Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas yesterday released a statement saying that the Department of Homeland Security will approve “a temporary and targeted Jones Act Waiver” in order to address Puerto
Today is World Maritime Day and the UN’s International Maritime Organization (IMO) is using the occasion to shine a spotlight on the role of emerging technologies in supporting a green transition of
It’s been a good week so far for dredging contractors with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announcing the award of several significant contracts totaling more than $164 million. Norfolk Dredging
Here we go again. Detractors of the Jones Act are having a field day as the media puts out stories about Puerto Rico running short of diesel. Here’s an example from Bloomberg:
With analysts and brokers predicting a significant shortage of offshore wind foundation installation vessels —and with the projected sizes of those foundations growing — Ulstein has expanded its portfolio with the Ulstein
Portland, Oregon, headquartered Vigor Marine LLC, , has been awarded a $131,151,747 firm-fixed-price contract action to accomplish the Arleigh Burke class guided missile destroyer USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53) 2C1 drydocking
Building on more than 10 years experience in the installation of the main floating wind farm prototypes in Europe, Paris-headquartered offshore services specialist Bourbon has established a new division dedicated to offshore
With IMO’s CII and EEXI regulations looming, more owners are opting to add sails of one kind or another to ships in a bid to reduce CO2 emissions. In one example of
Torstein Hagen’s Viking Cruises today took delivery of its second expedition ship, Viking Polaris, in a ceremony at Fincantieri subsidiary Vard’s Søviknes, Norway, shipyard, where Viking’s first expedition ship, the Viking Octantis,
We’re a long way from seeing ships made with green steel, but ships’ equipment made with fossil-free steel may not be far away. With global steel production accounting for some 7% of