FRC

Coast Guard FRC intercepts Houthi weapons shipment

As news of yet another Houthi attack on a merchant vessel emerged today, U.S. Central Command released details of a January 28 incident in which the U.S. Coast Guard Sentinel-class fast-response cutter

LCO2 carrier publication cover

ABS publishes its requirements for LCO2 carriers

With the first LCO2 carriers set to start entering service for the Northern Lights project in Norway and operators such as Tampa, Fla., headquartered Overseas Shipholding Group Inc. seriously eyeing the emerging

Holy Boss Cap

VIDEO: New propeller boss cap promises major efficiency gains

EcoMarine Innovations, a research group at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland, has developed a new propeller hub vortex cavitation-eliminating boss cap that promises major gains in propulsion efficiency. Called the

Oasis Class cruise ship

Royal Caribbean confirms order for seventh Oasis Class ship

Coming hard on the heels of Carnival Corporation’s first order of of a newbuild cruise ship in five years, Royal Caribbean Group (NYSE: RCL) announced today that it has entered into an

GLDD (Great Lakes Dredge) CEO Lasse Petterson

GLDD ends year with $1.04 billion backlog

Houston-headquartered dredging giant Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (Nasdaq: GLDD) yesterday reported financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2023. The numbers seemed to please investors, with the

Star Bulk CEO Petros Pappas

Twice targeted by Houthis, Star Bulk won’t be going through Suez

Athens-headquartered, NASDAQ-listed Star Bulk Carriers Corp. has had two of its ships targeted by Houthi attacks, even though one of them, the Star Iris was carrying a cargo of corn from Brazil

Sun Princess on sea trials

Princess takes delivery of new Sun Princess, but again delays maiden cruise

Carnival Corporation’s Princess Cruises brand has now taken delivery of its 4,300-passenger Sun Princess, the largest vessel ever constructed in Italy and both Fincantieri’s and Princess’s first LNG fueled cruise ship. Back

Aft view of 14-meter CTV

Irish operator orders design for new 14-meter CTV

Malahide, Ireland, based Irish Commercial Charter Boats (ICCB) has commissioned Southampton, U.K., based Rockabill Marine Design (RMD) to design a new 14-meter CTV (crew transfer vessel) that will equip it with a

Aquilo wind-optimized ship

New wind-optimized Aquilo design promises dramatic fuel savings

Turku, Finland, headquartered Deltamarin and WindWings developer BAR Technologies have unveiled a wind-optimized Aframax/LRIII hull design, the Aquilo, that promises to take the fuel savings delivered by wind assistance to a whole

Solstad is in a MOU on methanol with Pon Powe and Cat

Solstad Offshore inks MOU on methanol with Cat and Pon Power

Norway’s Solstad Offshore ASA is looking at the potential of methanol-fueling for reducing GHG emissions from its fleet. About half of its more than 100 vessels are powered by Caterpillar engines and

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