It’s official, the Coast Guard has now issued a contract for the acquisition of the Edison Chouest Offshore icebreaking vessel Aiviq. The Coast Guard Acquisitions Directorate says that on Nov. 20 it
Austal USA LLC, Mobile, Ala., is being awarded a $48,020,435 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract modification (P00006) under a previously awarded contract (N40345-22-D-8000) to exercise Option Year Two for emergent repair and continuous maintenance
Seattle-based maritime data analytics specialist ioCurrents has reached a strategic agreement with Norway’s Bergen Engines. The partnership will enable Bergen Engines to offer ioCurrents’ MarineInsight platform as a value-added solution to customers
Norwegian ferry operator Fjord1 has contracted Norwegian Electric Systems (NES) to deliver two shoreside charging stations for use by the four autonomous, zero-emission ferries that it will operate on the Lavik-Oppedal crossing
Manson Construction Co., Seattle, Wash., has been awarded an $18,815,000 firm-fixed-price contract for maintenance dredging. Work will be performed in Ventura, Calif., with an estimated completion date of Dec. 1, 2026. Bids
Tuscaloosa, Ala.-headquartered Parker Towing Company, one of the largest family-owned barge lines in the United States, recently announced the promotion of six employees to new leadership roles. In addition to operating a
Vancouver, B.C.-headquartered Seaspan Energy‘s Seaspan Garibaldi has successfully completed its first LNG ship-to-ship transfer to a containership in the Port of Long Beach, Calif. This operation marks the beginning of Seaspan’s service
As we’ve noted before, not all is going smoothly in the negotiations between U.S. East and Gulf Coast port employers, represented by USMX, and the ILA union. Both sides are bargaining as
The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has introduced new Rules for Building and Classing Offshore Units (Offshore Rules). They bring multiple rule sets into a single, unified document with risk-based approaches for
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) yesterday announced its approval of the Construction and Operations Plan for US Wind’s Maryland Offshore Wind project. This is the final approval needed for the
