Bisso Towboat Co., Inc., Luling, La., has taken delivery of its newest ship-assist tug, the 6,008 BHP ASD tractor tug Andrew S. The Andrew S. is the first Tier 4 ASD tractor
The City of Paducah, Ky., says it is to get $10.4 million in funding under the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) Grant program. Though the grant
Technical developments in ship design and equipment continue to facilitate more and more ship operations in remote polar areas, despite challenging and unpredictable sea and weather conditions. IMO’s International Code for Ships
In a milestone for the Navy’s DDG 51 destroyer program, the keel of the first Flight III destroyer, the future USS Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125), was ceremoniously laid and authenticated at
Shipbuilding giant Fincantieri yesterday reported its results for the first nine months of 2019 and, although numbers for the group were good, losses from its Norwegian headquartered subsidiary Vard had a negative
Houston headquartered Thrustmaster of Texas, Inc. reports that it has been awarded a contract from the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) for the repowering of the Charles Hall Ferry on Lake Powell.
Wärtsilä and Singapore harbor and terminal towage operator PSA Marine (Pte) Ltd. report a breakthrough in the IntelliTug project. The project is the first launched by the Wärtsilä Acceleration Center in Singapore
The International Association of Maritime and Port Professionals (IAMPE) reports that 14 inland port managers have received their professional industry certifications at a management seminar hosted by America’s Central Port in Granite
A containerized 600 kWh marine battery system will be installed in a trial on the containership Maersk Cape Town in December 2019 to improve vessel performance and reliability while reducing CO2 emissions.
The first containership to be converted to operate on LNG is to notch up another green first, operating on liquefied SNG (Synthetic Natural Gas) produced from renewable electrical energy as drop-in fuel.