Coast Guard Sector New York personnel conducted three warehouse spot checks at the Port of New York and New Jersey this week, uncovering a 60% deficiency rate in hazardous material compliance. The
A catastrophic engine failure led to a fire aboard the towboat Johnny M last year, the National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday. The fire broke out on Jan. 30, 2024, when the
Continuing a15-year partnership with Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Salisbury, Md., Kongsberg Maritime is supplying its Aquarius retractable stabilizers for installation on the latest newbuild cruise ships under construction at the shipyard for American
Canada’s Irving Oil and Algoma Central Corporation (TSX: ALC) yesterday welcomed the first of two new methanol-ready product tankers into Saint John Harbour, New Brunswick. The vessels will service Canada’s largest refinery
High-performance shaft bearing and seal systems specialist Thordon Bearings, has added Frederiksværk, Denmark-headquartered Damzgard Mechanics to its network of authorized distributors. With a solid reputation as a supplier of mechanical engineering solutions
Moran Towing Corporation, New Caanan, Conn., hosted a christening ceremony for its newest tugboat, the Mary Jane Moran, at the Port of Beaumont in Texas on April 5. The event brought together
Miami-headquartered Royal Caribbean Group (NYSE: RCL) today reported first quarter 2025 earnings per share (EPS) of $2.70 and adjusted EPS of $2.71. The cruise giant said these results were better than its
By Josephine Le, founder of The Hood Platform Over the past 30 years, we have witnessed first-hand the global embrace of digitalization. Things that were once physical and paper-based are now electronic,
General Dynamics NASSCO has christened and launched the USNS Sojourner Truth (T-AO 210), the sixth ship in a fleet oiler program built for the U.S. Navy. The ship is named in honor
U.S. East and Gulf Coast port employers group USMX (United States Maritime Alliance) has selected F. Paul De Maria to be its CEO and chairman. De Maria, who served as the organization’s