Stena Polaris sister ship

MSC awards Crowley and Seabulk charters for Tanker Security Program ships

The U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command has awarded Crowley Government Services Inc. and Seabulk Tankers Inc. time charter contracts worth more than $25.3 million for three tankers reflagged to U.S.-flag for MARAD’s

The Shearer Group Inc,, (TSGI) has added to its team

Mitchell Levi joins The Shearer Group

The Shearer Group Inc. (TSGI) reports that the latest addition to its naval architecture, marine engineering, and marine surveying team is Mitchell Levi. Levi, who has joined TSGI as a naval architect,

Next Generation Shipping Act reintroduced

Bipartisan momentum builds for offshore oil and gas leasing action

Slow-marching of offshore oil and gas leasing sales by the U.S. Department of the Interior could threaten offshore wind leasing, NOIA (the National Ocean Industries Association) says, noting that Federal law mandates

hybrid RTGs at Port Houston

Port Houston orders 5 more hybrid RTGs for Barbours Cut

Port Houston has ordered five Konecranes hybrid RTGs for its Barbours Cut Container Terminal to support its long-term improvement program covering channel development and land infrastructure investment. The order was booked by

grounded expedition ship is grounded no more

Grounded expedition ship pulled free

Passengers and crew aboard the grounded expedition ship Ocean Explorer did not, after all, have to wait for the Danish inspection ship Knud Rasmussen to arrive to free the vessel from the

All-electric Skagit County ferry

Bid invitation out for Skagit County all-electric ferry

Skagit County, Wash., is moving ahead on its plans to build an all-electric ferry to replace the 40-year old, diesel-powered M/V Guemes and has now released an invitation for bids for construction

Laura Maersk christening ceremony

Landmark methanol-fueled containership named Laura Maersk

Well, now we know the name. Maersk has chosen a name steeped in company tradition for its first methanol-fueled containership: Laura Maersk. The name reveal came when the ship’s godmother, EU Commission

whale watching boat

BRIX Marine delivers cutting-edge whale watching boat

Hard on the heels of handing over the research vessel Kaiao to the Pacific Whale Foundation in Hawaii, Port Angeles, Wash., based BRIX Marine recently delivered the whale watching boat Eagle to

Leclanché signs hybrid ferry battery contracts with Elkon

Two more CMAL hybrid ferries will have Leclanché battery systems

Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland, based energy storage system specialist Leclanché SA (SIX: LECN) has been selected for a second battery system project for vessels under construction for Scotland’s Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL). The

San Pedro Bay ports

San Pedro Bay ports ahead of emissions reduction targets

The Pacific Merchant Shipping Association (PMSA) reports that emissions from the combined San Pedro Bay ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles continue to decline as a result of marine terminal, ocean

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