large unmanned surface vessel in chart of unmanned vessels

6 companies win Navy awards for continued LUSV studies

As we reported earlier, the Chief of Naval Operations’ just-released released Navigation Plan 2022 sees the U.S Navy’s fleet of 2040s as including “a host of manned, unmanned and optionally-manned platforms operating

FMC Chairman Maffei comments on FMC civil penalties

FMC beefs up its enforcement apparatus

Flexing its muscle after enactment of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act, Federal Maritime Commission is reorganizing its investigative and prosecution functions by consolidating them into a newly created Bureau of Enforcement, Investigations,

first ship in John Lewis class

Navy takes delivery of USNS John Lewis (T-AO 205)

The Navy this week accepted delivery of the lead ship of its new class of fleet replenishment oilers, USNS John Lewis (T-AO 205). T-AO 205’s delivery follows the completion of acceptance trials

Fully electric Zeeboat towboat.

ISS and Zeeboat aim to develop a pipeline of maritime decarbonization projects

Houston-headquartered Industrial Service Solutions (ISS), which is currently soliciting U.S. shipyards for the construction of up to four fully-electric towboat hulls, says it has entered into a strategic alliance agreement with New

Zelensky in Ukrainian grain export port

World waits for Ukrainian grain exports to start moving

As the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, observed the loading of Ukrainian grain onto a bulk carrier at the Chornomorsk Sea Trade Port hopes were high that exports could soon start moving.

Chouest vessel with Navy divers

Chouest vessel wins MSC contract with $38 million potential

Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) affiliate Alpha Marine Services LLC, Cut Off, La., has been awarded a $12,656,010 firm-fixed-price option (P00005) with reimbursable elements contract for the long-term charter of one U.S.-flagged Jones

LNG-fueled Pasha contaoinership

Keppel AmFELS delivers first of two Pasha Hawaii LNG-fueled box ships

Hawaii-based Pasha Hawaii has taken delivery of the M/V George III from Keppel O&M’s Brownsville, Texas, shipyard, Keppel AmFels. The 744-foot long, 2,525 TEU containership is the first LNG-powered vessel to fuel

Royal Caribbean CEO

Royal Caribbean: Full fleet back in service and positive operating cash flow

Royal Caribbean Group (NYSE: RCL) today reported a second quarter 2022 net loss of $0.5 billion and loss per share of $2.05. That’s the not unexpected bad news and investors looked beyond

icebreaking buoy tender

Blount Boats delivers icebreaking buoy tender

Delivered earlier this year by the Blount Boats shipyard in Warren, R.I., an icebreaking buoy tender ordered in July 2020, the M/V Eddie Somers, is now in service with the Maryland Department

LNG fueled dredge

MAN PrimeServ signs maintenance contract for LNG-fueled dredge

MAN PrimeServ, the after-sales service brand of MAN Energy Solutions, has signed a long-term service agreement with Rouen, France, headquartered GIE Dragages-Ports covering the MAN 35/44 dual-fuel engines in the trailing suction

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