Freire lays keel for new Saudi research flagship Thuwal II
The Freire Shipyard in Vigo, Spain, has laid the hull for the R/V Thuwal II, the new flagship of the Saudi research fleet being built for the King Abdullah University of Science
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
CMB.TECH and Golden Ocean merger will create 250 ship behemoth
CMB.TECH NV [NYSE: CMBT] and Golden Ocean Group Limited [NASDAQ: GOGL] are set to merge, creating one of the largest diversified listed maritime groups in the world with a combined fleet of
Tokyo Kisen takes delivery of first of two Incat Crowther CTVs
Japanese operator Tokyo Kisen Co Ltd has taken delivery of JCAT HIBIKI 2, the first of two new Incat Crowther crew transfer vessels (CTVs) custom designed to service Japan’s growing offshore wind
New Bronx Blue Highway project unveiled
Set to start operating this year, a Blue Highway project in the Bronx, N.Y., will initially remove 1,000 truck trips a month off highways and onto the water. Details of the plan
NTSB: Engine failure leads to $2.4 million passenger vessel fire
Debris in an engine’s lube oil system led to a diesel engine failure and an engine room fire aboard a passenger vessel docked in Portland, Maine, the National Transportation Safety Board said
Chickamauga Lock approach wall receives second nose pier delivery
Progress continues at the Chickamauga Lock Replacement Project near Chattanooga, Tenn., as the Nashville Engineer District marks a major milestone in the upstream approach walls contract. Yesterday, the district announced that crews
Hanwha Ocean hull monitoring system gets ABS approval in principle
Korea’s Hanwha Ocean has received the ABS SMART (SHM) Tier 3 approval in principle (AIP) for its advanced hull monitoring system. The hull monitoring system is designed to estimate structural damage to
We Work the Waterways relaunches as standalone nonprofit
Inland Rivers, Ports & Terminals Inc. (IRPT) and We Work the Waterways (WWW) announced a major milestone last week in their shared mission to grow and support the future maritime workforce. Although
Ergon Marine expands fleet with new crew boat
Ergon Marine & Industrial Supply Inc., Vicksburg, Miss., has taken delivery of a new crew boat, the M/V Big Valley 325. This addition expands its total number of crew boats to three and