Chris Hannan joins Jones Walker in New Orleans
Chris Hannan has joined law firm Jones Walker LLP as a partner in its maritime practice group and a member of the maritime litigation, arbitration, and dispute resolution team in the New
Bourbon to deploy six new design crewboats for Eni Congo
Paris-headquartered offshore services major Bourbon reports that it has signed a five-year contract with Eni Congo for the renewal of its crewboat fleet. According to Bourbon, the new Eni Congo contract marks
Huber+Suhner Radox cables gain DNV type approval
Swiss-headquartered Huber+Suhner reports that its Radox family of cables, designed for use in battery and fuel cell energy systems on vessels, have gained DNV type approval. The company says that this means
USCG Arctic District responds to Chinese research vessel Xue Long 2
The U.S. Coast Guard reports that this past Friday it detected and responded to the China-flagged research ship Xue Long 2 on the U.S. Extended Continental Shelf (ECS) in the U.S. Arctic,
Wenatchee back in full-time WSF service
In his latest weekly update, WSDOT Deputy Secretary Steve Nevey, head of Washington State Ferries, reports that Wenatchee, WSFs’ first hybrid-electric ferry, returned to full-time service on the Seattle/Bainbridge route June 24.
Envision Energy powers the world’s first green ammonia marine bunkering
Shanghai-headquartered Envision Energy reports that green ammonia fuel produced at its green hydrogen and ammonia plant in Chifeng, China, has successfully powered what it claims as the world’s first green ammonia marine
GT Wings wins £1M grant to advance AirWing jet sail technology
U.K.-based wind propulsion GT Wings has been awarded an additional £1 million in government supported funding to further develop its AirWing. Unlike conventional wind propulsion devices, AirWing is a jet sail. It
Tianjin Port taps Robert Allan for electric tug design
Vancouver, B.C.-based naval architecture firm Robert Allan Ltd. has been awarded a milestone contract to design a fully battery-electric tug for Tianjin Port in Northern China, marking a significant step toward cleaner
Incat Tasmania to build electric ferries for Denmark
Tasmania-based shipbuilder Incat says it has been selected to design and build two new state-of-the-art battery-electric ferries for Danish ferry operator Molslinjen. The vessels, each 129 meters (423 feet) long and powered
AWO releases new Falls Overboard Prevention Report
The American Waterways Operators has released the AWO Falls Overboard Prevention Report, a comprehensive, data-driven study analyzing falls overboard in the industry and strategies for their prevention. Developed with insights from AWO