The latest vessel launched by Port Angeles, Wash.- based BRIX Marine, the Quinn Starr is designed to enhance whale watching tours operating out of Auke Bay, Alaska. A model 5217-CTC PaxCat, the
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has released its final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for US Wind’s proposed Maryland offshore wind project, which includes three planned phases. Two of those phases,
New Orleans, La.-headquartered barge fleeting and shifting specialist Turn Services is to acquire Texas-based Marine Fueling Service Inc. (MFS). Located at the intersection of the Intracoastal Water Way and the Neches and
From 2025, MAN PrimeServ – the after-sales brand of MAN Energy Solutions – will offer a methanol retrofit package for the conversion of currently in-service MAN four-stroke engines to dual-fuel methanol operation.
Apollo Engineering Consultants Limited reports that its PALM Quick Connection System has successfully completed trials in Orkney. The trials, which took place from the end of March to the end of May
Covington, La.-headquartered Hornbeck Offshore Services Inc. (HOS) reports that the Navy’s Office of Small Business Programs has recently approved a mentor protégé agreement between the company and New Orleans based Next Generation
The White House reports that private sector partners are stepping up with new investments in the U.S. maritime sector, with a fact sheet noting that the following companies plan to expand or
In a significant advance for sustainable maritime transportation, SWITCH Maritime’s hydrogen fuel cell ferry, the Sea Change, recently received its U.S. Coast Guard Certificate of Inspection (COI). This certification marks the ferry’s
The latest Seafarers Happiness Index report from the Mission to Seafarers reveals a mixed but somewhat more positive picture of seafarers’ well-being, with the happiness index increasing slightly to 6.99 in second
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management had good news and not so good news to report on Gulf of Mexico offshore wind last week. The good news: the agency has received an
