Capsized SEACOR Power on the evening of the accident, with a Coast Guard response boat in the foreground. [U.S. Coast Guard photograph]

Coast Guard concludes public hearing into loss of SEACOR Power

The Coast Guard and National Transportation Safety Board today concluded their formal public hearing on the sinking of the liftboat SEACOR Power and the loss of all but six of its 19

Hubrid CTV

Hybrid version of Chartwell 24 CTV makes its debut

U.K. headquartered HST Marine has taken delivery of the HST Ella, the first hybrid version of the successful Chartwell 24 offshore wind crew transfer vessel (CTV) design from Southampton, U.K. naval architect

Upgraded engine has lower methane slip

Wärtsilä 20DF upgrades include more power, less methane slip

Wärtsilä has introduced an upgraded version of its successful Wärtsilä 20DF dual-fuel engine. It says that the new version will deliver increased power output, have a reduced environmental impact, and will feature

Dominion Energy's Charybdis promises big capabilities but represents a $500 million investment.

Offshore vessel construction: Waiting on the wind

Other Options Houston-headquartered Friede & Goldman Ltd (F&G), long a leader in jack-up technology, has come up with a couple of Jones Act-compliant solutions that are not based on based on the

Two men with ROV at Norfolk Naval Shipyard

Norfolk Naval Shipyard uses ROV for underwater inspections

The Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) Technology and Innovation (T&I) Lab recently used an underwater remotely operated vehicle (ROV) to perform an inspection for the USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). The ROV,

Vessel spli into two

Oil from wood chip carrier that split apart reaches Japanese coastline

The Japan Times reports that oil from a wood chip carrier that broke apart off the Japanese coast has reached the shore of Misawa in Aomori Prefecture. The incident began August 11,

Scrapping price trends

High scrapping prices bring surge in vessel demolition

Online valuation and data provider VesselsValue reports that the first half of 2021 saw 275 cargo vessels sold for scrap, up 40% and 33% compared to 2020 and 2019, respectively. The 275

Captain Michael Burns

Mass Maritime makes key renewables sector appointment

Massachusetts Maritime Academy (MMA) has appointed Capt. Michael R. Burns Jr. as the first executive director of its Maritime Center for Responsible Energy (MCRE). In this new role, he will oversee the

Group shot of AEU award winning tem

Halter Marine again wins prestigious AEU Safety Award

For the second year in a row, Pascagoula, Miss.-based shipbuilder Halter Marine has been been honored with the American Equity Underwriters Safety Award. Each year, AEU recognizes the best safety and health

seafarer vaccination rates are low

Seafarer vaccination rates still low

The Global Maritime Forum says that data provided by leading ship managers indicates that only 15.3% of seafarers have received COVID-19 vaccinations and that the crew change crisis continues to get worse.

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