State-of-the-art containership delivered to ABS class
Recently delivered to Singapore-based Asiatic Lloyd Maritime LLP (part of the AL Group), the ALS Ceres is the first in a series of six 7,100 TEU containerships and is the first Asiatic
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MTD: New education policies key to strengthening U.S. maritime workforce
With the shortage of U.S. professional mariners becoming more acute, the Maritime Trades Department of the AFL-CIO (MTD) is calling for new educational policies to boost enrollment at maritime academies and other
Manson wins $49 million dredging contract
Seattle, Wash., based Manson Construction Co., has been awarded a $49,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract for dredging in Alabama, Mississippi, and Florida. Bids were solicited via the internet with three received. Work locations and
Veteran USACE dredge Potter wraps up busy season
Mississippi River drought conditions kept the St. Louis Engineer District’s veteran dustpan dredge Potter, originally built in 1932, busy throughout its 2022-23 season, which ended on February 1, 2023. To maintain the
Furuno goes big on multi-function displays
Over the years, Furuno USA has done an exceptional job of listening to its customers — including adding a smaller 9-inch display to its NavNet TZtouch3 line of multi-function displays (MFDs) .
Blue Sky Maritime’s David Cummins to keynote TTB 2023
David Cummins, president and CEO of the Blue Sky Maritime Coalition—a non-profit, strategic alliance formed to accelerate the transition of waterborne transportation in Canada and the United States toward net-zero greenhouse gas
USCG responds to tugboat grounding
The Coast Guard is responding to a tugboat that ran aground near the South Texas Gateway refinery in Corpus Christi. Coast Guard Sector Corpus Christi command center watchstanders received a call at
Clerc announces new Maersk leadership line-up
Following the appointment of Vincent Clerc as CEO, which became effective January 1, A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk) has announced a new organizational structure and a new executive leadership team. The changes
Portuguese e-ferry will use Zinus fully autonomous charging solution
Portugal’s first all electric car/passenger ferry is to have a fully autonomous charging solution supplied by Norway’s Zinus AS. Ordered by the Municipality of Aveiro from shipbuilder Navaltagus, the vessel will be
Cruising: Pleasing the guests is the easy part
Back in revenue operations after an around 500 days pause imposed by COVID regulations, the good news for the cruise industry is that the market for its product didn’t go away. Bookings