new Alaska ferry

Alaska to move ahead on new ferry

Alaska’s state ferry system, the Alaska Marine Highway, is set to at long last get a replacement for its 57-year-old ferry Tustamena, which is now costing the state $2 million a year

Stena Bulk Tanker

Onboard carbon capture: Feasible, but expensive

Gothenburg, Sweden-headquartered tanker operator Stena Bulk has reported the results of a recent study exploring the potential for capturing carbon at the point of exhaust from large commercial vessels. The study was

Ocean transport barge Holland arrives at General Dynamics Electric Boat’s Groton Shipyard

Bollinger delivers ocean transport barge to Electric Boat

Bollinger Shipyards LLC has delivered the 400- by 100-foot ocean transport barge Holland to General Dynamics-Electric Boat’s Groton, Conn., shipyard. The Holland will support the construction and maintenance of the Navy’s Columbia

Lock and dam

Congressional push for Corps action of NESP on Mississippi River

A bipartisan group of members of Congress has written the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers urging that it prioritize funding for construction of the Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Program (NESP) on the

Steinar Nerbovik

VIDEO: Keel laid for first in new training ship series

A keel laying ceremony held at Philly Shipyard today marked a significant construction milestone ceremony for the first of up to five new purpose built, state-of-the-art training vessels for America’s state maritime

Four SOVs at ind farm

North Star orders fourth hybrid SOV for Dogger Bank

Aberdeen, Scotland-based North Star Renewables has awarded Finantieri’s Norwegian based subsidiary Vard an additional contract for the design and construction of a hybrid service operation vessel (SOV). To be built at Vard’s

Fairbanks Morse Defense Hunt Valve

Fairbanks Morse Defense acquires davit specialist

Beloit, Wis.-based Fairbanks Morse Defense (FMD), a portfolio company of Arcline Investment Management has acquired U.K.-based davit specialist Welin Lambie Ltd. FMD says the acquisition further expands its capabilities and service solutions

Fleet oiler

East Coast Repair wins $8.7 million fleet oiler overhaul contract

East Coast Repair & Fabrication LLC, Portsmouth, Va., has been awarded an $8,719,597 firm-fixed-price contract (N3220522C4198) for an 85-calendar day shipyard availability. The contract is for the mid-term availability of the Military

Pete Buttigieg on RAISE grants

MARAD awards $12.6 million to 9 marine highway projects

The  U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) today awarded $12.6 million in grants to nine marine highway projects under the America’s Marine Highway Program (AMHP). The funding will help address supply chain disruptions, enhance the movement of goods

CSL’s biofuel trials were conducted on eight ships over a period of six months under a Transport Canada testing protocol.

CSL completes world’s largest B100 biofuel tests on marine engines

Late last month, Montreal headquartered CSL Group, the largest owner and operator of self-unloading ships in the world, completed the world’s longest-running trials of B100 biodiesel on marine engines, accumulating nearly 30,000

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