wind assisted propulsion system

DNV updates WAPS technical standard

Classification society DNV sees what most of us would call sails — it terms them Wind Assisted Propulsion Systems (WAPS) — as one of the most promising measures to assist the decarbonization

DOF ASA has won new Petrobras contracts

Bankruptcy ahead for major Norwegian offshore player?

Norway’s DOF Group, which has a fleet of more than 60 offshore service vessels, now faces either a forced restructuring under the Norwegian Reconstruction Act, or bankruptcy. At an extraordinary general meeting

Gas Ares

NTSB reports on $1 million LPG tanker strike on tugs and loading dock

The National Transportation Safety Board has released its report on a November 25, 2021 incident involving a 754-foot-long, 106-foot-wide LPG carrier, the Gas Ares, that led to more than $1 million in

Mayflower Wind CEO

Mayflower Wind gets a new CEO

Francis Slingsby has assumed the role of CEO at Mayflower Wind, a joint venture of Shell New Energies US LLC (Shell) and Ocean Winds North America. With more than a decade of

Viasat satellite

Viasat and Cobham Satcom in strategic collaboration

Carlsbad, Calif., headquartered satcoms giant Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) reports that it is collaborating with Lyngby, Denmark-based Cobham Satcom on a new, advanced satellite connectivity solution for the maritime and energy industries.

Amogy is in an MOU with Yara

Amogy in marine ammonia-to-power MOU with Yara’s YCA subsidiary

Brooklyn, N.Y. based high tech start-up Amogy Inc. reports that its innovative ammonia-to-power system for maritime applications is to be considered for future shipping projects with Oslo-headquartered Yara Clean Ammonia (YCA). Yara

FureBear ships will feature Svanehøj electric cargo pumps

Algoma Central and Furetank to double their FureBear fleet

St. Catharines, Ontario, headquartered Algoma Central Corporation (TSX: ALC) reports that it has doubled its investment in its FureBear 50/50 joint venture with Donsö, Sweden, based Furetank, which will be boosted by

FMC launches investigation of flagging practices

Chris Hughey named FMC General Counsel

Federal Maritime Commission Chairman Daniel B. Maffei has announced that Phillip C. “Chris” Hughey has been hired as the General Counsel of the FMC and appointed to be a member of the

Toebbe mug shots

Nuclear sub espionage couple get lengthy prison terms

Jonathan and Diana Toebbe, the Maryland couple arrested in Jefferson County, W.Va., by the FBI and the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) in October last year, were sentenced today for conspiracy to

USNS Kanawha (T-AO 196) seen in the Atlantic

Detyens wins $22 million Military Sealift Command contract

Detyens Shipyards Inc., North Charleston, S.C., has been awarded a $21,007,304 contract (N3220523C4017) for a 91-calendar day shipyard availability for the regular overhaul/drydocking availability of the Military Sealift Command‘s Henry J. Kaiser-class

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