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SCA announces 2022 Shipyard Safety Award winners

Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA), the national association representing the U.S. shipyard industry, today announced the recipients of its 2022 Annual Shipyard Safety Awards. SCA member companies are eligible for a Safety

NTSB report report implicates cell phone use

NTSB determines cause of $8.22 million containership fire

An incorrectly installed section of main engine fuel oil return tubing led to an engine room fire aboard a containership off the coast of Santa Barbara, California, the National Transportation Safety Board

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Scrubber barge will clean up emissions from ships in California ports

A self-propelled, scrubber barge vessel being built to to capture and treat exhaust stack emissions vessels in the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles is to have a Schottel propulsion system.

Guilty plea in oily bilge

Ship owner and operator enter guilty pleas in pollution case

Empire Bulkers Limited and Joanna Maritime Limited, related companies based in Greece, pleaded guilty today to knowing violations of the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships and the Ports and Waterways Safety

Fugro geotech rig

Fugro brings high-efficiency geotech rig to U.S. for Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind

Geo-data specialist Fugro is performing a third year of integrated site characterization services for New Jersey based offshore wind farm developer Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind. Geophysical, metocean and environmental scopes of work

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Two more Keppel O&M “legacy” jack-ups win charters

Singapore’s Keppel O&M has secured bareboat charters for two more of the jack-ups left on its hands due the termination of newbuild charters during the downturn im the oil and gas sector.

MacGregor will supply RO/RO solutions

Polish RoPax trio will feature MacGregor RO/RO packages

MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has been selected to supply comprehensive packages of RO/RO equipment for the three new LNG-fueled, hybrid-electric RoPax ferries on order at Poland’s Remontowa Shipbuilding for the Polish ferry

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CIT provides up to $30.5 million financing for Lomar Kamsarmax acquisitions

New York City based CIT, a division of First Citizens Bank reports that its maritime finance business served as sole lead arranger on up to $30.5 million in financing to expand Lomar

electric commuer ferry

Gothenburg takes delivery of fourth ferry powered by EST-Floattech battery system

The public transportation agency for the Gothenburg, Sweden, region — Västtrafik — has recently a taken delivery of the hybrid electric ferry Eloise. Built by Finnish shipbuilder Työvene, the 33-meter, double-ended commuter ferry is

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How does U.S. waterways competitiveness stack up in world terms?

A new study released today focuses on the current state of the U.S. inland waterways system and compares it to others from around the world. Commissioned by the National Waterways Foundation (NWF).

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