The U.S. Department of Transportation has announced that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) New York District and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) have entered into a long-term agreement for
As part of President Trump’s executive order to restore America’s maritime dominance, the Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) will coordinate with various stakeholders to create a Maritime Action Plan (MAP). The
Julia Bonestroo Banegas has joined Jones Walker LLP as special counsel in the maritime practice group and a member of the maritime regulatory team in the firm’s Washington, D.C, office. “We are
MAN Energy Solutions says that its MAN B&W dual-fuel ME-GI engine has had a strong start to the year, confirming its status as the default, dual-fuel methane-fuelled engine. Since its market debut
More details are emerging about the OSV (offshore support vessel) that the Crist shipyard in Poland is building for DOF. Provisionally named Sea Dragon, the OSV is set to assist operations off
During the nearly two-year Golden Ray salvage drama, the giant heavy-lift twin-gantry catamaran VB 10000 played a central role in the operation. Now, the giant vessel has a new ownership and, on
With IMO’s MEPC 87 set to start April 7, ABS chairman and CEO Christopher J. Wiernicki told the CERAWeek energy conference that uncertainty about the scale and nature of the IMO carbon
More concerns are being raised about the port fees that the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) proposes be placed on Chinese-built ships. As Peter Sands, chief shipping analyst at Xeneta noted last week,
Aiming to optimize wind propulsion efficiency, rotor sail pioneer Norsepower is collaborating with Marseille-based climate tech start-up Syroco to deliver innovative energy efficiency solutions for merchant vessels, reducing fuel consumption, minimizing carbon
As a new administration takes shape in Washington, D.C., the maritime industry, including the barge sector, could face significant shifts that will shape its future. Marine Log’s TTB 2025, set for March