VIDEO: NASSCO christens future USNS Harvey Milk
The General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard in San Diego christened and launched the future USNS Harvey Milk (T-AO 206), November 6. The ship is the second in the U.S. Navy’s John Lewis-class fleet
Allseas takes wraps off drillship it’s converting to nodules miner
With all major auto makers ramping up plans to switch production to electric vehicles, battery demand looks set soar — and with it demand for the base metals needed to produce them.
Infrastructure Act: Good news for ports, wind and waterways
H.R. 3684, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, on Friday passed the House by a vote of 228 to 206. The measure had already passed the Senate and now awaits President Biden’s
Navy relieves command leadership team of sub that struck seamount
After an investigation determined that the “submerged object” struck by Seawolf-class fast-attack submarine USS Connecticut (SSN 22) on October 2 was an uncharted seamount, the Navy has relieved the boat’s command leadership.
Kotug offers pusher tug series with swappable batteries
Under an MoU just signed with Vancouver, B.C., based Swift Clean Energy, Rotterdam-headquartered towage and marine services specialist Kotug International B.V. is to offer swappable batteries as an option on its E-Pusher
Crowley Cares Foundation takes on food insecurity
By Leah Grigsby Collins, Marine Log When the Crowley Cares Foundation–the charitable and volunteerism arm of Crowley Maritime Corporation–saw food insecurity facing the military family community in Jacksonville, Fla., they decided to
DEME and Prysmian win $1.9 billion Dominion Energy offshore wind award
Dominion Energy Virginia, a subsidiary of Dominion Energy Inc., has awarded the largest U.S. offshore wind installation contract thus far to a consortium made up of Belgium’s DEME Group and Milan, Italy,
NTSB reports on deadly collision between fishing vessel and Odfjell tanker
The National Transportation Safety Board issued Marine Accident Brief 21/21 Thursday for its investigation of the Jan. 14, 2020, fatal collision between the 37,395 dwt Odfjell managed chemical tanker Bow Fortune and
Leadership change at Fincantieri Bay
Former Austal USA president Craig Perciavalle is to take the helm at Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding following Todd Thayse’s decision to retire after 10 years as vice president and general manager and a
Q&A: 10 Minutes with Soundown and J&A Enterprises
[SPONSORED CONTENT]: Two Salem, Mass., companies are teaming up to lend their expertise to the ferry industry in the way of noise and vibration control: J&A Enterprises Inc., an engineering firm that