Propulsion: What’s in the wind?
It’s often said that shipping is faced with making a change in propulsion systems as big as that from sail to steam. Could it just be that the next transition will be
Maritime Partners to acquire M/G Transport
Metairie, La., headquartered Maritime Partners, LLC is back on the acquisition trail. Back in December last year, the company became the largest lessor of marine equipment in the United States when it
VIDEO: Silver Ships delivers hydrographic survey vessel to Corps
Marking the latest expansion in its Endeavor range of workboats, Theodore, Ala., based Silver Ships Inc. has delivered the Tobin, the largest marine surveying vessel in its series. The 49-foot vessel has
Scottish North Sea O&G platforms could be powered by offshore wind
Perhaps taking a leaf from Equinor’s book in Norway, Crown Estates Scotland today opened a new offshore wind leasing round that is aimed, among other things, at providing green electricity for powering
Crowley partners with EcoVadis to assess ESG impacts throughout its value chain
Crowley has become the first U.S.-based company in maritime and logistics to partner with international business sustainability ratings provider EcoVadis to assess its value chain for its suppliers’ environmental, social and governance
BHP, PPC and Norsepower partner for combi carrier rotor sail retrofit
Mining giant BHP is partnering with Pan Pacific Copper and Norsepower to retrofit a tilting rotor sail on a 53,762 dwt combination carrier. The aim is to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
Modern laker Mark W. Barker features Thordon RiverTough bearings
Like other vessels in the Interlake Steamship fleet, Mark W. Barker, the first new U.S flagged Great Lakes bulker in almost 40 years, is fitted with oil-free propeller shaft bearings from Thordon
MAN in MoU on methanol retrofits
MAN Energy Solutions has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Stena Teknik – Stena’s inhouse R&D division – and Proman – the world’s second largest methanol producer. The agreement will see
Japan’s first LNG-fueled tug to be converted for ammonia fuel
Japan’s NYK Line has concluded a contract with the Keihin Dock Co shipyard, an NYK Group company, to modify a tugboat to ammonia fuel specifications. The vessel chosen for the conversion is
GAO report looks at Navy multiyear procurements
Anyone who has ever tried to plow through Navy budget request documentation knows that it’s strong on patriotic sentiment but at times fuzzy on a lot of other things. It seems that