NTSB report report implicates cell phone use

NTSB: PLBs improve the chance of rescue at sea

In the latest NTSB Safety Compass Blog, Morgan Turrell, director of the Office of Marine Safety, at the National Transportation Board, makes a plea for maritime operators to make it their new

Fjord Line ship to be converted to dual fuel

Fjord Line is to convert two LNG-fueled ships to dual fuel

Norwegian cruise ferry operator Fjord Line AS is to convert sister ships MS Stavangerfjord and MS Bergensfjord from single-fuel LNG-engines to dual-fuel LNG/MGO-engines. “The energy crisis, caused by the Russian invasion of

Emeril Lagasse

Carnival Cruise Line names Emeril Lagasse CCO

Carnival Cruise Line reports that chef and restauranteur Emeril Lagasse will serve as its Chief Culinary Officer. A restaurant concept created by Lagasse, Emeril’s Bistro, is already popular on two of Carnival’s

FSRU Exemplar in Finland

Excelerate FSRU anchors in Finland

As European nations ramp up their efforts to end their dependence on Russian energy supplies, Finnish state-owned natural gas transmission company Gasgrid Finland reports that the floating storage and regasification unit Exemplar,

New Lock at the Soo

New Lock at the Soo project gets $3.29 billion reauthorization

The Detroit Engineer District, reports that the New Lock at the Soo project in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., was reauthorized in the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) 2022 on December 23. The

Putin talks about return to Black Sea grain deal

Putin slaps ban on price-capped Russian oil exports

Russian state controlled news agency Tass reports that President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree on retaliatory measures to the West’s imposition of a price cap on Russian oil. The document bans

Zinus charged ferry

Portuguese e-ferry will use Zinus fully autonomous charging solution

Portugal’s first all electric car/passenger ferry is to have a fully autonomous charging solution supplied by Norway’s Zinus AS. Ordered by the Municipality of Aveiro from shipbuilder Navaltagus, the vessel will be

Edda Wind CSOV

Gondán launches latest in Edda Wind CSOV series

Haugesund, Norway, headquartered offshore wind service company Edda Wind (OSL:EWIND) says that this Christmas it received a special gift from Spanish shipbuilder Astilleros Gondán S.A. It took the form of a Christmas

Aquadrill

Seadrill in $958 million acquisition of Aquadrill

Offshore drilling contractors Seadrill Limited (NYSE & OSE: SDRL) and Aquadrill LLC have entered into a definitive merger agreement that will see Seadrill acquire Aquadrill in an all-stock transaction. On completion of

USS Lassen will be ovehauled by BAE Jacksonville

BAE Jacksonville books DDG award with $137.9 million potential

NAVSEA has awarded BAE Systems Jacksonville Ship Repair LLC, Jacksonville, Fla., a $119,261,837 firm-fixed-price contract action for maintenance, modernization, and repair of USS Lassen (DDG 82) fiscal 2023 Depot Modernization Period. The

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