Continuing to solidify its position as an integrated defense contractor and provider to the U.S. Navy, Military Sealift Command and the Coast Guard, Fairbanks Morse Defense (FMD) has now acquired American Fan.
DARPA’s groundbreaking No Manning Required Ship (NOMARS) project has taken another step forward. Serco North America, the prime contractor and design integrator for the project, has now awarded Nichols Brothers Boat Builders
Eastern Shipbuilding Group christened and launched USCGC Argus (WMSM-915), the U.S. Coast Guard’s first Heritage-class Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC), in an October 27 ceremony held at its Nelson St. Shipyard in Panama
On November 15, Day 2 of Marine Log’s FERRIES 2023 conference, David Tyler, co-founder of Artemis Technologies—a high-performance maritime design and applied technologies company—will outline the Artemis EF-24 Passenger ferry and how
The St. Lawrence Seaway reopened today after mediated negotiations between the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation (SLSMC) and the Unifor union produced a tentative agreement. The 364 Unifor members who have been
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) reported Friday that it had finalized four new Wind Energy Areas (WEAs) in the Gulf of Mexico. Announcement of the new WEAs follows the first-ever
Two leading Dutch players are again pushing dredge technology forward. Following an extensive design phase that began in 2020, Boskalis has signed a contract with Royal IHC for a giant methanol-ready trailing
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has released its latest analysis of U.S. Navy shipbuilding plan costs. Not for the first time, the CBO report finds costs would be higher than the Navy
America’s largest tank barge operator, Houston-headquartered Kirby Corporation (NYSE: KEX), has reported net earnings for the quarter ended September 30, 2023 of $63.0 million or $1.05 per share. That’s up on its
Bellingham, Wash., based All American Marine (AAM) reports that it has recently launched the RV Gannet, ordered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in December 2022. The 52 x 19