Wärtsilä 31 diesel engine

Wärtsilä 31 engine gets a power boost

Wärtsilä’s highly efficient Wärtsilä 31 four-stroke diesel engine is being upgraded to deliver a higher power output within the same physical footprint. The upgrade will result in the current output range of

Oldendorff Carriers leaders

Twiss steps down as Oldendorff Carriers CEO

Effective today, Patrick Hutchins has succeeded Peter Twiss as president and CEO of leading dry bulk operator Oldendorff Carriers. The Lübeck, Germany, headquartered company says that Twiss has decided to step down

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock gets dredging awards

GLDD books dredging awards worth a total $138.8 million

Houston-headquartered Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation [NASDAQ: GLDD] yesterday reported that it had received four major dredging awards totaling $138.8 million. The awarded work includes: The Trujillo Alto Design and Build

Viridis ammonia-fueled bulker

Viridis on track to place orders for first ammonia-fueled bulkers

Ammonia-fueled shipping startup Viridis Bulk Carriers AS — a joint venture between two Norwegian shipowners, Navigare Logistics and Mosvolds Rederi, and zero emission ship project specialists Amon Maritime — is a step

Mackinac Island ferry boat that will go all electric

1962-built Mackinac Island ferry will go electric

A $3.06 million award from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) Fuel Transformation Program will support the first-ever conversion of a Mackinac Island passenger ferry to zero-emissions electric

Urban Sprinter double-ended ferry

BV to class double-ended ferry duo

Bureau Veritas is to class two 64.8 meter long, 1,000-passenger capacity, double-ended ferries ordered by Hong Kong’s Sun Ferries. Designed by Netherlands-based CoCo Yachts and built by YaGuang Technology Co. Ltd in

Cargo ship on the ocean

17th annual Capital Link International Shipping Forum kicks off 

Capital Link’s 17th annual International Shipping Forum kicks off today at the Metropolitan Club in New York City. The Forum is held in partnership with Citi and in cooperation with NYSE and

Maersk Supply Service WTIV

Maersk Supply Service to get a new parent

In a “keep it in the family” deal, publicly-listed A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk) has reached an agreement that will see privately-held A.P. Moller Holding, the parent company of the A.P. Moller

Port of Los Angeles director comments on falling container volumes

Port of Los Angeles sees 43% drop in February container volumes

Plunging February container volumes at the Port of Los Angeles underscore the point that container shipping giants such as Maersk made in making their forecasts for 2023: booms don’t go on forever.

American Song river cruise ship travels down the Snake River.

River cruising takes off on U.S. inland waters 

American river cruising continues to take off with new ships coming on line for service along inland and intracoastal rivers throughout the country. One leading line, Guildford, Conn.-based American Cruise Lines has

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