Van Oord jack-up WTIV

ABB solutions selected for Van Oord mega WTIV

The mega wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) on order for Van Oord at the Yantai CIMC Raffles Shipyard in China will have an ABB integrated power, automation and propulsion system. The vessel,

NTSB report report implicates cell phone use

NTSB reports on $1.5 million bulker strike on GoM platform

The National Transportation Safety Board says that “poor bridge resource management and a charting error” led to a Hong Kong-flagged 52,382 dwt bulk carrier striking an oil and gas production platform in

Thrustmaster of Texas overhaul facility

Thrustmaster of Texas wins multiyear U.S. Coast Guard contract

Houston-headquartered Thrustmaster of Texas reports that it has been awarded a multiyear contract from the U.S. Coast Guard Surface Force Logistics Center (SFLC) to overhaul thrusters for the Coast Guard’s 175-foot WLM

LCO2 carrier

LCO2 carrier developments set to pick up pace

It’s increasingly clear that CCUS (carbon capture, usage and storage) is going to play a major role in global decarbonization and the just-passed Inflation Reduction Act contains substantial funding to support CCUS

Propelle retrofit fleet upgrade

Hapag-Lloyd kicks off fleet upgrade program

Hapag-Lloyd has marked the start of a 150-ship fleet upgrade program by loading a massive retrofit propeller onto one of its vessels in Hamburg for shipment to Dubai, where it will be

Residential cruise ship

Brodosplit to build Storylines residential ship

Miami-based residential cruise ship company Storylines has signed a construction contract for its first ship with the Brodosplit shipyard in Split, Croatia. Brodosplit, part of the DIV Group, has commenced the engineering

tug fitted with Sea Machines autonomy

Sea Machines autonomy system on board Foss tug gains ABS AiP

The Sea Machines Robotics SM300 autonomy system on board the Foss Maritime tug Rachael Allen gained Approval in Principle from ABS, marking a major advancement in bringing autonomy to the marine supply

Bribery case was investigated by NCIS

Former senior MSC official convicted in bribery case

A federal jury in the District of Columbia has convicted the former Director of Operations of the U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command office in Busan, South Korea, for his role in a

Michelle Kruger has extensive ship repair experience

Austal USA names Michelle Kruger VP global services and support

Austal USA has appointed Michelle Kruger as vice president of global services and support. Operating from the company’s San Diego waterfront services facility, Kruger is responsible for Austal USA’s global post-delivery repair

Serco NOMARS vessel

DARPA moves to next phase of unmanned surface vessel project

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is moving into Phase 2 of the No Manning Required Ship (NOMARS) program. The aim is to build and demonstrate a revolutionary new medium unmanned

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