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J.F. Brennan awarded $23.4 million Brandon Road Lock and Dam contract

J.F. Brennan Co. Inc., La Crosse, Wis., has been awarded a $23,484,700 firm-fixed-price contract for Illinois River Basin, Brandon Road Lock and Dam, Miter Gate installation and machinery replacement. Work will be

Virgin Voyages is betting on sustainable fuels

Virgin Voyages partners with trio of sustainable marine fuel providers

Richard Branson’s Virgin Voyages is looking to advance its commitment to reaching net zero by 2050 by what it calls “a portfolio approach to sustainable marine fuel (SMF) supply.” This week the

New Subchapter M reqirements loom says USCG

Subchapter M: The next requirements

While waterways operators may be relaxing a little after the industry’s successful completion of the four-year Certificate of Inspection phase-in of the Subchapter M towing vessel safety program, they now face further

Hole in bulker bow after strike on office barge

NTSB reports on bulker’s $6 million strike on floating office barge

The National Transportation Safety Board has released its report on a July 12, 2021, incident in which a 51,996 dwt bulk carrier slammed into a stationary barge being used as a floating

Carbon Ridge onboard carbon capture and storage (OCCS) solution

Crowley, Berge Bulk join funding round for onboard carbon capture start-up

Los Angeles based onboard carbon capture start-up Carbon Ridge Inc. has raised $6 million in funding led by the Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment, with additional investments from Crowley

zero emissions progress report was unveiled at press briefing in New Yorl

Report sees progress on shipping’s path to zero emissions

How far along is shipping on the path to becoming a zero emissions industry? A new study indicates that there are some encouraging first signs In September last year, the Getting to

ATSB investigated fire

ATSB makes recommendations to shipping operator after 10 fires in 14 years

Sounds like this comes under the category of “when will they ever learn?” The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has issued safety recommendations to the managers and parent company of the cargo ship

Rendering of methanol-hybrid tug

Glosten and ABB introduce methanol-hybrid tug design

Naval architecture firm Glosten and ABB have joined forces to develop a methanol-hybrid ship assist tug design that provides operators with a viable path to carbon-neutral operations while minimizing operating costs. Referred

St Johns Shipbuilding lays CTV keel

St. Johns Ship Building lays keel for first CTV in 6 vessel series

Palatka, Fla., based St. Johns Ship Building has held a keel laying for the first of the six aluminum crew transfer vessels (CTVs) on order at the shipyard for Atlantic Wind Transfers

Tugboat with steerprop thrusters

Steerprop wins first order for new product line

Finnish propulsion solution specialist Steerprop has won its first orders for its new Steerprop T product line, especially designed for tug operations. It has been awarded a contract by Turkey’s Med Marine

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