VIDEO: GD NASSCO christens USNS Sojourner Truth (T-AO 210)
General Dynamics NASSCO has christened and launched the USNS Sojourner Truth (T-AO 210), the sixth ship in a fleet oiler program built for the U.S. Navy. The ship is named in honor
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VIDEO: BYD Shenzen takes “world’s largest car carrier” crown
The China Merchants Industry Nanjing Jinling shipyard yesterday held a ship handover and naming ceremony for the first 9,200-car dual-fuel car carrier, BYD Shenzhen. Built for China’s BYD Co. Ltd., its loading
VIDEO: Compact tugs Rascal and Rowdy deliver big bollard pull
Two very compact, high bollard pull ship handling tugs. Rascal and Rowdy are now in service with Longview, Wash.-headquartered Brusco Tug & Barge.The Robert Allan Ltd design RAscal 2000-D series tugs were
VIDEO: World’s largest suction sails installed on juice tanker
Spanish-headquartered wind-assisted propulsion system innovator bound4blue reports that the world’s largest suction sails have now been installed on the Louis Dreyfus Company-chartered juice tanker M/V Atlantic Orchard. The four 26-meter high eSAILs
VIDEO: MSC Cruises and Chantiers de l’Atlantique celebrate a triple World Class milestone
In a ceremony in Saint-Nazaire, France, yesterday, MSC Cruises and shipbuilder Chantiers de l’Atlantique celebrated milestones for three World Class ships, with the delivery of the much-anticipated MSC World America, the coin
VIDEO: REGENT begins sea trials of first passenger-carrying Seaglider
Rhode Island-based REGENT Craft has passed another milestone in the development of its all-electric seagliders (see our earlier coverage). It has completed a full scale prototype of its 55-foot long, 12-passenger Viceroy
VIDEO: House panel hears testimony on state of U.S. shipbuilding
A hearing into U.S. shipbuilding held by the House Armed Services Committee’s Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee likely gave some insights into issues that will be top of mind for the White
VIDEO: BSM champions diversity at sea with successful pilot project
After a 10-month project phase, Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) has successfully completed the Diversity@Sea project, a global initiative by the All Aboard Alliance aimed at fostering gender and cultural diversity within the
VIDEO: SS United States is on its final voyage
On Wednesday, the SS United States took to the waves for the first time since 1996 as it departed Philadelphia en route to a new role as the world’s largest artificial reef.
VIDEO: Cooper Consolidated adds America’s two largest E-Cranes to its fleet
New Orleans, La.-based Cooper Group member Cooper Consolidated LLC reports that it is expanding its bulk stevedoring fleet with the addition of two 4000C Series equilibrium cranes, the largest cranes built by