Maquoit II ferry in the water

Casco Bay selects BHGI to design Maquoit II replacement

Bristol, R.I., headquartered naval architect firm Bristol Harbor Group Inc. (BHGI) reports that it has been selected by Casco Bay Lines (CBL), Portland, Me., to provide naval architecture and marine engineering services

Vancouver Drydock

Seaspan to upgrade and expand Vancouver Drydock shipyard

Canada’s Seaspan Shipyards is making substantial investments to upgrade and expand its Vancouver Drydock infrastructure to help grow the company’s ship repair and maintenance operations. Seaspan received permit approval from the Vancouver

Washington State Ferries cyberattack

Cyberattack hits Washington State Ferries

Maritime’s vulnerability to cyberattacks continues – around the world. Last week, as one of Australia’s largest port operators, DP World Australia was forced to shut down operations for three days, Washington State

MSC World Europa, the first MSC World Class ship

MSC Cruises orders two more World Class cruise ships

Geneva, Switzerland, based MSC Cruises has confirmed the orders for two new LNG-fueled World Class cruise ships at Chantiers de l’Atlantique. With the first ship in the 1,094 feet, 6,762 passenger series,

Wallenius Wilhelmsen methanol-fueled car carrier

Wallenius Wilhelmsen orders engines for methanol-fueled car carrier quartet

Not too surprisingly, the series of giant methanol-fueled car carriers that Wallenius Wilhelmsen is building in China (see earlier story) will be powered by MAN B&W ME-LGIM main engines. The Oslo-listed RO/RO

Image showing drone strike on Russian landing craft

VIDEO: Ukrainian sea drones sink two Russian landing craft

As the case of the dead Russian admiral who wasn’t that dead reminds us, it’s always wise to be cautious about reports coming out of a war zone. However, the Main Intelligence

USS Barry arrives at Naval Station Everett

Vigor awarded USS Barry contract with a $211 million potential

Vigor Marine LLC, Seattle, Wash, has been awarded a $124,223,521 firm-fixed-price contract to furnish the material, support, and facilities; and provide the management, technical, procurement, production, testing, and quality assurance necessary to

Armada 78 meter lean-crewed offshore service vessel will be used in methanol conversion kit project.

Cummins methanol retrofit kit project wins U.K. funding

Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) reports that its proposal to develop a methanol retrofit kit for its QSK60 engine has been awarded GBP 4.4 million (about $5.36 million) in total funding through the

U.S. official at Elefsina shipyard

$125 million U.S. loan will help revive Greece’s Elefsina shipyard

The U.S. development finance agency, the Development Finance Corporation (DFC) has signed financing agreement to provide a $125 million loan to ONEX Elefsis Shipyards and Industries (ONEX) to rehabilitate and modernize the

NTSB report report implicates cell phone use

L-ion battery explosion in hand-held radio causes $3 million tanker fire

The thermal runaway of a cell within a handheld radio’s lithium-ion battery led to a fire on the 106,000 dwt Liberian-flagged oil tanker S-Trust last year that resulted in $3 million in

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