MPSV

Otto Candies acquires Harvey Gulf’s MPSVs

Otto Candies, LLC and Harvey Gulf International Marine have jointly announced that Otto Candies has acquired four Multi Purpose Support Vessels (MPSVs) from Harvey Gulf. Effective Thursday, October 23, 2025, all four

Transpetro flag

Transpetro set to make big entry into Brazil’s inland barge sector

Brazilian oil giant Petrobras’s Transpetro unit is expanding its logistics operations with the launch of its first public tender for the acquisition of vessels dedicated to inland navigation. By 2026, the company

HD KSOE nuclear powered containership

HD KSOE’s nuclear powered box ship notches up another approval

The 15,000 TEU nuclear powered containership design first unveiled by HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE) at Core Power’s New Nuclear for Maritime Houston Summit back in February (see earlier

SeaQuantum

Jotun’s SeaQuantum X200 verified to cut speed loss to just 1%

Sandefjord, Norway, headquartered coatings specialist Jotun reports that its SeaQuantum X200 antifouling has received official verification from DNV confirming an average speed loss of just 1.0% over a dock-to-dock period. This, says

Ideal Welders will fabricate blocks for icebreaker

Seaspan contracts Ideal Welders to fabricate polar icebreaker blocks

Canada’s Seaspan Shipyards has contracted Delta, B.C.-based Ideal Welders for the fabrication of 30 blocks of the new heavy PolarIcebreaker that Seaspan is building for the Canadian Coast. This new contract for

Ron Cleveringa

Burger Boat Company promotes Ron Cleveringa to SVP product portfolio management

Manitowoc, Wis.-based Burger Boat Company has promoted Ron Cleveringa to senior vice president – product portfolio management, reporting to Rich Thompson, chief sales & marketing officer. Burger, which announced a leadership transition

Warrior exterior

BRIX delivers new eco-tour RHIB Warrior to Iruka Hawaii

Port Angeles, Wash.-based boat builder BRIX Marine reports that it has delivered the 12.5-meter Naiad RHIB Warrior, purpose-built for eco-tour operator Iruka Hawaii Experience. Warrior is the third vessel BRIX Marine has

WTIV row heads for arbitration

Seatrium and Maersk Offshore Wind WITV dispute heads for arbitration

A dispute between Singapore’s Seatrium and Maersk Offshore Wind is headed for arbitration. As we reported at the time, on October 10, Seatrium received a notice of termination from Maersk Offshore Wind

Oscar Dyson ship Siemens Energy

NOAA’s Oscar Dyson modernization will include Siemens Energy propulsion upgrades

As we reported earlier, at the end of the 2026 field season, the NOAA ship Oscar Dyson, which was commissioned in 2005, will go to the JAG Alaska shipyard for a $95

Vessev VS–Drive

Is Vessev’s VS-Drive hydrofoiling’s coolest motor?

The latest innovation from New Zealand foiling ferry pioneer Vessev is the VS–Drive, a podded propulsion system that the company believes is set to redefine electric marine performance. The VS–Drive is a

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