Op-Ed: Ports, maritime and offshore wind capabilities
By Scott Chewning, PE, LEED AP, Project Manager, Burns & McDonnell As the saying goes in the industry, “There is no offshore wind without ports.” A port, whether private or public, is
MAN ES says new ME-GA-opti is an engine control “first”
The MAN Energy Solutions ME-GA Otto-cycle engine that recently completed gas trials in an LNG carrier built by Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries (HSHI) has an engine control system with a new “first,”
Could this USV be a subsea IMR game changer?
In what they believe could be a game changer in subsea inspection maintenance and repair (subsea IMR), some leading players in the Norwegian offshore cluster have formed USV AS. Formed by DeepOcean,
Alabama Shipyard wins $10.7 million USNS John Lenthall contract
Alabama Shipyard LLC, Mobile, Ala., has been awarded a $10,729,026 firm-fixed-price contract (N3220523C0189) for an 81-calendar day shipyard availability for the mid-term availability of the Military Sealift Command’s Henry J. Kaiser-class fleet
Revolution Wind passes major regulatory milestone
Ørsted and Eversource’s Revolution Wind project off the coast of Rhode Island is on track to become the fourth commercial-scale offshore wind project on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf to be approved
Offshore drilling: More cold-stack floaters set for reactivation?
With demand for offshore drilling rigs pushing up, will more drilling contractors start reactivating cold-stacked floaters? London-based Maritime Strategies International (MSI) says that, while the market for floaters has long since crossed
Russia pulls out of Black Sea Grain Initiative
Wheat, corn and soybean prices all rose today on the news that Russia has not extended its participation in the UN sponsored Black Sea Grain Initiative. With Russia no longer on board,
HAV Design chosen for second methanol-fueled SOV
The second methanol-fueled hybrid service operation vessel (SOV) that Esvagt recently ordered at Turkey’s Cemre Shipyard will, like its sister ship set for delivery next year, be built to a design developed
Op-Ed: Evolving maritime connectivity at sea
Advances in digitalization and connectivity at sea—and the resultant explosion of vessel data—emphasize the need for standardization, collaboration and secure maritime-optimized solutions, says Kirstie Williams, Regional Head of Development, GTMaritime. Advances in
VIDEO: HaiSea Marine celebrates arrival of all-electric tugboat HaiSea Wamis
HaiSea Marine, majority owned by Haisla Nation in partnership with Seaspan ULC, this week celebrated the arrival of the HaiSea Wamis, the first fully electric tugboat to join its new green fleet,