TUstumena will get FTA ferry grant

Alaska wins big in FTA ferry funding awards

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) yesterday announced the recipients of $384.4 million in federal funding for ferries programs, with the Alaska Marine Highway System accounting for a whopping

fatigue seen as cause of OSV strike

Fatigue seen as cause of OSV strike on production platform

A company’s failure to adhere to the 12-hour work limit set in its Fatigue Management document is seen as the probable cause of an offshore supply vessel strike on an oil and

American Jazz

American Jazz heads for California via the Panama Canal

American Cruise Lines reports that its modern riverboat American Jazz is repositioning from the Mississippi River to the West Coast for new California river cruises. Beginning in February 2023, they will be

ZeroNorth official

ZeroNorth makes its platform available to masters onboard ships

ZeroNorth, the software spin-off from Maersk Tankers with an impressive record of helping shipowners cut CO2 emissions, is, for the first time, making its platform available to masters onboard ships, starting with

MPCC will start receiving supplies of synthetic MDO next year.

MPC Container Ships lines up synthetic MDO supply

Oslo-headquartered MPC Container Ships (OSE: MPCC) has signed an agreement that will see it take deliveries of synthetic Marine Diesel Oil (MDO) from Karlsruhe, Germany, based INERATEC GmbH, starting in 2024. The

Columbia-class submarine

GAO warns of challenges ahead for Columbia class program

The Navy has long stated that the Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine program is its highest shipbuilding priority. The Columbia class will replace the Ohio class submarines that currently provide the sea-based leg

methanol fuel JDP

ABS and two leading Singapore players in methanol fueling JDP

Singapore’s Pacific Carriers Limited (PCL) is among the growing number of vessel operators looking at methanol fueling as a path to decarbonization. Along with shipyard group PaxOcean Holdings Pte Ltd it is

Port Muskogee

Oklahoma port rebrands as Port Muskogee

The Muskogee City-County Port Authority, the principal organization responsible for port operations and economic development in Muskogee, Oklahoma, has launched a new website and new brand name – Port Muskogee The rebranding

Russian attacks on merchant ships continue

Two Turkish-owned ships hit in Russian attack on Kherson

Video posted on social media shows flames racing through the superstructure of a 3,943 dwt, 1980-built general cargo ship, the Tuzla, yesterday, after a Russian attack on the Ukrainian port of Kherson.

Susan W. Dio

Susan W. Dio joins Kirby board

Houston-headquartered Kirby Corporation (NYSE: KEX), the largest tank barge operator in the U.S., has appointed Susan W. Dio to its board, effective January 24, 2023, expanding it to ten directors, nine of

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