New vessel will be a modified repeat design of USNS Maury (T-AGS 66) delivered by Halter Marine in 2016

Halter Marine books $149 million Navy contract

Pascagoula, Miss., based shipbuilder Halter Marine has been awarded a $149 million contract for the detail design and construction of an oceanographic survey ship (T-AGS 67) for the U.S. Navy. “This contract

Enei Chairman Emanuele A. Lauro

Eneti to acquire Seajacks and become world’s largest WTIV operator

Emanuele Lauro led Eneti Inc. (NYSE: NETI) is poised to change from being a WTIV new entrant to being the biggest player in the offshore wind turbine installation market. It has reached

FMC Chairman Maffei comments on FMC civil penalties

FMC probes ocean carrier congestion charges

The scope of the Federal Maritime Commission’s (FMC) scrutiny of ocean carrier behavior has broadened. In addition to its examination of detention and demurrage charges, it has has launched an expedited inquiry

USCG St Louis Personnel

USCG commissions new St. Louis station

The U.S. Coast Guard has commissioned a new station in St. Louis, on Mile 176 of the Upper Mississippi River. Presiding over the August 3 commissioning ceremony was Capt. Richard Scott, Sector

Schematic of ERM Dolphyn

Floating wind and green hydrogen — a perfect pairing?

A floating wind farm planned for offshore eastern Scotland could become the world’s first combined floating wind and green hydrogen project. The 200 MW Salamander floating wind project is being developed by

Two modern riverboats

New modern riverboat joins American Cruise Lines fleet

Guilford, Conn., headquartered American Cruise Lines reports that it has accepted delivery of its latest modern riverboat, American Melody, from Chesapeake Shipbuilding. Despite the challenges, the Maryland shipyard continued building through the

Golden Ray wreck on its side

Vessel total losses still low, but …

There’s good news and bad news in the latest annual Safety & Shipping Review from insurer Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE (AGCS). The good news is that international shipping industry continued

Candian Coast Guard vessel with Iridium solution

Canadian Coast Guard deploys Iridium Certus technology

The Canadian Coast Guard is using Iridium Certus connectivity to help it meet its mission requirements, which include extensive operations in polar regions that are outside of the footprint of other satcom

Containership puts deckhouse up frony

Novel LNG-fueled box ship puts deckhouse up front

The newbuilding department of Germany’s NSB Group has developed an interesting concept for an LNG-fueled containership of 3,500 TEU capacity, including about 940 FEU of reefer containers. One striking feature of the

Helicopter over tugboat

USCG medevacs crewmember from tugboat

The Coast Guard reports that it medically evacuated a 60-year-old mariner from a tugboat approximately 65 miles off Galveston, Texas, Monday. Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders received a call at about 4

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