The National Transportation Safety Board has released its report on an incident involving the 820-foot long, Bahamas-flagged tanker Platanos. At about 4.12 a.m. local time on Oct. 24, 2024, as a pilot
France’s TotalEnergies said today that has signed settlement agreements with the United States Department of the Interior (DOI) to relinquish its Carolina Long Bay offshore wind lease (Lease OCS-A 0545) and its
With the Strait of Hormuz effectively closed, there are 20,000 seafarers trapped aboard ships in the Mid East. Thankfully, three of them are now safely home. Quebec City-headquartered Groupe Desgagnés reports that
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Damen Shipyards Group has delivered an ASD Tug 2811 to Netherlands operator Muller Dordrecht. The ASD (azimuthing stern drive) tug, named En Avant 19, joins a number of Damen vessels in the
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AkzoNobel’s marine coatings brand, International has launched Intergard 6788, a new aluminum-pigmented universal primer developed to meet the demands of the global newbuilding market. The launch in Asia will take place at
Arc, the Los Angeles-based electric boat and powertrain company contracted to power four hybrid electric tugs under construction for Curtin Maritime, has raised a $50 million Series C funding round from Eclipse,
C&C Marine & Repair, Belle Chasse, La., announced a 24-acre expansion of its facility and the development of a state-of-the-art, fully automated spool shop—planned to be the most advanced spool fabrication operation
The Detroit Engineer District will open the Poe Lock, part of the Soo Locks, in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., to all marine traffic at 12:01 a.m. EST on March 25, marking the
OpenTug, the marine logistics platform set up to connect freight with barges and terminals nationwide, has announced Signal Optimization, a new BargeOS capability designed to help marine logistics teams plan demand by
With traffic through the Strait of Hormuz still effectively at a standstill, the IMO Council met from March 18-19, 2026, to discuss the situation in the Middle East and its impact on
