Two French companies, shipowner and operator Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) and Technip, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at developing the ammonia cracking component of LDA’s innovative FRESH solution, a
Ports of Indiana yesterday welcomed a delegation led by Belgium’s Port of Antwerp-Bruges on a trade mission exploring economic opportunities and new container shipments between the U.S. Midwest and European markets. The
So far, most of work on burning ammonia as a marine fuel has been on large engines, but a new Danish research project is focused further down the engine size scale. Called
President Trump is nominating Adm. Kevin E. Lunday to serve as the 28th commandant of the Coast Guard. Until confirmed by the Senate, Lunday will continue serving as acting commandant, a position
The California State University Maritime Academy (Cal Maritime) is being merged administratively with Cal Poly to become the Cal Poly Maritime Academy and Rear Admiral Eric C. Jones, USCG, Ret., has been
Korea’s Hanwha Group has big plans to increase production at the Hanwha Philly Shipyard that include building LNG carriers. Korea Economic Daily reports that Hanwha Group recently invited a group of Korean
Rauma Marine Constructions’ Rauma Shipyard today launched the first Pohjanmaa-class multi-purpose corvette built for the Finnish Navy’s Squadron 2020 project. As we reported earlier, the keel for the corvette was laid in
The Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA) has honored Senator Mark Kelly (D.-Ariz.) with the 2025 SCA Maritime Leadership Award. The award, the industry’s highest is given annually to national leaders who demonstrate
By René Fredriks, Managing Director, Trelleborg Marine & Infrastructure As global shipbuilding powerhouses ramp up capacity and innovation, U.S. shipbuilding finds itself at a critical moment. With over 100,000 American jobs and
Anthea Luna, the latest addition to Tidal Transit’s fleet of purpose-built crew transfer vessels (CTVs), was christened on May 16 after commencing her first contract with the Ostend, Belgian-based offshore wind farm