Port Houston orders 16 hybrid Konecranes RTGs
Port Houston is adding to its large fleet of Konecranes RTG fleet with an order for 16 hybrid Konecranes RTGs. Delivery is scheduled for the first half of 2026. In addition, Konecranes
DFO awards Vard EUR 113M subsea construction vessel contract
Fincantieri’s Norwegian subsidiary Vard reports that it has signed a contract with Taiwan-based Dong Fang Offshore (DFO) for the design and construction of one offshore subsea construction vessel of Vard 3 39
Brunvoll gets big order for big tunnel thrusters
Responding to trends in the cruise industry, Molde, Norway-based propulsion system specialist Brunvoll has expanded its product range of tunnel thrusters by adding its largest thruster to date, its new FU135C series.
MAIB releases interim report into strike on Stena Immaculate
The U.K. Maritime Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has released an interim report on its investigation of the March 10 incident in which the U.S.-flagged TSP program tanker Stena Immaculate was struck by
Stena Line unveils Stena Futuro concept vessel
Stena Line has developed a new concept vessel, the Stena Futuro, a 240-meter long RO/RO intended for the transportation of semi-trailers and cars. Stena Line says that, through optimal design and new
Mid-America Port Commission announces new commissioners
Karen Voss and Brian Munzlinger will be seated as Mid-America Port Commission (MAPC) commissioners at its April 14 meeting at Culver-Stockton College in Canton, Mo. Voss was elected to serve as a
Caterpillar Marine and SAAM Towage in MOU on electrification and alternative fuels
Caterpillar Marine has entered a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with SAAM Towage to assess and implement alternative power solutions, including electrification and alternative fuels such as methanol and ethanol, for the SAAM
Metal Shark to debut new HSMUSV unmanned surface vessel at Sea-Air-Space 2025
Jeanerette, La.-based boat builder Metal Shark is set to debut its latest unmanned surface vessel—the HSMUSV— at the upcoming Sea-Air-Space event in National Harbor, Md., with three days of on-water demonstrations April
DOF Sea Dragon OSV will feature a range of Kongsberg Maritime solutions
More details are emerging about the OSV (offshore support vessel) that the Crist shipyard in Poland is building for DOF. Provisionally named Sea Dragon, the OSV is set to assist operations off
Bollinger Shipyards receives 9/11 steel
Bollinger Shipyards recently hosted a 9/11 steel transfer ceremony at its Lockport facility that saw the shipyard received two pieces of steel from the debris of the attack on the World Trade