Shipping’s customers, including auto manufacturers, are looking to wring carbon out of their supply chains. Leading car carrier operator, Oslo-headquartered Höegh Autoliners has plans for its next-generation of ships to operate on
Tampa, Fla., headquartered Overseas Shipholding Group Inc. (NYSE:OSG) is joining the growing number of shipowners worldwide rolling out SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet service fleetwide. OSG says its decision marks a pioneering moment
As demand for fireboats continues to build, Vallejo,Calif., based Moose Boats LLC reports that it has delivered the most powerful version of its M2-38 catamaran fireboat thus far built to the Alameda
One shipping dynasty that’s been much in the news this year, notably in the long-drawn battle for control of Euronav, has been Belgium’s Saverys family. Dynasties, of course, involve successions and the
The U.S. tugboat, towboat and barge industry may already be the safest, most environmentally friendly, and most economical mode of freight transportation, but it is faced with the challenge of making a
The Maersk group’s towage operator Svitzer has taken delivery of Svitzer Estelle, the second Robert Allan Ltd. designed RAstar 3200W tug built for Svitzer’s European operations by Turkey’s Uzmar Shipyards. It will
By providing long-term debt repayment guarantees, the U.S. Maritime Administration’s Title XI Federal Ship Financing Program is intended to encourage U.S. shipowners to obtain new vessels from U. S. shipyards cost effectively
Ahead of a widely expected announcement from U. S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin the Norwegian Government said today that the U.S. has taken the initiative to strengthen international efforts to
The keel for the future USS George M. Neal (DDG 131), a Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, was ceremonially laid at HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division, December 15. The ship is named for
The Margarita Salas ferry, operated by Spanish ferry operator Baleària, was launched December 14 by Spanish shipyard Astilleros Armon. The vessel is operationally efficient, fitted with dual-fuel LNG engines that ensure each