New Vigor-built Los Angeles pilot boats feature Mackay electronics packages

The Los Angeles Pilot Service recently took delivery of two customized 56-foot Camarc design pilot boats built by Vigor at its Vancouver, Wash., facility. Named the Angels Pilot and Angels Navigator, the

Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding delivers 740-foot self-unloading barge

VanEnkevort Tug & Barge has taken delivery of a new self-unloading barge from Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding, Sturgeon Bay, Wis. Named Michigan Trader, the barge measures 740 feet in length, 78 feet in

NTSB: Incomplete safety procedures led to barge explosion

The National Transportation Safety Board has issued a Marine Accident Report detailing its investigation of the November 4, 2019, explosion of barge IB1940, owned by J O Equipment LLC, in the Illinois

VIDEO: New Orleans RTA’s newest ferry gets rave reviews from passengers

The New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (RTA) reports that one of its two new ferry vessels, RTA2, entered revenue service on Saturday, October 10. RTA2 will serve as the primary revenue vessel

Energy efficient dredge features Danfoss drive solution

Built at Royal IHC’s shipyard in Krimpen aan den IJssel, the Netherlands, for Belgium’s DEME Group, the 7,950-cubic-meter dual-fuel (diesel and LNG) hopper dredge Scheldt River features a Danfoss drive solution designed

Carnival says “low likelihood” of data accessed in cyberattack being misused

Cruise giant Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK) today released an update on the August 15 cyberattack on parts of its IT systems. “Information Security at Carnival Corporation acted quickly

Hermitage Offshore vessels sold in bankruptcy auction

Scorpio Group controlled Hermitage Offshore Services Ltd. (HOFSQ:OTC), which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on August 11, has announced the winning bidders in the bankruptcy auction of its remaining fleet. It says

BIMCO assesses dry bulk outlook

BIMCO: China opens up 10 ports for foreign crew changes

BIMCO says that, according to its Shanghai office, seven Chinese governmental bodies, including the Ministry of Transportation (MOT), last week released a notice last week announced that 10 Chinese ports will resume

Algoma Central takes delivery of second Equinox 650

Algoma Central Corporation, St. Catharines, Ontario, has taken delivery of the Algoma Intrepid, its second Equinox 650-foot Class self-unloading dry-bulk carrier. The ship has begun her voyage to Canada from the 3

FMC launches investigation of flagging practices

Following cyberattack, CMA CGM seeks extension of FMC filing deadlines

The Federal Maritime Commission says it is considering a petition filed by CMA CGM, and affiliated companies (American President Lines, LLC, APL Co. Pte. Ltd. and ANL Singapore Pte. Ltd.) requesting temporary

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