Biden announces SECNAV pick
President Biden announced on Friday that he intends to nominate retired U.S. Navy Commander Carlos Del Toro as Secretary of the Navy. Born in Havana, Cuba, Carlos Del Toro immigrated to the
Vandroff named Fincantieri Marinette CEO
Fincantieri Marinette Marine reports that Mark Vandroff will be taking over as CEO effective July 7, succeeding Jan Allman who has led the Wisconsin shipyard since 2014 and who has been promoted
Port of Los Angeles sets Western Hemisphere record for annual volume
The Port of Los Angeles yesterday became the first port in the Western Hemisphere to process 10 million container units in a 12-month period. To mark the milestone, Los Angeles Mayor Eric
BOEM to hold New York Bight offshore wind lease sale
The U.S. Department of the Interior today announced plans for what will be the Biden administration’s first offshore wind sale. It will offer areas on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) in the
HaiSea Marine selects Markey Machinery for cutting-edge escort tugs
The dual-fuel 95-ton bollard pull escort tugs ordered by HaiSea Marine at Turkey’s Sanmar Shipyards will feature a full suite of environmentally-friendly Markey Machinery deck machines. The tugs will operate at the
Wison delivers China’s first floating wind platform
Shanghai-based Wison Offshore & Marine Co., Ltd. (WOM) reports that it has completed construction of a semi-submersible foundation platform for the Three Gorges Guangdong floating offshore wind power project. Located in the
Two Celebrity Millennium guests test positive for COVID-19
Two passengers aboard a Celebrity Cruises’ cruise that departed from the Caribbean port of Philipsburg, St. Maarten, June 5, have tested positive for COVID-19. The company issued the following statement: “Today, two
Lyon Shipyard to invest $24 million to expand operations
With the support of the Virginia Economic Development Partnership, Lyon Shipyard is to invest $24.4 million to expand its operations in the City of Norfolk, Va. The company will add a new
Green Shipping Line partners with DEKC on Jones Act offshore wind vessels
Fair Haven, N.J., based Green Shipping Line (GSL) has signed a teaming agreement with Groningen, Netherlands, based DEKC Maritime (DEKC) to create Jones Act compliant offshore wind vessel solutions in the United
BMT Rembrandt simulator is cloud technology breakthrough
BMT reports that its Rembrandt ship simulator solution has successfully completed its first virtually operated maritime simulation trials. The trials, hailed by BMT as “a cloud technology breakthrough,” were carried out in