As yesterday’s news from Disney Cruise Lines underscores, green methanol is proving an increasingly attractive option as a marine fuel. The only significant problem ship operators face is getting enough of it.
Continental Maritime of San Diego LLC, San Diego, Calif., has been awarded a $29,199,899 firm-fixed-price contract for maintenance, modernization and repair of USS Tripoli (LHA 7) fiscal 2023 selected restricted availability. The
An electrical generator set (genset) failure and subsequent loss of steering led to the grounding of a towing vessel near Greenville, Miss., the National Transportation Safety Board says. The incident occurred when
Hope Hicks, a former midshipman on the Maersk Line, Limited (MLL) ship Alliance Fairfax, and MLL have resolved Ms. Hicks’ litigation against the company filed in New York Supreme Court in June
A 65-foot Incat Crowther designed research vessel on order at the Midship Marine shipyard in Harvey, La., has been designed to meet the needs of the Lake Superior Research Institute (LSRI) at
Exports of Ukrainian grain are set to keep moving. UN Secretary-General António Guterres today welcomed the renewal of the Black Sea Grain Initiative, which had been due to expire on Saturday. More
In recent years, NYSE-listed Safe Bulkers Inc. has retrofitted Alfa Laval PureSOx exhaust gas cleaning systems on 20 of its bulk carriers. It recently installed its 21st PureSOx scrubber, and four more
The giant cruise ship left partially completed in the wake of the collapse of Genting Hong Kong has been acquired by Disney Cruise Line. The ship, formerly known as Global Dream, will
Two new all-electric RoPax ferries on order at Cemre Shipyard in Turkey for Denmark’s Molslinjen A/S will have Echandia energy storage solutions. Designed by OSK-ShipTech A/S, the double-ended ferries will have a
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) yesterday announced eight draft Wind Energy Areas (WEAs) offshore the U.S. central Atlantic coast, opening up a public review and comment process, The draft WEAs