commercial and

New Vard CEO Cathrine Marti

Cathrine Marti named as new Vard CEO

Fincantieri’s Norwegian headquartered Vard Group AS subsidiary is to have a new CEO. Former Ulstein CEO Cathrine Kristiseter Marti will step into the role starting June 1, 2024. Current CEO, Alberto Maestrini

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