Sojourner Truth christening ceremony

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

BYD Shenzen

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

MSC Cruises World Class ship MSC Wlorld America

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

shipbuilding hearing

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

SS United States departs Philadelphia

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.

E-Crane on barge

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

Nexus

VIDEO: Damen upgrades Van Oord cable layer Nexus

Rotterdam-headquartered Van Oord has installed selective catalytic reduction (SCR) systems on its 2014-built cable-laying vessel Nexus, making it fully IMO Tier III compliant. The work was carried out by the vessel’s original

VIDEO: Innovative Aikido floating wind solution gains ABS statement of maturity

San Francisco-based Aikido Technologies, one of the winners of Phase One of the U.S. Department of Energies FLOWIN prize, has now gained a statement of maturity from ABS for its innovative floating

Neoline Origin

VIDEO: RMK Marine launches Neoline Origin wind powered RO/RO

Turkish shipbuilder RMK Marine has now launched Neoline Origin, the primarily-wind powered RO/RO ordered at the shipyard by Nantes, France, based Neoline in January 2023 (see earlier story). The 136 meter long

waterjet powered hybrid ferry

VIDEO: Inside CAT’s new waterjet powered hybrid ferry duo

Marine Jet Power (MJP) has now released a video that gives a close-up look at the two waterjet powered hybrid-electric passenger ferries just delivered to Chatham Area Transit (CAT) of Savannah, Ga.,

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