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      • Delayed cargoes, disrupted schedules, charter implications, and idle assets are all visible consequences of the oil tanker backlog in the Strait of Hormuz. Op-Ed: What the Strait of Hormuz backlog reveals about operational readiness
      • SIGURD is a fully modular mine countermeasure system. {Photo; Vatn] VIDEO: Vatn unveils SIGURD autonomous mine countermeasure system
      • Donjon Marine Donjon Marine wins $180M NAVSEA contract
      • After Iranian attacks on three vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. forces yesterday struck over 80 Iranian targets. [Screengrab from YouTube] VIDEO: U.S. responds to Iranian attacks on three Hormuz tankers
    • Compliance
      • MEPC 84 takeaways More to MEPC 84 than NZF
      • Maersk to pay $1.9M in FMC civil penalties FMC slaps MSC with $22.6M civil penalty
      • ICE agents at work ICE swoops on 25 at Louisiana shipyard
      • pilot transfer arrangenebt U.K. pilots launch interactive aid to compliance with new SOLAS pilot transfer reg
    • Legislation
      • Next Generation Shipping Act reintroduced Democratic lawmakers reintroduce the Next Generation Shipping Act
      • Lunday welcomes One Big Beautiful Bill Act USCG gets $25 billion One Big Beautiful Bill boost
      • Maritime Action Plan Industry applauds wide ranging Trump executive order on maritime
      • TTB 2025: Navigating new employment law changes in the Trump era
    • Regulations
      • MEPC 84 takeaways More to MEPC 84 than NZF
      • The Bahamas has introduced a comprehensive suite of Merchant Shipping Regulations The Bahamas updates its maritime regulatory framework
      • Maersk to pay $1.9M in FMC civil penalties FMC monitoring Strait of Hormuz surcharges
      • GOM decommissioning financial guarantees Interior proposes cutting costs of offshore decommissioning guarantees
    • Safety and Security
      • SIGURD is a fully modular mine countermeasure system. {Photo; Vatn] VIDEO: Vatn unveils SIGURD autonomous mine countermeasure system
      • After Iranian attacks on three vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. forces yesterday struck over 80 Iranian targets. [Screengrab from YouTube] VIDEO: U.S. responds to Iranian attacks on three Hormuz tankers
      • ATSB Report on loss of steering ATSB: Safety management system issues seen in RO/RO loss of steering
      • n the latest episode of Listen Up!, Marine Log Editor in Chief Heather Ervin sits down with Tommy Mikkelsen of Trelleborg Marine & Infrastructure to discuss how these converging risks are reshaping navigation Listen Up! Podcast: Navigating the triple threat to maritime operations
    • Markets
      • BIMCO assesses dry bulk outlook BIMCO: Dry bulk supply/demand balance set to weaken
      • ICS report sees need for many more hydrogen carriers
      • Saltchuk makes offer OSG Saltchuk makes a new offer for OSG
      • Clarksons reports on alternate fuels Clarksons looks at car carrier trade trends
    • Environment
      • Donjon Marine Donjon Marine wins $180M NAVSEA contract
      • containerp lashing ABS takes a measured look at IMO mid-term measures and path to decarbonization
      • Op-Ed: Let’s focus on the fact that shipping companies are greener than their reputation
      • Op-Ed: Technology alone will not secure shipping’s Future
    • Salvage
      • Donjon Marine Donjon Marine wins $180M NAVSEA contract
      • Salvage efforts at the Francis Scott Key Bridge in 2024. TTB 2026: Inside the Key Bridge salvage operation
      • Grounded barge Defiant VIDEO: Salvage plan for grounded barge Defiant approved
      • New Resoilve MarineTokyo office is headed up by client services & country manager Maiko Tahara. Resolve Marine opens new Tokyo office
  • Shipbuilding
    • Shipyards
      • Port Alpha Saronic selects Brownsville as site for Port Alpha
      • Shipbuilders at HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division secure the unit during installation of a grand block for Thad Cochran (DDG 135). The block is one of several units built by Gulf Copper and Eastern Shipbuilding as part of Ingalls’ distributed shipbuilding initiative. [Photo: HII] Ingalls erects first grand blocks built by distributed shipbuilding partners
      • Workforce Training Center, Bollinger opens new Workforce Training Center
      • Arctic Security Cutter Bollinger set to start production on Arctic Security Cutter program
    • Naval Architecture
      • Lloyd’s Register has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with K Shipbuilding, bound4blue and the Liberian International Ship & Corporate Registry. Lloyd’s Register signs MoU to advance wind-assisted MR tanker design
      • As vessels become more connected through automation and digital systems, cybersecurity is increasingly influencing vessel design decisions. Why naval architects can no longer treat cybersecurity as an afterthought
      • New USCG cybersecurity rules are reshaping vessel design
      • Q&A: Aligning vessel design with operational demands
    • Engines & Fuel
      • Turn Services, New Orleans, La., has added the M/V War Admiral as the second vessel completed in an ongoing eight-vessel construction program. Turn Services adds M/V War Admiral to ongoing 8-boat construction program
      • The M/V Syble Fay Parker Towing repowers towboat with Mitsubishi Tier 3 engines
      • MTU engine for Korea Coast Guard (KCG) Korea Coast Guard selects MTU engines for two new patrol boat series
      • ME-LGIA ammonia engine TAT will be the final one at the RCC in Copenhagen before its location is moved outside the city in late-2027. [Photo: Everllence] Successful TAT moves Everllence’s ME-LGIA ammonia engine closer to sea trials
  • Inland/Coastal
    • Inland
      • We Work the Waterways appoints Kelsey Foster as deputy director
      • Parker Towing Company, Mobile, Ala., has christened the M/V Chipper Rabbit, a new 1,400-horsepower towboat built by Serodino Inc. Parker Towing christens new towboat M/V Chipper Rabbit
      • WRDA House and Senate committees pass WRDA 2026
      • Turn Services, New Orleans, La., has added the M/V War Admiral as the second vessel completed in an ongoing eight-vessel construction program. Turn Services adds M/V War Admiral to ongoing 8-boat construction program
    • Coastal
      • New pilot boat Calcasieu Pilot Lake Charles pilots take delivery of new Gladding-Hearn pilot boat
      • Steerprop has signed a repeat contract with Turkey’s Med Marine shipyard to deliver the propulsors for a third RAscal 2100 harbour tug designed by Robert Allan. [Image: Sterprop] Med Marine orders third tug with Steerprop T-Series propulsors
      • Going forward, all operations of the combined operation will be conducted under the Moran Towing Corporation name. [Photo: Moran Towing] Moran Towing and Bisso Towboat complete their integration
      • Joe Starck [Photo: LinkedIn] Great Lakes Towing CEO Joe Starck retires
    • Dredging
      • Corpus Christi Mike Hooks books $17.8M Corpus Christi dredging contract
      • Damen TSHD UK Dredging signs contract with Damen for advanced new TSHD
      • Crosby logo Crosby Enterprises subsidiaries file for Chapter 11
      • Dredging Contractors of America (DCA) DCA: FY2025 another strong year for U.S. dredging
    • Ports & Terminals
      • Kevin Price Kevin Price is now Georgia Ports Authority’s new president
      • Ports of Indiana has been awarded a $25 million federal “BUILD” grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to support a $32 million expansion of its Jeffersonville port. Ports of Indiana secures largest-ever federal grant
      • Leatherman Terminal [Photo: SC Ports] South Carolina Ports consolidating container operations in the short-term
      • Beatrice Hsu Beatrice Hsu is newest member of LA Harbor Commission
  • Passenger
    • Ferries
      • Registration is now open for Marine Log’s FERRIES 2026 Conference, taking place November 10-11, 2026, in Seattle, Wash. Registration opens for Marine Log’s FERRIES 2026 Conference
      • The Bridgeport and Port Jefferson Steamboat Co,'s newest ferry, the M/V Long Island served as the closing vessel in the Sail4th USA 250 Parade of Ships in New York Harbor on July 4, 2026. Bridgeport and Port Jefferson Steamboat Co. makes senior management promotions
      • Scillionian IV at the Piriou shipyard in Vietnam. [Photo: Isles of Scilly Steamship Group] New Isles of Scilly ferry Scillonian IV set to start sea trials
      • EV Maritime EV Maritime will be systems integrator for Western Australia’s new electric ferry fleet
    • Cruise Ships
      • Wärtsilä and Carnival Corporation have signed an 8-year lifecycle agreement supporting four LNG-fueled cruise ships. [Image © Carnival Corporation] Wärtsilä and Carnival ink lifecycle agreement for four LNG-fueled cruise ships
      • Carnival Corporation’s British luxury brand Cunard has revealed plans for an extensive transformation of Queen Victoria. Cunard reveals plans for Queen Victoria refit
      • Carnival Destiny VIDEO: Fincantieri Monfalcone cuts steel for new Carnival Destiny
      • American Maverick [Photo: American Cruise Lines] American Maverick christened on maiden New England Islands cruise
  • Offshore
    • Oil & Gas
      • Lilly Bordelon Bordelon Marine completes Lilly Bordelon conversion to ULIV
      • Starnav OSV Ten new hybrid Starnav OSVs will be powered by MTU engines
      • The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) today issued the Final Notice of Sale for Lease Sale Big Beautiful Gulf 3 (BBG3) BOEM advances third Gulf offshore lease sale
      • Ryan Zehl: “Offshore workers do some of the most physically demanding and dangerous work in the world. When the companies they work for fail to give them a safe place to do that work, we hold them fully accountable.” Zehl & Associates secures $16M Jones Act settlement for injured drillship worker
    • Renewables
      • Gulf of America forward report VIDEO: NOIA launches new Gulf of America Forward initiative
      • PALM QCS offshore renewables quick connector VIDEO: PALM QCS offshore renewables quick connector completes Orkney trials
      • tidal stream energy barge VIDEO: Novel barge lowers costs of HydoWing’s tidal stream energy tech
      • Tidewater CEO Quintin Kneen talks WSUT Quintin Kneen upbeat on Tidewater outlook
    • Offshore Wind
      • Duke Energy buyout deal Interior to pay Duke Energy $129M to terminate Carolina offshore wind lease
      • Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum: "We applaud Invenergy for recognizing the importance of baseload power and investing in energy solutions that deliver real benefits to American consumers.” Interior in $765M offshore wind buy-out deal with Invenergy
      • Image: Compute Maritime Compute Maritime projects big fuel savings for AI-designed CTV
      • N.Y. Attorney General Letitia James: ““We are fighting back to stop this illegal agreement that threatens to erase over a thousand union jobs and cheat millions of New Yorkers out of clean, affordable energy.” Seven states file suit challenging “pay-not-to-play” deal to cancel offshore wind lease
  • Views
    • Q&As
      • Marine Log spoke with Jennifer Carpenter, president of the American Maritime Partnership, about the opportunities facing this year's graduates, the role of the Jones Act in sustaining the maritime workforce. Q&A: Jennifer Carpenter on the Jones Act and America’s workforce
      • In this exclusive Marine Log Q&A, Capt. Reed Richardson shares a mariner's perspective on what the Jones Act means on the waterfront. Q&A: Inside the Jones Act—A working mariner’s view
      • Q&A: Aligning vessel design with operational demands
      • In this Q&A, Fredrik Fuglesang, CEO of maritime technology company SeaARCTOS, answers common questions he is asked about direct emissions monitoring Q&A: Why we need to improve emissions monitoring
    • From the Editor
      • Snapshot of FERRIES attendees at growing conference in New York area. Standing out in a sea of maritime events 
      • Lock and dam Corps releases inland waterways spend plan
      • Hurricane Ida maritime Recovery efforts underway in path of hurricane
      • MV Wakashio accident Is the criminalization of seafarers on the rise?
    • Op-Eds
      • Delayed cargoes, disrupted schedules, charter implications, and idle assets are all visible consequences of the oil tanker backlog in the Strait of Hormuz. Op-Ed: What the Strait of Hormuz backlog reveals about operational readiness
      • When the freight market is calm, logistics strategies can appear more stable than they truly are.  Op-Ed: The case for pressure testing ocean freight strategy amid heightened volatility
      • According to the Allianz Safety and Shipping Review 2025, total vessel losses have fallen by 75% over the past decade Op-Ed: From paper to AI—Shipping’s safety track record and the gap that data can close
      • Op-Ed: AI and the future of international marine transportation
    • Data & Analytics
      • chart of bulker earnings vs. values Why Cleaves is bullish on bulkers
      • Chart VesselsValue: Volatility continues in crude tanker sector
      • Dropping in bio-LNG extends green financing runway says SEA-LNG
      • Inmarsat marks a Fleet Xpress milestone and launches a data academy
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      • n the latest episode of Listen Up!, Marine Log Editor in Chief Heather Ervin sits down with Tommy Mikkelsen of Trelleborg Marine & Infrastructure to discuss how these converging risks are reshaping navigation Listen Up! Podcast: Navigating the triple threat to maritime operations
      • Podcast: Strategies for extending vessel life and improving reliability
      • Marine Log's Heather Ervin talks with Liskow attorney Laura Alaniz about the future of noncompete agreements in the maritime industry. Podcast: What maritime employers need to know about noncompete agreements
      • Listen Up! Podcast explores crew spaces, vessel branding and the modern mariner experience
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      • Navigating Talent: Your Guide to Finding and Retaining Top Maritime Workers Navigating talent: Your guide to finding and retaining top maritime workers
      • Regal Rexnord Powertrain Powertrain solutions for your marine applications
    • Videos
      • Trinity House vessel VIDEO: Trinity House awards Vard two-ship “Future Afloat” contract
      • SIGURD is a fully modular mine countermeasure system. {Photo; Vatn] VIDEO: Vatn unveils SIGURD autonomous mine countermeasure system
      • drone boats VIDEO: U.S. sea drones strike Iranian naval assets
      • Carnival Destiny VIDEO: Fincantieri Monfalcone cuts steel for new Carnival Destiny
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Ugolino Vivaldi was launched at Fincantieri's Riva Trigosa shipyard. [Photo: Fincantieri]
  • February 24, 2026
  • News

Fincantieri launches first of four next-gen Italian Navy OPVs

Fincantieri’s Riva Trigoso shipyard has launched the Ugolino Vivaldi, the first of four advanced Italian Navy offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) being built under a contract awarded the Orizzonte Sistemi Navali joint venture

  • February 23, 2026
  • News, Ports & Terminals

Propeller Club NY/NJ to host Saint Patrick’s Day party

The Propeller Club of the Port of New York and New Jersey (NY/NJ) will host its Saint Patrick’s Day Party on Thursday, March 5, 2026, from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at

B6 enclosure
  • February 23, 2026
  • News

MER Equipment launches ultra-compact B6 marine generator enclosure

Seattle, Wash,-based MER Equipment has introduced its new B6 marine enclosure, a compact, high-performance generator platform designed to address one of the marine industry’s most persistent challenges: fitting reliable power into increasingly

Digital Innovation & Simulation Center (DISC)
  • February 23, 2026
  • Uncategorized

VIDEO: BMT unveils new Digital Innovation & Simulation Center (DISC)

BMT today announced the opening of its Digital Innovation & Simulation Center (DISC) at its Fareham, U.K., site. The facility has been created to transform how BMT teams and customers innovate, collaborate

tour vessel
  • February 23, 2026
  • News, Passenger

All American Marine wins new Alaska tour vessel contract

Bellingham, Wash.-based All American Marine (AAM) reports that it is currently constructing a sister ship to the tour vessel Chugach Express that it delivered to Alaska-based Phillips Cruises & Tours in April

Tidewater CEO Quintin Kneen talks WSUT
  • February 23, 2026
  • News, Offshore, Oil & Gas

TIdewater to acquire 22-PSV Wilson Sons Ultratug (WSUT) fleet

In a move that significantly expands its presence in the Brazilian market, Houston-headquartered Tidewater Inc. [NYSE: TDW] has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Wilson

The M/V SAFARIND is designed to be built at the Nigerian Naval Shipyard in Port Harcourt and from there the vessel follows the coast to the mouth of the Niger River and for the upstream voyage to Onitsha. 
  • February 20, 2026
  • Ferries, News, Passenger

Worldwide Ferry Safety Association announces Niger ferry design winners

On February 20, the Worldwide Ferry Safety Association (WFSA) announced the awardees of the international maritime student design competition for a safe affordable ferry, this time for a ferry for the Niger

NZF briefing
  • February 20, 2026
  • News

What will happen to IMO’s NZF carbon tax proposal the next time around?

Following last year’s failure of IMO’s MEPC to adopt the “Net Zero Framework for Shipping” (NZF) carbon tax proposal, the issue comes up for consideration again in November. A new insight brief

  • February 20, 2026
  • Ferries

Your vision, Hornblower Marine’s expertise. All under one roof in Bridgeport.

Sponsored Content: Hornblower Marine began with a set of simple yet difficult questions: What if a one-stop shop for every stage of vessel repair, construction, retrofit, and propulsion needs was housed under

fuel quality report cover
  • February 20, 2026
  • Engines & Fuel, News

Fuel quality issues continue to pose problems

The latest report in the Lloyd’s Register FOBAS Fuel Insight series on fuel quality trends highlights some worrisome trends in the second half of 2025. The bi-annual Fuel Insight series leverages the

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