![Quasar Expeditions’ 52.9-meter hybrid-electric expedition yacht Quasar Conservation [Photo credit: Consulmar Naval Architects, Marine Engineers, and Surveyors]](https://www.marinelog.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/QasarConservation-300x225.jpg)
ABB is collaborating with Ecuador-based Quasar Expeditions to modernize its iconic Galápagos expedition yacht Galú to hybrid-electric propulsion. The conversion will transform the vessel, originally built by Italian shipyard Benetti in the
![At launch of Sea Tech Innovation Exchange (L to R) : Joshua Huck, Deputy Chief of Mission, U.S. Embassy, Athens; Vassilios Kroustallis, ABS executive vice president and chief commercial officer; and John Xylas, executive board member of the Union of Greek Shipowners. [Photo: ABS]](https://www.marinelog.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/seatech-300x225.jpg)
ABS has launched the ABS SeaTech Innovation Exchange, consisting of two advanced technology centers in Athens, Greece, and Houston, Texas, focused on accelerating maritime innovation, applied research, and partnership with leading academic
Fincantieri Group member Vard Electro has successfully completed a switchboard upgrade onboard the AHTS vessel Skandi Hercules, owned by DOF. The work was carried out at ST Engineering’s shipyard in Singapore during
Canal Barge Company is continuing its fleet modernization efforts through a combination of new vessel construction and towboat repower projects designed to improve operational consistency, maintenance efficiency and long-term reliability across its
Indiana state and local officials recently celebrated the groundbreaking of Consolidated Grain and Barge Co.’s (CGB) $47 million expansion at Ports of Indiana-Mount Vernon, the largest investment at Indiana’s largest port in
Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC), the Finnish shipyard tapped to play a critical role in U.S. Arctic Security Cutter icebreaker program, this week marked another milestone in Finland’s Squadron 2020 Pohjanmaa class corvette
Built by Gulf Craft LLC in Franklin, La., Spirit of 1733, a new Incat Crowther designed 300-passenger ferry, is now in service with the U.S Virgin Island’s Department of Public Works, operating
Representatives from Master Boat Builders Inc and Maritime Partners LLC this week gathered at the National Maritime Museum of the Gulf in Mobile, Ala., to christen Marauder, the first in a series
![Estonia’s first fully electric ferry will be built by Crist S.A. [Image: LMG Marin]](https://www.marinelog.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/LMG-Marin-visuaal-uuest-parvlaevast_talv-300x225.jpg)
Estonian State Fleet (Riigilaevastik), which operates a broad range of Estonian Government vessels, yesterday signed a contract with Gdynia, Poland, shipyard Crist S.A. to build Estonia’s first fully electric ferry, marking a
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The U.S. Center for Maritime Innovation (USCMI), together with MARAD and ABS, recently brought together maritime, energy, and public-sector leaders for an Innovation Café event focused on small modular reactor (SMR) nuclear
