Frustration with port delays and supply chain disruptions saw ocean shipping reform legislation pass the House by a bipartisan vote of 364-60 last December. Now similar legislation has been introduced in the
The Maersk containership Maersk Mumbai, which grounded on the approach to Bremerhaven, February 2 has been refloated. The operation was coordinated by Germany’s Central Command for Maritime Emergencies (Havariekommando), which said that
A pair of vanishing islands off the coast of Dorchester County, Md., are to be restored using dredged sediment. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Supplemental FY 2022 Workplan allocates $37.5
Initial efforts to refloat a 400 meter long Maersk containership that ran aground last night were unsuccessful. The vessel, the Mumbai Maersk was en route for Bremerhaven from Rotterdam when, at around
Mobile satcom leader Inmarsat has secured a new contract for its flexible, three-in-one network service Fleet LTE from Ålesund, Norway, headquartered Golden Energy Offshore AS. Using Fleet LTE, three of the operator’s
Propulsion specialist Schottel, Spay, Germany, is introducing a range of digital products and services that open up new possibilities for optimizing vessel operations. “Basically, we are creating a virtual image of the
A proposal to launch a U.S. Virgin Islands ship registry has been met with a wall of opposition from U.S. maritime unions and the AFL-CIO. The proposal is one of a number
A retractable pilothouse towboat under construction at Kaskaskia Shipyard Inc., Red Bud, Ill., is to be powered by two Mitsubishi diesel propulsion engines, supplied by Covington, La., headquartered Laborde Products. Ordered by
Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) reports that the future USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD 28), the Navy’s 12th San Antonio class-amphibious transport dock ship, successfully completed acceptance trials January 31. The ship, built at
A joint development project (JDP) between ABS and Qatar shipyard N-KOM (Nakilat – Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd.) will examine how techniques developed by ABS for its program of remote survey of