Kirby reports profitable first quarter
Houston-headquartered Kirby Corporation (NYSE: KEX) today announced results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2022, Earnings in the quarter were $17.4 million or $0.29 per share, compared with a loss of
Seafarers Happiness Index sinks to eight-year low
The latest Seafarers Happiness Index report, published today by the Mission to Seafarers, reveals the lowest levels of seafarer satisfaction for eight years, with the index’s measure of overall happiness decreasing from
BOEM opens the way for lease sales in two more offshore wind areas
The U.S. Department of the Interior says that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will publish two separate calls for information and nominations for possible offshore wind leasing in areas that
Op-Ed: IRPT takes its own pulse on cybersecurity
by James A. Kearns, Jones Walker LLP For cyber bad actors, especially those for whom ransomware is just another business model, no target is too small. This flies in the face of
All American Marine books contract for innovative offshore wind survey vessel
Bellingham, Wash., based All American Marine (AAM) has been awarded a contract to build a research and hydrographic survey vessel for Geodynamics, an NV5 geospacial group company. The vessel, the R/V Shackleford,
ESG to begin construction of fourth OPC
The U.S. Coast Guard has awarded Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG) a $325.06 million contract modification to begin construction of the fourth Heritage Class offshore patrol cutter (OPC), the future USCGC Rush (WMSM
Jury convicts defendant in towboat pipe bomb case
Nathaniel Blayn Becker, the Marietta, Ohio, man arrested on October 28 last year after suspected destructive devices were found on several towboats, has been convicted on all four counts in a federal
ABS supports McAllister’s sustainability initiatives
Classification society ABS is supporting New York City headquartered McAllister Towing & Transportation with greenhouse gas inventory and sustainability reporting services for its fleet of more than 75 tugboats, crew boats and
Keppel O&M and Sembcorp Marine merger agreed
A Singapore mega merger that has been long in the works seems finally set to happen. Keppel Corporation Limited and Sembcorp Marine Ltd entered into definitive agreements yesterday for the proposed combination
VIDEO: Ulstein offers cruising a nuclear option
Unveiled at the Seatrade Cruise Global event in Miami, the key feature of the 149 meter long Ulstein Thor concept vessel is a thorium molten salt reactor — or MSR. Ulstein says