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    • Legal
      • Delayed cargoes, disrupted schedules, charter implications, and idle assets are all visible consequences of the oil tanker backlog in the Strait of Hormuz. Op-Ed: What the Strait of Hormuz backlog reveals about operational readiness
      • SIGURD is a fully modular mine countermeasure system. {Photo; Vatn] VIDEO: Vatn unveils SIGURD autonomous mine countermeasure system
      • Donjon Marine Donjon Marine wins $180M NAVSEA contract
      • After Iranian attacks on three vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. forces yesterday struck over 80 Iranian targets. [Screengrab from YouTube] VIDEO: U.S. responds to Iranian attacks on three Hormuz tankers
    • Compliance
      • MEPC 84 takeaways More to MEPC 84 than NZF
      • Maersk to pay $1.9M in FMC civil penalties FMC slaps MSC with $22.6M civil penalty
      • ICE agents at work ICE swoops on 25 at Louisiana shipyard
      • pilot transfer arrangenebt U.K. pilots launch interactive aid to compliance with new SOLAS pilot transfer reg
    • Legislation
      • Next Generation Shipping Act reintroduced Democratic lawmakers reintroduce the Next Generation Shipping Act
      • Lunday welcomes One Big Beautiful Bill Act USCG gets $25 billion One Big Beautiful Bill boost
      • Maritime Action Plan Industry applauds wide ranging Trump executive order on maritime
      • TTB 2025: Navigating new employment law changes in the Trump era
    • Regulations
      • MEPC 84 takeaways More to MEPC 84 than NZF
      • The Bahamas has introduced a comprehensive suite of Merchant Shipping Regulations The Bahamas updates its maritime regulatory framework
      • Maersk to pay $1.9M in FMC civil penalties FMC monitoring Strait of Hormuz surcharges
      • GOM decommissioning financial guarantees Interior proposes cutting costs of offshore decommissioning guarantees
    • Safety and Security
      • SIGURD is a fully modular mine countermeasure system. {Photo; Vatn] VIDEO: Vatn unveils SIGURD autonomous mine countermeasure system
      • After Iranian attacks on three vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. forces yesterday struck over 80 Iranian targets. [Screengrab from YouTube] VIDEO: U.S. responds to Iranian attacks on three Hormuz tankers
      • ATSB Report on loss of steering ATSB: Safety management system issues seen in RO/RO loss of steering
      • n the latest episode of Listen Up!, Marine Log Editor in Chief Heather Ervin sits down with Tommy Mikkelsen of Trelleborg Marine & Infrastructure to discuss how these converging risks are reshaping navigation Listen Up! Podcast: Navigating the triple threat to maritime operations
    • Markets
      • BIMCO assesses dry bulk outlook BIMCO: Dry bulk supply/demand balance set to weaken
      • ICS report sees need for many more hydrogen carriers
      • Saltchuk makes offer OSG Saltchuk makes a new offer for OSG
      • Clarksons reports on alternate fuels Clarksons looks at car carrier trade trends
    • Environment
      • Donjon Marine Donjon Marine wins $180M NAVSEA contract
      • containerp lashing ABS takes a measured look at IMO mid-term measures and path to decarbonization
      • Op-Ed: Let’s focus on the fact that shipping companies are greener than their reputation
      • Op-Ed: Technology alone will not secure shipping’s Future
    • Salvage
      • Donjon Marine Donjon Marine wins $180M NAVSEA contract
      • Salvage efforts at the Francis Scott Key Bridge in 2024. TTB 2026: Inside the Key Bridge salvage operation
      • Grounded barge Defiant VIDEO: Salvage plan for grounded barge Defiant approved
      • New Resoilve MarineTokyo office is headed up by client services & country manager Maiko Tahara. Resolve Marine opens new Tokyo office
  • Shipbuilding
    • Shipyards
      • Tom Lee Gunderson Marine & Iron names Tom Lee its new president
      • Port Alpha Saronic selects Brownsville as site for Port Alpha
      • Shipbuilders at HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division secure the unit during installation of a grand block for Thad Cochran (DDG 135). The block is one of several units built by Gulf Copper and Eastern Shipbuilding as part of Ingalls’ distributed shipbuilding initiative. [Photo: HII] Ingalls erects first grand blocks built by distributed shipbuilding partners
      • Workforce Training Center, Bollinger opens new Workforce Training Center
    • Naval Architecture
      • Lloyd’s Register has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with K Shipbuilding, bound4blue and the Liberian International Ship & Corporate Registry. Lloyd’s Register signs MoU to advance wind-assisted MR tanker design
      • As vessels become more connected through automation and digital systems, cybersecurity is increasingly influencing vessel design decisions. Why naval architects can no longer treat cybersecurity as an afterthought
      • New USCG cybersecurity rules are reshaping vessel design
      • Q&A: Aligning vessel design with operational demands
    • Engines & Fuel
      • Turn Services, New Orleans, La., has added the M/V War Admiral as the second vessel completed in an ongoing eight-vessel construction program. Turn Services adds M/V War Admiral to ongoing 8-boat construction program
      • The M/V Syble Fay Parker Towing repowers towboat with Mitsubishi Tier 3 engines
      • MTU engine for Korea Coast Guard (KCG) Korea Coast Guard selects MTU engines for two new patrol boat series
      • ME-LGIA ammonia engine TAT will be the final one at the RCC in Copenhagen before its location is moved outside the city in late-2027. [Photo: Everllence] Successful TAT moves Everllence’s ME-LGIA ammonia engine closer to sea trials
  • Inland/Coastal
    • Inland
      • We Work the Waterways appoints Kelsey Foster as deputy director
      • Parker Towing Company, Mobile, Ala., has christened the M/V Chipper Rabbit, a new 1,400-horsepower towboat built by Serodino Inc. Parker Towing christens new towboat M/V Chipper Rabbit
      • WRDA House and Senate committees pass WRDA 2026
      • Turn Services, New Orleans, La., has added the M/V War Admiral as the second vessel completed in an ongoing eight-vessel construction program. Turn Services adds M/V War Admiral to ongoing 8-boat construction program
    • Coastal
      • the port and MARAD will collaborate with the U.S. Coast Guard, the Department of Energy and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to help define the operational protocols Port of Long Beach, MARAD partner on maritime nuclear energy
      • New pilot boat Calcasieu Pilot Lake Charles pilots take delivery of new Gladding-Hearn pilot boat
      • Steerprop has signed a repeat contract with Turkey’s Med Marine shipyard to deliver the propulsors for a third RAscal 2100 harbour tug designed by Robert Allan. [Image: Sterprop] Med Marine orders third tug with Steerprop T-Series propulsors
      • Going forward, all operations of the combined operation will be conducted under the Moran Towing Corporation name. [Photo: Moran Towing] Moran Towing and Bisso Towboat complete their integration
    • Dredging
      • Corpus Christi Mike Hooks books $17.8M Corpus Christi dredging contract
      • Damen TSHD UK Dredging signs contract with Damen for advanced new TSHD
      • Crosby logo Crosby Enterprises subsidiaries file for Chapter 11
      • Dredging Contractors of America (DCA) DCA: FY2025 another strong year for U.S. dredging
    • Ports & Terminals
      • the port and MARAD will collaborate with the U.S. Coast Guard, the Department of Energy and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to help define the operational protocols Port of Long Beach, MARAD partner on maritime nuclear energy
      • Kevin Price Kevin Price is now Georgia Ports Authority’s new president
      • Ports of Indiana has been awarded a $25 million federal “BUILD” grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to support a $32 million expansion of its Jeffersonville port. Ports of Indiana secures largest-ever federal grant
      • Leatherman Terminal [Photo: SC Ports] South Carolina Ports consolidating container operations in the short-term
  • Passenger
    • Ferries
      • Registration is now open for Marine Log’s FERRIES 2026 Conference, taking place November 10-11, 2026, in Seattle, Wash. Registration opens for Marine Log’s FERRIES 2026 Conference
      • The Bridgeport and Port Jefferson Steamboat Co,'s newest ferry, the M/V Long Island served as the closing vessel in the Sail4th USA 250 Parade of Ships in New York Harbor on July 4, 2026. Bridgeport and Port Jefferson Steamboat Co. makes senior management promotions
      • Scillionian IV at the Piriou shipyard in Vietnam. [Photo: Isles of Scilly Steamship Group] New Isles of Scilly ferry Scillonian IV set to start sea trials
      • EV Maritime EV Maritime will be systems integrator for Western Australia’s new electric ferry fleet
    • Cruise Ships
      • Explora III [Photo: Fincantieri] Fincantieri delivers Explora III, third of six ships for MSC Group’s luxury cruise brand
      • Wärtsilä and Carnival Corporation have signed an 8-year lifecycle agreement supporting four LNG-fueled cruise ships. [Image © Carnival Corporation] Wärtsilä and Carnival ink lifecycle agreement for four LNG-fueled cruise ships
      • Carnival Corporation’s British luxury brand Cunard has revealed plans for an extensive transformation of Queen Victoria. Cunard reveals plans for Queen Victoria refit
      • Carnival Destiny VIDEO: Fincantieri Monfalcone cuts steel for new Carnival Destiny
  • Offshore
    • Oil & Gas
      • Lilly Bordelon Bordelon Marine completes Lilly Bordelon conversion to ULIV
      • Starnav OSV Ten new hybrid Starnav OSVs will be powered by MTU engines
      • The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) today issued the Final Notice of Sale for Lease Sale Big Beautiful Gulf 3 (BBG3) BOEM advances third Gulf offshore lease sale
      • Ryan Zehl: “Offshore workers do some of the most physically demanding and dangerous work in the world. When the companies they work for fail to give them a safe place to do that work, we hold them fully accountable.” Zehl & Associates secures $16M Jones Act settlement for injured drillship worker
    • Renewables
      • Gulf of America forward report VIDEO: NOIA launches new Gulf of America Forward initiative
      • PALM QCS offshore renewables quick connector VIDEO: PALM QCS offshore renewables quick connector completes Orkney trials
      • tidal stream energy barge VIDEO: Novel barge lowers costs of HydoWing’s tidal stream energy tech
      • Tidewater CEO Quintin Kneen talks WSUT Quintin Kneen upbeat on Tidewater outlook
    • Offshore Wind
      • Duke Energy buyout deal Interior to pay Duke Energy $129M to terminate Carolina offshore wind lease
      • Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum: "We applaud Invenergy for recognizing the importance of baseload power and investing in energy solutions that deliver real benefits to American consumers.” Interior in $765M offshore wind buy-out deal with Invenergy
      • Image: Compute Maritime Compute Maritime projects big fuel savings for AI-designed CTV
      • N.Y. Attorney General Letitia James: ““We are fighting back to stop this illegal agreement that threatens to erase over a thousand union jobs and cheat millions of New Yorkers out of clean, affordable energy.” Seven states file suit challenging “pay-not-to-play” deal to cancel offshore wind lease
  • Views
    • Q&As
      • Marine Log spoke with Jennifer Carpenter, president of the American Maritime Partnership, about the opportunities facing this year's graduates, the role of the Jones Act in sustaining the maritime workforce. Q&A: Jennifer Carpenter on the Jones Act and America’s workforce
      • In this exclusive Marine Log Q&A, Capt. Reed Richardson shares a mariner's perspective on what the Jones Act means on the waterfront. Q&A: Inside the Jones Act—A working mariner’s view
      • Q&A: Aligning vessel design with operational demands
      • In this Q&A, Fredrik Fuglesang, CEO of maritime technology company SeaARCTOS, answers common questions he is asked about direct emissions monitoring Q&A: Why we need to improve emissions monitoring
    • From the Editor
      • Snapshot of FERRIES attendees at growing conference in New York area. Standing out in a sea of maritime events 
      • Lock and dam Corps releases inland waterways spend plan
      • Hurricane Ida maritime Recovery efforts underway in path of hurricane
      • MV Wakashio accident Is the criminalization of seafarers on the rise?
    • Op-Eds
      • Congress is rightly focused on the Navy's $17 billion investment in ship maintenance and industrial capacity. Op-Ed: Technology alone won’t solve the Navy’s ship maintenance backlog
      • Delayed cargoes, disrupted schedules, charter implications, and idle assets are all visible consequences of the oil tanker backlog in the Strait of Hormuz. Op-Ed: What the Strait of Hormuz backlog reveals about operational readiness
      • When the freight market is calm, logistics strategies can appear more stable than they truly are.  Op-Ed: The case for pressure testing ocean freight strategy amid heightened volatility
      • According to the Allianz Safety and Shipping Review 2025, total vessel losses have fallen by 75% over the past decade Op-Ed: From paper to AI—Shipping’s safety track record and the gap that data can close
    • Data & Analytics
      • chart of bulker earnings vs. values Why Cleaves is bullish on bulkers
      • Chart VesselsValue: Volatility continues in crude tanker sector
      • Dropping in bio-LNG extends green financing runway says SEA-LNG
      • Inmarsat marks a Fleet Xpress milestone and launches a data academy
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    • Podcasts
      • n the latest episode of Listen Up!, Marine Log Editor in Chief Heather Ervin sits down with Tommy Mikkelsen of Trelleborg Marine & Infrastructure to discuss how these converging risks are reshaping navigation Listen Up! Podcast: Navigating the triple threat to maritime operations
      • Podcast: Strategies for extending vessel life and improving reliability
      • Marine Log's Heather Ervin talks with Liskow attorney Laura Alaniz about the future of noncompete agreements in the maritime industry. Podcast: What maritime employers need to know about noncompete agreements
      • Listen Up! Podcast explores crew spaces, vessel branding and the modern mariner experience
    • Webinars
    • White Papers
      • White Paper: Ensuring vessel uptime through drivetrain inspections, proactive maintenance, and strategic spares
      • Navigating Risk in 2026 eBook – Navigating Risk in 2026: What Shipyards Need to Know
      • Navigating Talent: Your Guide to Finding and Retaining Top Maritime Workers Navigating talent: Your guide to finding and retaining top maritime workers
      • Regal Rexnord Powertrain Powertrain solutions for your marine applications
    • Videos
      • Trinity House vessel VIDEO: Trinity House awards Vard two-ship “Future Afloat” contract
      • SIGURD is a fully modular mine countermeasure system. {Photo; Vatn] VIDEO: Vatn unveils SIGURD autonomous mine countermeasure system
      • drone boats VIDEO: U.S. sea drones strike Iranian naval assets
      • Carnival Destiny VIDEO: Fincantieri Monfalcone cuts steel for new Carnival Destiny
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USNS Fall River
  • June 15, 2021
  • News, Shipyard News, Shipyards

Colonna’s books MSC contract worth potential $12 million

Colonna’s Shipyard Inc., Norfolk, Va., has been awarded a $9,405,299 Military Sealift Command contract for a 90-calendar day shipyard availability for the regularly scheduled overhaul and drydocking of the expeditionary fast transport

aris MoU logo
  • June 15, 2021
  • News, Shipping

Paris MOU adopts new “White, Gray and Black” rankings

Santa has a naughty list and a nice list. The Paris MoU has a more graduated approach. It has just the one “White, Gray, and Black” list and, from July 1, 2021,

Olive Parker is first towboat built by C&C for Parker Towing
  • June 15, 2021
  • Inland, Inland and Coastal, News

C&C Marine delivers first towboat for Parker Towing

Belle Chasse, La., based C&C Marine and Repair has delivered the M/V Olive Parker, its first vessel built for Tuscaloosa, Ala., headquartered Parker Towing Company. Constructed based on a collaborative design by

The PBST TCT60 type turbocharger pictured during the shop test at HSD Engine
  • June 15, 2021
  • News, Technology

First low-speed installation of TCT60 turbocharger

Augsburg, Germany, headquartered turbocharger and after treatment specialist PBST has announced the first installation of its TCT60 turbocharger in a two-stroke application. The turbocharger is bound for an MAN B&W 6G70ME-C10.5 LP-SCR

wind turbines
  • June 15, 2021
  • News, Offshore, Offshore Wind

BOEM-USACE partnership good news for Virginia and N.C. wind projects

The Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) have entered into an agreement in support of planning and reviewing renewable energy

MARAD issues U.S. Maritime Alert
  • June 14, 2021
  • Inland, News, Shipbuilding, Shipyard News, Shipyards

New MARAD report: U.S. shipyards support $42.4 billion in GDP

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) has released a new report—The Economic Importance of the U.S. Private Shipbuilding and Repairing Industry—that measures the economic importance of the shipbuilding and repairing

Stern wheeler
  • June 14, 2021
  • Inland, Inland and Coastal, News

First 100% vaccinated U.S. river cruise departs Spokane

The Hornblower Group’s American Queen Steamboat Company reports that passengers boarded the American Empress in Spokane, Wash., yesterday, and embarked this morning on the first overnight river cruise with 100% COVID-19 vaccinated

Officials observe dredging activity
  • June 14, 2021
  • Dredging, Inland, News

Port of Baltimore joins dredging safety initiative

The Council for Dredging and Marine Construction Safety (CDMCS) reports that the Maryland Port Administration (MPA), Port of Baltimore, has officially joined the organization. CDMCS says it welcomes the port’s active participation

Home Depot's Ted Decker in orange apron
  • June 14, 2021
  • Markets, News, Ports & Terminals, Shipping

Home Depot charters in own box ship

Home improvement retail giant Home Depot Inc. has been hit so hard by shipping delays that it has chartered in its own containership, according to a CNBC report. “We have a ship

Guilty plea in Austal USA fraud case
  • June 14, 2021
  • Coastal, News

Bouchard Transportation assets set for bankruptcy auction

The assets of petroleum tank barge specialist Bouchard Transportation Company, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy September 28, 2020, are to be auctioned off. A notice of auction for the “sale of

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