Wind sails will be up to 80 meters tall

VIDEO: Alfa Laval and Wallenius in wind power JV

A new 50/50 joint venture between Alfa Laval and Wallenius is to focus on the development and realization of technology for fully wind-powered vessel propulsion, specifically the Oceanbird telescopic wing sail. Alfa

LCS 28 at sea

Austal USA delivers LCS 28

Handed over to the U.S. Navy on June 25, the future USS Savannah is the 14th Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) and the seventh ship Austal USA has delivered to the Navy

containership

Svanehøj wins fuel pump orders for 22 LNG-fueled mega box ship

The growing demand for LNG fueled containerships is providing somewhat of a bonanza for pump manufacturer Svanehøj. It has booked orders from shipyard giants Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering and Samsung Heavy

passenger/utility boat

New National Parks Service vessel will serve Ellis Island and Statue of Liberty

TAI Engineers LLC, New Orleans, La., has completed the detailed design and construction of a new utility vessel, the Annie Moore, for the National Park Service (NPS). NPS will use the 74

Bing Chen, Chairman, President & CEO of Seaspan Corporation

Seaspan orders another six containerships

Continuing its buying binge, containership leasing giant Seaspan Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Atlas Corp.(NYSE: ATCO), reports that it has entered into an agreement with a major shipyard for six 15,000

Donjon acquired by Tallvine Partners

Donjon wins $24.4 million dredging contract

Donjon Marine Co. Inc., Hillside, N.J., has been awarded a $24,464,820 firm-fixed-price U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contract for maintenance dredging. Work will be performed in Staten Island, N.Y., with an estimated

Purely 3D process used to deliver commercial vessel

An Advanced RotorTug (ART) designed for escort duties at the Port of Corpus Christi is the first U.S. commercial vessel to be designed, built and verified using an end-to-end 3D design process.

Rear Adm. John P. Nadeau (left) transferred command of the Coast Guard 8th District to Rear Adm. Richard V. Timme.

Timme takes command of USCG 8th District

At a ceremony held today at the Port of New Orleans, Rear Adm. John P. Nadeau transferred command of the Coast Guard Eighth District to Rear Adm. Richard V. Timme. As the

Konecranes Generation 6 mobile harbor cranes

Konecranes launches new generation of mobile harbor cranes

In the first comprehensive revamp of Konecranes Gottwald’s mobile harbor crane portfolio in 15 years, Konecranes has launched its sixth generation of mobile harbor cranes. The company, has worked closely with customers

Bruce Burrows, President and CEO of the Chamber of Marine Commerce:

Transport Canada ballast water regs slammed as “half baked”

The Ottawa, Canada, headquartered Chamber of Marine Commerce doesn’t like new ballast water regulations released by Transport Canada. In fact, Its president and CEO, Bruce Burrows, calls them “a half-baked solution.” The

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