Vicksburg, Miss.-based Magnolia Marine Transport Company (MMT) has added three towboats and nine barges to its fleet. Established in 1968, MMT is a member of the Ergon group of companies and operates
PPG (NYSE: PPG) has completed its 200th vessel drydocking using electrostatic application of marine fouling control coatings, nearly three years after introducing the technique to the global shipping market. The project was
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Under a new contract with Netherlands-based yacht builder Oceanco, ABB will supply integrated electric power and propulsion systems for two superyachts under construction for deliveries in 2031 and 2032. With growing demand
Jan De Nul has selected a customized vessel design from Ulstein Design & Solutions AS for the latest addition to its offshore fleet: a subsea cable trenching vessel that will be built
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The U.S. Coast Guard authenticated the keels for future Coast Guard waterways commerce cutters Allen Thiele, Fred Permenter and Samuel Wilson this past Friday in Bayou La Batre, Ala., where they are
by Alex Routledge, CEO of Armada Technologies Clean technology solutions that deliver verified efficiency savings are critical to shipping’s decarbonization journey. In the absence of future forms of energy, efficiency is the
For most tug builders around the world, delivering just one fully electric tug would be a milestone achievement. For Turkish shipbuilder Sanmar, though, since delivery of its first electric tug to Canada’s
General Dynamics NASSCO, San Diego, christened the USNS Hector A. Cafferata Jr. (ESB 8), the sixth and final ship for the U.S. Navy’s Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB) program in a March 7
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German ferry operator TT-Line reports that, working closely with Everllence PrimeServ Germany, its RO/RO vessels Nils Holgersson and Peter Pan successfully operated on bio-LNG during 2025, producing a significant emissions reduction. Ordered
by Julia Anastasiou, chief crew management officer, OSM Thome This International Women’s Day (March 8), we celebrate achievements, acknowledge barriers, and commit to action, yet, in the maritime industry, celebrating visibility alone