Rendering of all-electric tug

TTB 2022 Panel: Tech and the future of tugs and towboats

Marine Log’s upcoming TTB 2022 event for the tug, towboat and barge sector will feature a March 29 panel discussion in front of a live-audience that will focus on current and upcoming

Global Class

Genting’s German shipyard unit files for insolvency

Running out of cash to continue construction of the 5,000-passenger cruise ship Global One, Genting Hong Kong’s German shipbuilding subsidiary MV Werften yesterday filed for insolvency under German bankruptcy laws. The filing

Nakilat LNG carrier

Nakilat works with ABS to develop decarbonization plan

Qatar-based Nakilat, owner of the world’s largest LNG carrier fleet, has partnered with ABS to map out decarbonization pathways for its 69 LNG carriers and four very large LPG gas carriers. The

John Roberts

Ingram Marine announces leadership change

Nashville, Tenn.-headquartered Ingram Marine Group reports that its chief operating officer John Roberts, will become president and CEO on February 1. He will succeed David O’Loughlin, who is to retire but will

Clean Canaveral at Commodores Point

Fincantieri begins work in northeast Florida

Fincantieri Marine Repair, a division of Fincantieri Marine Systems North America (FMSNA), welcomed its first commercial customer to Commodores Point in downtown Jacksonville, Fla., last week, marking the start of operations in

Ferry is being auctioned

N.C. DoT is auctioning off a surplus ferry

The North Carolina Department of Transportation (DoT) has put a 1995-built car/passenger ferry up for auction on the state’s surplus property website. The ferry is the Thomas A. Baum, with a capacity

Shimpei Watanabe

Podcast: ClassNK talks Carbon Intensity Index compliance

In this edition of Marine Log’s Listen Up! podcast, we talk to ClassNK senior specialist Shimpei Watanabe on what shipowners need to do to meet IMO’s Carbon Intensity Index (CII) requirements and

ASD tractor tug

Bisso Towboat adds ninth ASD tractor tug

Luling, La.-based Bisso Towboat Company Inc. has taken delivery of its newest ship­ assist tug, the 6,008 bhp ASD tractor tug Capt. Joseph Bisso. The 100- by 38- by 13.5-foot vessel is

Headshot of Bollinger CEO Ben Bordelon

Bollinger wins third Electric Boat contract

Bollinger Shipyards LLC is to construct a new 496- by 95-foot pontoon launcher for General Dynamics Electric Boat. The unit will support the construction and launching of the Columbia Class ballistic missile

Vroon has sold its offshore fleet

Banks to take control at Vroon Group

Netherlands-based Vroon Group reports that it has reached a preliminary agreement on debt restructuring that will see its lenders become its majority shareholders. “For several years Vroon has been in discussions with

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