Port of Corpus Christi sets new record in 2023
Port of Corpus Christi, Texas, customers set a new high mark in annual tonnage during 2023, moving more than 200 million tons of goods through the Corpus Christi Ship Channel for the
Op-Ed: Safer maritime battery technology
By Mukesh Chatter, Founder and CEO, Alsym Energy Reducing insurance costs and decarbonization goals are driving industry improvements. Fires are now one of the leading causes of shipping insurance losses. These incidents
Henrik Uhd Christensen, Viking Life-Saving CEO, dies
Viking Life-Saving Equipment CEO Henrik Uhd Christensen passed away on January 17, 2024, after a short period of illness. Christensen leaves behind his wife and two adult sons. He was 54 years
MAN Cryo ammonia fuel-supply system wins class approval
Classification societies, DNV and Bureau Veritas have awarded MAN Cryo an Approval in Principle (AiP) for its design for an ammonia fuel-supply system to safely provide ammonia to marine-engine applications. MAN Cryo,
Hannes Leichtfried to head Danfoss Drives sales and marketing in North America
Danfoss has appointed Hannes Leichtfried as head of sales and marketing for its Drives business segment in North America. With nearly 30 years of experience at Danfoss in Austria and Germany, Leichtfried,
Jason Liberty named new CLIA chair
The Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), whose cruise line members representing 95% of the world’s ocean-going cruise lines reports that Royal Caribbean Group president and CEO Jason Liberty has been appointed chairman
Bulker operator SDTR Marine eyes CCS options
Singapore-headquartered bulker operator SDTR Marine has entered into a Joint Development Project (JDP) with classification society DNV that will explore the feasibility of installing a carbon capture and storage (CCS) system on
Yankee Freedom orders new Dry Tortugas ferry
Key West, Fla.-based Yankee Freedom has ordered a new 300-passenger, high-speed catamaran ferry from Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Duclos Corporation for passenger service between Key West and the Dry Tortugas National Park. The new
USCG moves ahead on plans for Atlantic Coast shipping fairways
The U.S. Coast Guard has released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) proposing a system of shipping safety fairways along the U.S. Atlantic Coast. The NPRM comes as plans for Atlantic Coast
Longitude Engineering to take eSOV design to next level
London-headquartered Longitude Engineering has been selected to design the world-first zero-emission electric Service Operation Vessel (eSOV) that a consortium led by Bibby Marine plans to build (see earlier story). The project has