Following its delivery by Seatrium, Maersk Offshore last week officially christened its innovative Wind Turbine Installation vessel Maersk Viridis in a ceremony that was held on the main deck of the vessel
Honolulu-headquartered Matson Inc. (NYSE: MATX) reports that John Lauer, executive vice president and chief commercial officer, will retire on July 1, 2026, having led the sales, marketing, pricing and customer service activities
Korean shipbuilding giant Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) and San Diego State University (SDSU) have inaugurated the SSAM Center (SHI-SDSU Advanced Maritime Center). The new joint research center is expected to play a
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Thordon Bearings Inc. has partnered with the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME) to launch the Thordon Bearings Graduate Scholarship, an annual award that will support exceptional postgraduate students developing
With the Strait of Hormuz effectively closed, Americans are already feeling pain at the gas pump. President Trump, who yesterday authorized the Department of Energy to release 172 million barrels from the
HII reports that all five collective bargaining units at its Ingalls Shipbuilding division have ratified new collective bargaining agreements, securing an immediate 18% or higher base wage increase for union‑represented shipbuilders. This
Video emerged today showing two ships ablaze after reportedly being struck in new Iranian attacks by surface drones. Windward AI reports that the incident occurred overnight on March 11–12, and involved two
Yesterday’s Big Beautiful Gulf 2 (BBG2) generated $46,976,423 in high bids. That compares with the more than $300 million in high bids generated by the first Big Beautiful Gulf sale held in
DNV has delivered a multi-year study on “Safety of hydrogen for use in ships.” Commissioned by the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA), the study concludes that design based safety is required for
A new Balanced Lashing System introduced by MacGregor is designed to solve the long-standing industry challenge of uneven load distribution in containership lashings. On conventional containerships, lashings often share loads unevenly, with