BRIX Marine unveils plans for new manufacturing facility
As regular readers will know, Port Angeles, Wash.-based BRIX Marine has been keeping busy lately. Now it has announced that it is to expand its manufacturing facility in Port Angeles. The new
Grain de Sail plans to build 200 TEU pure sail containership
Wind-assisted propulsion systems (WAPS) have been a lot in the news lately as more owners add hard sails or rotors to ships to meet major charterers’ needs to decarbonize. French coffee roaster
K-Line to start trials of Inmarsat’s NexusWave
Japanese shipping giant K-Line (Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd.) said today that it is to trial Inmarsat Maritime’s new network service NexusWave on its fleet, with trials beginning this month. Launched in May
Marine Travelift launches new Electric Series battery-powered mobile boat hoists
Sturgeon Bay, Wis.-based Marine Travelift has added electrically powered mobile boat hoists to its product line. It says that “after over two years of design, manufacturing and in-depth factory testing, the Electric
Dat Füürschipp goes to work for Kiel Fire Department
Delivered by Finland’s Kewatec Shipyards to the Kiel Fire Department in Germany, Dat Füürschipp is a 16.05 meter fire rescue boat with an innovative hybrid electric waterjet propulsion system, It is set
Ports of Indiana and Port of Cork to explore Ireland-Indiana container service
Indiana Gov. Eric J. Holcomb joined officials from Indiana and Cork, Ireland, to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Ports of Indiana and Port of Cork on October 23. The MoU
Brunvoll thrusters selected for three new Maran Tankers shuttle tankers
Brunvoll has won an order to supply a comprehensive package of thrusters for three Suezmax DP2 shuttle tankers under construction at South Korea’s Daehan Shipbuilding for Angelicoussis Group’s Maran Tankers Management Inc,
Golding Barge Line launches towboat with Mitsubishi Tier 4 engines
Golding Barge Line, Vicksburg, Miss., has recently commissioned its newest towboat, the 74- by 34-foot M/V Scott Golding, equipped with Mitsubishi Tier 4 engines supplied by Laborde Products. Built by Vessel Repair
Port NOLA on track for record 2024 cruise season
The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA), the sixth largest cruise port in the U.S., reports that it is on track for a record number of passenger movements with 1.3 million anticipated
Op-Ed: Energy transition and the race to secure new fuels
By Aarnoud van Weelderen and Peter Taylor, Macquarie Group Shipping companies working to reduce greenhouse gas emissions face several complex decisions in transitioning to lower-carbon energy sources. Vessel owners must sort through