Taisuke Inui, CEO, MarFlex

Op-Ed: Rethinking cargo handling systems

By Taisuke Inui, CEO, MarFlex Driven by regulatory pressure and the pursuit of more efficient, sustainable operations, the maritime industry is rapidly evolving. From alternative fuels to vessel propulsion, technological advancements are

USNS John Lenthall

Detyens wins $21.1M USNS John Lenthall contract

Detyens Shipyards Inc., North Charleston, S.C., has been awarded a $21,145,267 firm-fixed-price contract (N3220525C4144) for a 180-calendar day shipyard availability for the regular overhaul and dry dock availability of Military Sealift Command’s

Impact with Mackinac Bridge damaged crane

NTSB: Ineffective voyage planning led to crane hitting Mackinac Bridge

Not for the first time, the National Transportation Safety Board has issued a report involving a crane, a barge and a bridge. This latest report deals with an incident that occurred on

E-Crane on barge

VIDEO: Cooper Consolidated adds America’s two largest E-Cranes to its fleet

New Orleans, La.-based Cooper Group member Cooper Consolidated LLC reports that it is expanding its bulk stevedoring fleet with the addition of two 4000C Series equilibrium cranes, the largest cranes built by

Hanwha Philly Shipyard CEO

New leadership in place at Hanwha Philly Shipyard

Korea’s Hanwha Group formally completed its $100 million acquisition of what is now Hanwha Philly Shipyard on December 19, 2024. New leadership is now in place, with David Kim taking the role

February 2025 Marine Log

February 2025

This issue of Marine Log focuses on everything from environmental regulations that impact shipping to technologies making it easier to reduce emissions and stay in compliance.

Hornbeck vessel

Hornbeck awarded $48.3M Navy contract

Hornbeck Offshore Operators, Covington, La., has been awarded a $48,360,544 firm-fixed-price contract (N3220525C4134) for the operation and maintenance of four government-owned Transportation Auxiliary General Submarine Escort (T-AGSE) vessels. The vessels under this

Nexus

VIDEO: Damen upgrades Van Oord cable layer Nexus

Rotterdam-headquartered Van Oord has installed selective catalytic reduction (SCR) systems on its 2014-built cable-laying vessel Nexus, making it fully IMO Tier III compliant. The work was carried out by the vessel’s original

survey vessel contract signing

Strategic Marine books order for advanced survey vessel

Australia’s Odyssey Group has placed an order at Singapore shipbuilder Strategic Marine covering the construction of a 24-meter state-of-the-art multi-purpose survey vessel. Tailored to meet Odyssey Group’s specific operational needs, the vessel

EMYN wimd farm CTV

LD Tide picked to provide EMYN wind farm CTV

After an international tender, Siemens Gamesa has selected Louis Dreyfus Armateurs’ LD Tide joint venture with Tidal Transit to supply a crew transfer vessel (CTV) for the operation and maintenance services of

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