VIDEO: Remote tugboat operation in Singapore
A trial in which a tugboat was remotely operated from a shore command center located at the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore’s Maritime Innovation Lab is being hailed as a major
Enstructure to acquire Patriot Ports
U.S. terminal and logistics company Enstructure, reports that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Patriot Port Holdings LLC. Patriot Ports, the ports division of Patriot Rail & Ports and
PODCAST: Designing a Jones Act compliant WTIV
As part of a joint development project with Lloyd’s Register North America, NETSCO engineers and naval architects are responsible for the concept design of a Jones Act compliant Wind Turbine Installation Vessel.
Maersk Supply wins its largest project contract ever
The Libra Consortium has awarded Maersk Supply Service a major contract for for the pre-laying of anchors for a newbuild FPSO. The work consists of pre-laying 24 torpedo anchors, each weighing 120
Ports of Indiana Mount Vernon has new port director
Ports of Indiana reports that it has hired Bernard (Ben) Weithman as the new Ports of Indiana-Mount Vernon port director. Weithman will lead port operations and business development for the Mount Vernon
Wärtsilä to power HaiSea Marine LNG-fueled escort tugs
The pair of dual-fuel 95-ton bollard pull escort tugs ordered by HaiSea Marine at Turkey’s Sanmar Shipyards will feature Wärtsilä engines and LNG fuel gas supply systems. The Robert Allan Ltd RAstar
Cruising: Florida wins preliminary injunction against CDC rules
A federal judge has granted Florida a preliminary injunction restraining the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and and Prevention from enforcing its rules on cruise ships in Florida’s ports. Effective July 18,
VIDEO: Ford comes through first shock trial
The U.S. Navy has released video of the first scheduled explosive event in a series of Full Ship Shock Trials (FSST) of the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78). The Navy has
COVID-19 dents BC Ferries’ revenues and ridership
Canada’s largest ferry operator, Victoria, B.C., headquartered BC Ferries, today released its results for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021 (fiscal 2021). Not surprisingly, the results reveal that the COVID-19 had
Port of Corpus Christi takes delivery of new security boat
The Port of Corpus Christi, Texas, has added a new state-of-the-art patrol boat to its security force. The new 44-foot port security boat was purchased using a combination of Port Security Grant