Fortescue’s green ammonia pilot vessel will be an MMA Offshore platform supply vessel

Fortescue to have green vessel at sea in 2022

Australia’s Fortescue Metals Group plans to have a vessel operating on green ammonia at sea by next year. The news was announced yesterday in an address at the COP26 Transport Day by

USACE St. Paul District to close 4 locks and dams

USACE to perform major winter repairs at 6 locks

The St. Paul Engineer District is preparing for major repairs at six of its Mississippi River locks this winter to ensure they continue working as designed. Maintenance is scheduled at Lock and

Fireboat responds to towboat fire

VIDEO: Local agencies extinguish Ohio River towboat fire

The Ohio River was temporarily closed between Mile 499 and Mile 501 on November 9 when an engine fire reportedly broke out aboard the towboat Captain Kirby Dupuis when in transit near

WCI reports leadership election results

At its Annual Meeting and Board of Directors meeting held November 2 in St. Louis, Mo., Waterways Council Inc.‘s (WCI) nominating committee consisting of Matt Ricketts (Crounse Corporation), WCI Chairman; Cherrie Felder

Direct drive component layout

Berg teams with Yaskawa to offer new propeller shaft drive option

Sweden’s Berg Propulsion has signed a key supplier and cooperation agreement to provide systems integration capability for permanent magnet (PM) and power electronics products from Yaskawa Environmental Energy / The Switch. The

Mike Noone has been named TOTE Group COO

TOTE expands leadership team

Saltchuk Group member TOTE, LLC has made changes to its leadership line up that see Mike Noone, president of TOTE Maritime Puerto Rico, LLC promoted to a new role as chief operating

U.K. launched Clydebank Declaration on green corridors at COP28

U.S. signs on to “green corridors” declaration

Green corridors – specific trade routes between major port hubs where zero-emission solutions are demonstrated and supported – could help speed shipping’s transition away from fossil fuels. At COP26 yesterday, the concept

Rusty Murdaugh

Austal USA expands San Diego waterfront ship repair capabilities

Austal USA has received approval from the Port of San Diego Board of Port Commissioners to assume the lease of Marine Group Boat Works in the Port of San Diego, Calif. Austal

FinFerries' Altera

Finnish hybrid-electric ferry features Schottel propulsion

Currently under construction at the Crist shipyard in Poland, the latest addition to the fleet of Finland’s FinFerries, Altera, will be able to sail solely on battery power, charging its batteries with

Containers at Port of Savannah

Biden administration unveils action plan for U.S. ports and waterways

The just-passed Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal includes $17 billion for improvements at U.S. coastal ports, inland ports and waterways, and land ports of entry along the border. Saying that “President Biden is not

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