Two modern riverboats

New modern riverboat joins American Cruise Lines fleet

Guilford, Conn., headquartered American Cruise Lines reports that it has accepted delivery of its latest modern riverboat, American Melody, from Chesapeake Shipbuilding. Despite the challenges, the Maryland shipyard continued building through the

Golden Ray wreck on its side

Vessel total losses still low, but …

There’s good news and bad news in the latest annual Safety & Shipping Review from insurer Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE (AGCS). The good news is that international shipping industry continued

Candian Coast Guard vessel with Iridium solution

Canadian Coast Guard deploys Iridium Certus technology

The Canadian Coast Guard is using Iridium Certus connectivity to help it meet its mission requirements, which include extensive operations in polar regions that are outside of the footprint of other satcom

Containership puts deckhouse up frony

Novel LNG-fueled box ship puts deckhouse up front

The newbuilding department of Germany’s NSB Group has developed an interesting concept for an LNG-fueled containership of 3,500 TEU capacity, including about 940 FEU of reefer containers. One striking feature of the

Helicopter over tugboat

USCG medevacs crewmember from tugboat

The Coast Guard reports that it medically evacuated a 60-year-old mariner from a tugboat approximately 65 miles off Galveston, Texas, Monday. Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders received a call at about 4

Iridium satellite comstellation

Iridium gains trio of Japanese regulatory approvals

Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM) reports that Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) has approved regulatory amendments necessary to allow for Japanese adoption of Iridium Certus broadband, Iridium Controller–Pilot Data

Viking River cruises Jones Act vessel

How Viking’s Mississippi cruise ship will obtain Jones Act compliance

Torstein Hagen’s Viking River Cruises looks to be moving right along with its plans to offer its first U.S. river cruises. They are set to start one year from now, in August

Lasse Petterson

GLDD earnings take hit from COVID costs

America’s largest provider of dredging services, Houston headquartered Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (Nasdaq:GLDD), has reported financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2021 that saw net income fall to

BOEM director announces Gulf of Mexico Wind Energy Areas

BOEM moves ahead on two more offshore wind projects

The Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) keeps upping the momentum for U,S. offshore wind development. Last Wednesday, BOEM announced two actions advancing the federal wind leasing process

Vessel being bunkered with LNG by tanker trucks

Pivotal LNG expands its market reach

Pivotal LNG’s newest liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility, Towanda LNG, marks the company’s first expansion into the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic market. Entering service in January 2021, Towanda LNG has already produced more

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