Forty year old fishing vessel gets a heart transplant

DECEMBER 18, 2018 — A fishing vessel originally delivered as a purse seiner in 1978 by Allied Shipyards of North Vancouver, BC, has recently been given a heart transplant in the form

Leadership transition under way at Zeaborn Ship Management

DECEMBER 18, 2018 — Holger Strack is to become CEO of Germany’s Zeaborn Ship Management on January 1, 2019. Until now Strack has been co-CEO of the third party ship manager, however

Sea Machines Robotics raises $10 million in venture funding

DECEMBER 17, 2018 – Boston-based Sea Machines Robotics reports that it has closed a $10 million Series A investment led by Accomplice VC and Eniac Ventures, with participation from Toyota AI Ventures;

Textron awarded $314.2 million more for SSC program

DECEMBER 16, 2018 — Textron Inc., New Orleans, LA, has been awarded a $314,288,369 Navy contract modification. It covers the procurement of additional long lead time material (LLTM) for the Ship to

Thun Tankers’ latest will be able to operate on LNG or biogas

DECEMBER 14, 2018 — Sweden’s Thun Tankers is set to name its latest gas fueled tanker Thun Evolve in a ceremony to be held in at the Ferus Smit shipyard in Groningen,

Decatur Marine expands with new office in New Orleans

DECEMBER 14, 2018 — Spurred by demand for its U.S. Coast Guard Third Party Organization (TPO) services, Decatur Marine Audit & Survey recently announced it would expand its operations with the opening

WFS to start Columbia River physical bunker supply operation

DECEMBER 14, 2018 — Miami, FL, headquartered World Fuel Services (WFS) says that, starting mid-January, a new U.S. based physical bunker supply operation will be operational in the Columbia River, servicing Portland

Edison Chouest Offshore gets $7.3 million Navy contract mod

DECEMBER 13, 2018 — Edison Chouest Offshore, Cut Off, LA, has been awarded $7,374,825 to exercise an option under a previously awarded contract with reimbursable elements for one maritime support vessel. This

AIDA Cruises takes delivery of world’s first LNG fueled cruise ship

DECEMBER 13, 2018 — Marking yet another milestone in the uptake of liquefied natural gas as a marine fuel, Carnival Corporation’s German market AIDA Cruises brand yesterday took delivery of the world’s

Frigate order helps Hyundai Heavy beat its 2018 sales target

DECEMBER 13, 2018 —Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) Group reports that it had beaten its 2018 annual target for shipbuilding orders before year’s end, recently concluding a contract to build two state-of-the-art frigates

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