Atlas Marine names George McAfee General Manager of Marine Operations

Driven by significant customer demand along the Intracoastal Waterway, Atlas Marine Services is expanding its 24/7 dockside fueling services to Port Arthur, Texas, and has appointed George McAfee as General Manager of

Van Oord dredge trio will have Damen steering and rudder systems

Damen Marine Components (DMC) has won an order for three sets of steering and rudder systems for the three dual-fueled trailing suction hopper dredges (TSHDs) currently being built at Keppel Offshore &

San Francisco Bay Ferry services slashed

The San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) has announced that its San Francisco Bay Ferry service will be temporarily reduced in response to regional efforts to reduce the spread

PVA to Trump: Include us in coronavirus economic assistance plans

The Passenger Vessel Association (PVA) has sent a letter to President Trump urging him to take immediate action to include U.S. passenger vessel operators in the administration’s plans to provide economic assistance

Maritime Partners takes delivery of new towboat

The Steiner Construction shipyard in Bayou La Batre, Ala. recently delivered the M/V Darrell Hiatt, the first in a series of seven subchapter M compliant towboats that it is building for Metairie,

American Queen Steamboat Company suspends operations

The impact of the coronavirus outbreak on cruising is not confined to a 30-day halt in CLIA members’ ocean cruises from U.S. ports. American Queen Steamboat Company (AQSC) has announced that it

Stena Line to cut 950 jobs in Sweden

Coronavirus-related travel restrictions in Europe have had a devastating effect on ferry operations. On Friday, Gothenburg, Sweden, headquartered Stena Line said that, with Danish and Polish closing their borders, it would suspend

VIDEO: How ABB technology supports sustainable Arctic shipping

The Northern Sea Route allows cargo to be transferred from northern Europe to northeast Asia, via the Bering Strait. It offers a 30 percent faster passage than the southern Europe-Asia alternative via

Mississippi River closed after towing vessel slams into Hale Boggs Bridge

The Coast Guard closed the Mississippi River between mile markers 115 and 122 after a vessel allided with the Hale Boggs Memorial Bridge, Sunday. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received

Fincantieri to suspend production at its Italian shipyards

Shipbuilding giant Fincantieri is to suspend production at its Italian facilities from March 16 until March 29. The move is in response both to ever-stricter Italian Government measures and to trade union

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