Ammonium nitrate seized from cargo ship was source of Beirut explosion

Lebanon today declared a national state of emergency and put a number of port authority officials under house arrest following the huge blast that shook Beirut yesterday. With the death toll now

ABS awards Vard Marine AIP for second Jones Act SOV design

Vard Marine Inc. reports that, with U.S. offshore wind projects picking up speed, it has been accelerating its design efforts and has now obtained its second ABS Approval in Principle (AIP) for

Study makes case for accelerating U.S. offshore wind leasing

The United States has an opportunity to accelerate offshore wind energy growth, and benefit from 28 new gigawatts of clean energy and $1.7 billion in U.S. Treasury revenue by 2022, according to

CLIA members extend voluntary pause on U.S. cruise operations

The Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) said today that its ocean-going cruise line members have agreed to voluntarily suspend U.S. cruise operations until at least October 2020. This pushes any resumption of

Davie sets sights on icebreaker exports

Buoyed by its success in being designated as the icebreaker partner under Canada’s National Shipbuilding Strategy, Davie Shipbuilding is now eyeing export markets and yesterday launched a National Icebreaker Center (NIC). The

Illinois awards $40 million grant to Cairo port project

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker visited Cairo, Ill., yesterday to announce that the State of Illinois will provide $40 million through the Rebuild Illinois capital plan to anchor a public private partnership that

Massive explosions rock Port of Beirut

Videos appearing on social media show a massive cloud of smoke billowing into the sky as two explosions rocked the Port of Beirut, Lebanon, today, causing massive damage and multiple injuries with

Pittsburgh Engineer District to invest $12.9 million at Montgomery Locks and Dam

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Pittsburgh District reports that it plans to spend $12.9 million to install two new dam lift gates and a new control system at the Montgomery Locks

Carnival Corporation commits to responsible ship recycling

Days after video surfaced showing the Carnival Fantasy being beached at a scrapping facility in Turkey, Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL;NYSE: CUK) released details of its ship recycling plans. It said

EPF 12 completes integrated trials

Austal USA and the Navy’s Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) program successfully completed integrated trials on the future USNS Newport (EPF 12), in the Gulf of Mexico. The ship is now ready to

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