AMP sets record straight on need for Puerto Rico Jones Act waiver
Here we go again. Detractors of the Jones Act are having a field day as the media puts out stories about Puerto Rico running short of diesel. Here’s an example from Bloomberg:
Ulstein develops scaled up offshore wind foundation installer
With analysts and brokers predicting a significant shortage of offshore wind foundation installation vessels —and with the projected sizes of those foundations growing — Ulstein has expanded its portfolio with the Ulstein
Vigor awarded $131 million DDG drydocking contract
Portland, Oregon, headquartered Vigor Marine LLC, , has been awarded a $131,151,747 firm-fixed-price contract action to accomplish the Arleigh Burke class guided missile destroyer USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53) 2C1 drydocking
Bourbon creates new offshore wind division
Building on more than 10 years experience in the installation of the main floating wind farm prototypes in Europe, Paris-headquartered offshore services specialist Bourbon has established a new division dedicated to offshore
Next generation VLCC features 4 rigid wing sails
With IMO’s CII and EEXI regulations looming, more owners are opting to add sails of one kind or another to ships in a bid to reduce CO2 emissions. In one example of
Viking takes delivery of second expedition ship
Torstein Hagen’s Viking Cruises today took delivery of its second expedition ship, Viking Polaris, in a ceremony at Fincantieri subsidiary Vard’s Søviknes, Norway, shipyard, where Viking’s first expedition ship, the Viking Octantis,
Alfa Laval aims to produce the first plate heat exchanger made with fossil-free steel
We’re a long way from seeing ships made with green steel, but ships’ equipment made with fossil-free steel may not be far away. With global steel production accounting for some 7% of
VIDEO: Silver Ships delivers landing craft workboat
Theodore, Ala., headquartered Silver Ships, Inc. has recently delivered a multi-mission Explorer 40 landing craft type workboat to the Suffolk County, New York, Public Works Department The Suffolk County PWD’s mission is
Ferry Service Expansion Act introduced
Congressman John Garamendi (D-Calif.) and U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-Wash) have introduced the “Ferry Service Expansion Act,” seeking significant additional funding for a number of programs — including the retrofit of current
Windcat Workboats plans another 6 hydrogen-fueled CTVs
Windcat Workboats and CMB Tech, both part of the CMB, have announced plan to order an additional six hydrogen-fueled crew transfer vessels (CTVs) by 2024. This follows the delivery of the Hydrocat