Austal starts construction of Navy flating dry dock

Austal USA starts construction of Navy floating dry dock

Construction is now underway at Austal USA on the Navy Auxiliary Floating Dry Dock Medium (AFDM) awarded the Mobile, Ala., shipyard under a $128 million June 2022 Naval Sea Systems Command contract.

Fairbanks Morse wins Welin Lambiedavit support contract

FMD and Oceus to co-develop secure portable 5G broadband solution

Beloit, Wis., based Fairbanks Morse Defense (FMD), an Arcline Investment Management portfolio company, and Herndon, Va., headquartered 5G broadband connectivity specialist Oceus have signed a three-year agreement . It will see them

Researcher wants scrubber discharge ban

Scrubber discharges come under renewed fire

Metals and other environmentally hazardous substances in ships’ scrubber discharge water are putting the marine environment at risk, according to a new study from researchers at Sweden’s prestigious Chalmers University of Technology.

Patrik Dahlgrn

Patrik Dahlgren joins NCLH as EVP, vessel operations

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE: NCLH) has appointed cruise industry veteran Patrik Dahlgren as its new executive vice president, vessel operations. Dahlgren will oversee marine and technical operations, hotel operations, entertainment,

Vessel that OCI Global will fuel

OCI Global will fuel the world’s first green methanol powered container vessel

Amsterdam-headquartered OCI Global (Euronext: OCI) reports that it will be fueling the maiden voyage of the world’s first ever green methanol powered containership in a new partnership with A.P. Moller-Maersk. In a

Electric foiling CTV and daughter craft

Artemis to demonstrate electric foiling CTV at Ørsted wind farm

Belfast, Northern Ireland, based Artemis Technologies is leading a demonstrator project to prove the offshore wind industry capabilities of its first electric foiling crew transfer vessel (CTV) and daughter craft, the Artemis

GPA's Griff Lynch talks up the Port of Savannah

GPA’s Lynch: Future of U.S. container trade starts in Port of Savannah

Domestic and international factors are lining up for the Port of Savannah to set the pace for growth in America’s global container trade. That was the message of Georgia Ports Authority (GPA)

Two A2B-online containerships

A2B-online says its bright orange newbuild duo will be very green

Moerdijk, Netherlands, based A2B-online says that two 650 TEU containerships it has on order at Turkey’s Sedef Shipyard have been designed with sustainability in mind and will be equipped with the latest

zero-emission barging operation

VIDEO: Kotug starts zero-emission barging Cargill cocoa-beans

Cargill has become the first company in the world to put into operation fully electrified pusher tugs and barges for inland shipping, eliminating both emissions and noise pollution. As we reported when

OneWeb satellite

OneWeb launches its maritime service with a “try before you buy” offer

LEO (low earth orbiting) satellite connectivity has the potential to be a game changer in the maritime satcom sector, with SpaceX’s Starlink being adopted by a growing number of companies and getting

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