CWind develops hybrid SES offshore wind CTV

From mid-2020, the world’s first hybrid powered Surface Effect Ship will be operating as an offshore wind crew transfer vessel (CTV). Chelmsford, U.K., based CWind has reached a long term charter agreement

Capsized car carrier to be disassembled

The capsized car carrier Golden Ray will not be righted and refloated in a fully intact condition. Salvage experts engaged in the response have determined that this cannot be done safely. Consequently,

LNG exports pause challenged

Reefer owner, manager to pay $1.8 million in pollution plea deal

Two Athens, Greece, based companies are to pay a $1.8 million criminal penalty under a plea agreement in relation to various charges involving the 13,049 gt, 1991-built, Bahamas-flagged refrigerated cargo containership Nederland

Navy supports San Diego destroyer double drydocking

BAE Systems San Diego shipyard has successfully drydocked two destroyers, stern-to-stern, in its Pride of California floating dry dock. The dock is the shipyard’s largest, with a length of 950 ft, breadth

Alabama pellet plant is good news for barge biz and Port of Pascagoula

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey joined executives of the world’s largest wood pellet producer, Enviva Partners, LP, this month to announce that the biomass company expects to invest approximately $175 million to construct

MOL to study installation of a hard sail on a coal carrier

File this one under “why bother?” Or under “every little helps.” Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc. are moving ahead with a joint study on installation of

New owners take control at Vigor and MHI

The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG) and private equity firm Stellex Capital Management have closed on their acquisition of shipyard group Vigor Industrial LLC and MHI Holdings LLC and have appointed Jim Marcotuli

Iran releases imagery of damage to tanker in suspected missile attack

Iranian state controlled media have released new pictures of the damage sustained by the 16,000 dwt National Iranian Tanker Company vessel Sabiti, which was reportedly hit by two separate explosions about 60

Wärtsilä and Norsepower in service cooperation agreement

Wärtsilä and Finnish rotor sail specialist Norsepower have signed a service cooperation agreement. This will enable Norsepower to order service work from Wärtsilä, while Wärtsilä can pursue and sell Norsepower rotor sail

Laura Martin appointed to Executive Board of Greater New Orleans Port Safety Council

Laura Tabor Martin, Director of Sales and Business Development at Conley Marine Services, Harvey, La., has been appointed to the Executive Board of the Greater New Orleans Port Safety Council (GNOPSC) in

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