VIDEO: Maritime Pride embraces marine employees and allies
As we move along in June, Pride Month, we wanted to bring more awareness to a new group called Maritime Pride. A couple of weeks ago, Marine Log’s Alex Marcheschi sat down
Ship Repair USA a “huge success” in its second year
Marine Log held its second annual Ship Repair USA conference in the French Quarter of New Orleans on June 11-12, once again attracting attendees from across the spectrum of shipyards, vessel operators,
Op-Ed: Harnessing wind power for shipping requires data as much as sails
By Ossi Mettälä, product manager for shipping solutions, NAPA Sails, wings, kites and rotors are only the most visible part of the advanced technology needed to truly embrace wind power in shipping.
Maritime Partners equips new towboat with Mitsubishi engines
Covington, La., headquartered engine and genset distributor Laborde Products recently equipped Metairie, La., headquartered Maritime Partners’ new towboat, M/V The Gunnar, with a pair of high-performance Mitsubishi S6R2 engines. Each engine produces
Q&A: What can be done about shipyard workforce issues?
Virginia-based Integrity Staffing Services is an independently owned and operated staffing and recruiting company focused on shipyards and ship repair yards. The company has been in the shipbuilding and repair industry since
RFP out for establishment of new U.S. Center for Maritime Innovation
The U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) has issued a request for proposals (RFP) to establish a U.S. Center for Maritime Innovation. The center will support the study, research, development, assessment, and deployment of
Ports of Indiana launches initiative to create international container terminals
Yesterday, the Ports of Indiana Commission approved Resolution 24-01 to launch “The Indiana Container Initiative” in support of developing multiple international container terminals within the state of Indiana. As a statewide port
FPSO gets two new Liebherr offshore cranes
Out with the old, in with the new. The Compact Board Offshore (CBO) cranes with their distinctive A-frame design on an FPSO have reached the end of their useful life after almost
Captain of pollution case tanker PS Dream could get prison term
While two whistleblowers in a recent tanker pollution case could could be awarded up to $500,000, the vessel’s captain could face imprisonment. As we reported earlier, last month two related companies that
Kongsberg Maritime gains AiP for “Chief to Shore” functionality
Classification society DNV has granted Kongsberg Maritime its Approval in Principle for a “Chief to Shore” functionality that enables a key role to be transferred from a ship to a shore-based control