Kirby awarded $17.4 million in Houston Channel collision case
In a July 8 ruling, U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Vincent Brown has awarded Kirby Inland Marine $17,398,488 in a case stemming from the May 10, 2019, Houston Ship Channel incident in which
ABS classes a floating wind farm
WindFloat Atlantic, 20 kilometers off the coast of Viana do Castello, Portugal, has become the world’s first offshore wind farm to be in class with a classification society, after its three 8.4
Report: Connectivity crucial to seafarers’ future welfare needs
Mobile satellite communications leader Inmarsat has sponsored a new report exploring the future of seafaring to 2050. The report offers recommendations on how shipping, training institutions and welfare services can respond to
Cruise line asks court to overturn Florida “vaccine passport” ban
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCHL) is pushing back on Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ policy banning cruise lines (and other businesses) from requiring proofs of vaccination from customers. Yesterday, the cruise company filed
Wärtsilä reports encouraging results with zero carbon fuels
Full-scale engine tests running on ammonia and hydrogen as fuels have recently been carried out in Wärtsilä’s engine laboratory in Vaasa, Finland. The tests are being performed to assess the optimum engine
Q&A: Protective coatings for shipbuilders, green tech, and more
Last month, we covered marine paints and coatings in the magazine edition of Marine Log. To keep that conversation going, we wanted to offer our readers a Q&A with Chris Birkert of
Report slams Surface Navy culture, leadership
A report commissioned by four members of Congress in the wake of several high-profile Navy losses of lives and warships makes disturbing reading. Entitled “A Report on the Fighting Culture of the
VIDEO: Elon Musk gives sneak peek at new drone ship
Elon Musk has taken to Twitter to share video of the new SpaceX drone ship, but didn’t give many details. However, reports are that it was converted from a former McDonough Marine
ABB offers new fleet-wide performance optimization solution
A new online platform, ABB AbilityMarine Fleet Intelligence – Advisory, combines the power of cloud-based analytics and reporting with user-friendly visualizations to help shipowners, managers and charterers optimize ship performance fleet-wide. Offered
DEME in LNG-fueled cable laying first
DEME Offshore’s DP3 vessel Living Stone has successfully installed the DolWin6 High Voltage DC (HVDC) cable in the North Sea. This is the first time a cable laying vessel has installed cables