Inmarsat GMDSS analysis report

COVID led to spike in maritime distress calls

Maritime satcom giant Inmarsat has released a report analyzing data from Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) calls made from 2018 to 2021. Among the key findings from the Inmarsat data

New research vessel

Glosten selected to design new Red Sea research vessel

Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) has selected Seattle-headquartered naval architecture firm Glosten to design a state-of-the-art oceanographic research vessel (RV). Replacing the existing RV Thuwal, the new

Senator Lisa Murkowski hols SCA award plaque

Senator Lisa Murkowski receives SCA Maritime Leadership Award

The Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA) has presented U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) with its Maritime Leadership Award. The award is given each year to national leaders or elected officials who demonstrate

hybrid-electric ferry

Senesco Marine wins order for Maine hybrid-electric ferry

The Senesco Marine shipyard in North Kingston, R.I., has been selected to build a hybrid-electric passenger/vehicle ferry for the Maine State Ferry Service (MSFS). Designed by Gilbert Associates, the 154-foot vessel will

One Big Beautiful Bill

House Seapower panel seeks U.S.-built sealift ships

There’s a reason why so many shipbuilders have Washington, D.C. offices. The House Committee on Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces today released its proposals for the FY 2023 National

new trailing suction hopper dredge

GLDD exercises option with Conrad for second TSHD

Houston-headquartered Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (NASDAQ:GLDD) has exercised a contract option to build a second 6,500-cubic-yard-capacity trailing suction hopper dredge (TSHD) at Conrad Shipyard in Amelia, La. With expected delivery

Berge Bulk is setting ambitious decarbonization goal

Berge Bulk partners with Kongsberg Maritime on decarbonization

Singapore-based dry bulk owner Berge Bulk and Kongsberg Maritime (KM) have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly develop and advance the deployment of decarbonization technologies onboard dry bulk cargo vessels. Berge

Fast crew transfer vessel

Strategic Marine unveils new 40-knot fast crew transfer vessel

Singapore-based shipbuilder Strategic Marine (S) Pte has released details on its latest offshore fast crew boat, a 38 meter extra fast catamaran crew transfer catamaran vessel (FCTV). The new vessel has been

Ports of Indiana facility

Ports of Indiana-Jeffersonville completes new infrastructure projects

The Ports of Indiana-Jeffersonville has completed $24 million in infrastructure enhancement projects. The port received a $10 million Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant in 2015 initiating big changes in Jeffersonville.

Maryland offshore wind

BOEM moves ahead on Maryland offshore wind project

Continuing the momentum to achieve the Biden administration’s goal of deploying 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy capacity by 2030, the Department of the Interior today announced that the Bureau of Ocean

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