Swedish family-owned shipping company Furetank is probably best known internationally for its cutting-edge eco-friendly 17,999 dwt Vinga series dual-fuel tankers. Those advanced vessels call for new crew routines and skills, so, when
SpaceX’s StarLink LEO (low earth orbit) satcom service is starting to attract attention from a growing range of vessel operators. Now one of the world’s largest shipowners, Singapore-headquartered Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS),
While the Margarita Salas, the second 123 meter LNG-fueled RoPax ferry ordered by Spanish ferry operator Baleària, will have the same dimensions as its sister-vessel, the Eleanor Roosevelt, the new vessel’s Wärtsilä
With floating offshore wind picking up pace, the Damen group has developed a Floating Offshore Wind Support Vessel concept designed to accelerate the development of the sector. Called the FLOW-SV, the vessel
The Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., closed to marine traffic January 16, marking the end of the Great Lakes shipping season. They will reopen March 25, and, between now and
Three major ship repairers — Vigor, MHI, and Continental Maritime — are to come under new ownership. Collectively, the three make up Titan Acquisition Holdings and, today, funds managed by its owners,
Austal USA naval architect Spencer Johnson has been recognized by the Mobile, Ala., Area Council of Engineers (MACE) as the Marine Engineer/Naval Architect of the Year. In a tradition that dates back
Tasmanian luxury wilderness expedition cruise operator On Board has officially launched the latest addition to its fleet, the Odalisque III. Designed by Incat Crowther and built by Tasmanian shipbuilder Richardson Devine Marine,
The Australian Transport Safety Board has now issued a report on a January 25, 2022 incident in which a gas flame briefly propagating onto the deck of the world’s first liquified hydrogen
Philly Shipyard, Inc. (PSI) reports that it has reached a definitive agreement that will see it transfer operations of its Prime Plate Facilty to Avalotis Industrial Services (AIS), an affiliate of Avalotis