Vikand new hire

Vikand names Bastianelli director, marketing and communications

Fort Lauderdale, Fla., headquartered maritime healthcare specialist Vikand Solutions LLC has appointed Arnaud Bastianelli as director, marketing and communications. Bastianelli comes to Vikand with experience from industries including tourism, food safety and

3D printeer

Navy deploys its first shipboard 3D metal printer

Xerox says that an ElemX liquid metal printer recently installed on board USS Essex (LHD 2) is the first metal additive manufacturing machine to be deployed on a U.S. Navy vessel. The

solar-electric ferry

VIDEO: Solar-electric ferry goes to work in the Baltic

This summer, there’s a new way to get to the island of Usedom in the Baltic Sea: a solar-electric ferry. A 14.65-meter-long emission-free vessel is operating several times a day between the

air lubrication company CCO

Silverstream Technologies names Claire Gardiner CCO

London-headquartered hull air lubrication specialist Silverstream Technologies has appointed Claire Gardiner as chief commercial officer (CCO). In that role, she will oversee the company’s expansion efforts in Asia and Europe. Building on

Crystal Endeavor will become Silversea Endeavour

Royal Caribbean buys former Crystal Endeavor for $275 million

Royal Caribbean Group (NYSE: RCL) reports that it has received court approval to acquire the ultra-luxury cruise ship Endeavor (ex-Crystal Endeavor). Originally delivered to Crystal Cruises in 2021 by German shipbuilder MV

offshore patrol cutter Keel laying

Eastern Shipbuilding lays keel for third Heritage class OPC

Eastern Shipbuilding Group Inc. (ESG), Panama City, Fla., hosted the keel authentication ceremony for the U.S. Coast Guard’s future Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC), USCGC Ingham (WMSM-917) on July 15. The vessel is

Profile view of SOV with Ampelmann system

New Olympic CSOVs will feature Ampelmann transfer systems

The Construction Service Operation Vessels (CSOVs) just ordered at Ulstein Verft by Stig Remøy’s Olympic group will feature Ampelmann’s W-type access systems. The electric motion compensated systems will be permanently integrated into

MAIB reports on fatal mooring deck incident

The U.K. Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has published its report on an August 30, 2021 incident in which the chief officer of a general cargo ship, managed by V.Ships Ship Management

Manson wins dredging contract

Manson books Corps contracts worth $30 million

Manson Construction Company, Seattle, Wash., has been awarded two USACE dredging contracts worth nearly $30 million in total. The Mobile Engineer District awarded Manson a $15,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract for rental of a

BOEM director announces Gulf of Mexico Wind Energy Areas

BOEM takes regional approach to New York Bight environmental review

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will conduct a regional environmental review of the six New York Bight offshore lease areas offshore New York and New Jersey. Leases for these six

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