SC Ports completes Wando Welch Terminal upgrades
The South Carolina Ports Authority (SC Ports) reports the completion of a key infrastructure project at its busiest container terminal, the Wando Welch Terminal in the Port of Charleston. It can now
New U.S. OCS oil and gas lease sales in the works
Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum last Friday directed the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to initiate the first step in a public engagement process to develop a new schedule for offshore
Baker Marine collaborates with Seacroft, M3 Marine in MoU
Covington, La.-based Baker Marine Solutions (BMS) has announced a formal partnership with Seacroft Marine Consultants and M3 Marine Expertise (Asia-Pacific), through a signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). After establishing a working relationship
USTR reveals fee scales, timing for Section 301 action on China
In a long-expected move, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) on April 17 took Section 301 “targeted action to restore American shipbuilding and address China’s unreasonable acts, policies, and practices to dominate the
Wärtsilä will upgrade engines on two Ulusoy Sealines bulkers
Wärtsilä is to upgrade the Wärtsilä RT-flex main engines on two bulk carriers owned by Turkey-based Ulusoy Sealines. The planned engine retrofits and upgrades aim to extend the vessels’ operational life and
Arc Boat Company fast tracks its first electric tug boat
Los Angeles based electric boat startup Arc Boat Company says that it is entering the commercial sector by partnering with Portland, Ore., shipyard Diversified Marine Inc. to retrofit a 26 foot tugboat
Hochul to fight Burgum shut down of Empire Wind “every step of the way”
In an announcement on a social media post, Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum said yesterday that he had ordered BOEM to immediately halt all construction activities on the Empire Wind Project
Aker Arctic to design next-generation icebreaker for Finland
The Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency (FTIA) has chosen Helsinki-headquartered Aker Arctic to design the next-generation Baltic Sea assistance icebreaker as part of the Winter Navigation Motorways of the Sea III (WINMOS III)
Ports of Indiana and Metro Ports extend bulk cargo partnership at Burns Harbor
Ports of Indiana and terminal operator Metro Ports have signed a five-year extension of their bulk terminal operating agreement at Ports of Indiana-Burns Harbor. The agreement reaffirms both organizations’ commitment to growing
Gulf Craft acquired by autonomous vessel innovator Saronic
Austin, Texas, based autonomous vessel start up Saronic has acquired Franklin, La.-based shipbuilder Gulf Craft. It says that, with the acquisition, it gains a strategically located shipyard on the Gulf Coast that