With three similar Gladding-Hearn pilot boats already in their fleet, the Louisiana-based Lake Charles pilots have taken delivery of another launch from the Somerset, Mass., shipyard. With a length overall of 70
Washington State Ferries has moved a major step forward on its long planned conversion of its three Jumbo Mark II class ferries, the largest in the fleet, from diesel to hybrid electric
A Faroe Islands ferry, M/F Teistin, has become the first ship in the world to be fitted with retractable bow foils from Trondheim, Norway, based Wavefoil AS. The foils are designed to
Ship repairer East Coast Repair and Fabrication, which is based in the Hampton Roads area with operations in Jacksonville, Fla., and San Diego Calif., is rebranding as ECR and making moves to
Alfa Laval is playing a key role in shipping’s move towards LNG propulsion. Its technologies and expertise – especially in the area of boilers – are enabling vessels deal with boil-off gas
The Waterways Council reports that yesterday afternoon, industry pioneer Charles “Charlie” Jones passed away. He was 101. Jones was Chief Executive Officer of Charleston, W. Va., headquartered Amherst Madison, Inc., a family
BunkerTrace, a blockchain and DNA-based fuels tracking solution, is to launch commercially following a successful trial in the Netherlands The solution, which adds DNA markers to fuel at every stage of the
Jacksonville, Fla., headquartered TOTE, LLC has promoted Karen Gaskill to the newly created role of vice president of human resources for three of its four operating companies: TOTE Services, TOTE Maritime Puerto
As day-to-day operations at sea become ever more reliant on Information and Communications Technology (ICT), satcom services provider Inmarsat has published a practical guide to help ship managers build onboard networks that
This year has already seen an alarming number of containership fires including Yantian Express, APL Vancouver, Grande America, E.R. Kobe and KMTC Hong Kong. The escalation is of growing concern to IUMI