BOEM gets set to prepare Revolution Wind EIS
Another U.S. offshore wind project is taking a step further along the regulatory highway. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has announced a Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an Environmental
Manson awarded $101.4 million Navy task order
Manson Construction Company, Seattle, Wash., has been awarded a $101,430,000 firm-fixed-price task order under previously-awarded multiple-award construction contract N62473-21-D-1406 for the replacement of Pier 6 at Naval Base San Diego, Calif. The
BV classes Norway’s first LNG bunkering vessel
Bureau Veritas (BV) has awarded its classification to Bergen Tankers’ Bergen LNG, the first LNG bunkering vessel (LBV) operating in Norway. The vessel was created by converting the 2010-built oil tanker Oslo
USACE towing vessel gets a new job and a new name
The Rock Island Engineer District was today set to hold a christening ceremony in Quincy, Ill., for the M/V Quincy. Originally built in 2008 and operated by the Louisville Engineer District as
CMA CGM orders 22 more ships
Marseille headquartered CMA CGM Group reports that it has signed an order with Chinese shipbuilder CSSC for 22 new ships. 6 LNG-powered containerships with a capacity of 13,000 TEUs; 6 LNG-powered containerships
World’s first LNG-fueled fast ferry ready for work
Spanish ferry operator Baleària reports that its Eleanor Roosevelt, the world’s first fast ferry with LNG-fueled engines, will start operating May 1 on its route linking Dénia on Spain’s east coast, with
Offshore wind: U.S. still playing catch up
Worldwide, the offshore wind industry’s global installed capacity is set to exceed 250 gigawatts (GW) by 2030, driven by a surge in coming projects, a Rystad Energy report shows. The combined capital
Kirby reports red ink first quarter
America’s largest tank barge operator, Houston-headquartered Kirby Corporation (NYSE: KEX) today announced a net loss for the first quarter ended March 31, 2021, of $3.4 million, or ($0.06) per share, compared with
Shearwater Geo swoops on Polarcus six
Six of the seven seismic acquisition ships previously operated by Polarcus have been acquired by Bergen, Norway, headquartered Shearwater GeoServices Holding AS. Polarcus went into liquidation after its lenders took possession of
Schottel gives TSHD maximum maneuverability
A 1,500-cubic-meter trailing suction hopper dredge (TSHD) under construction by Netherlands-based Kooiman Marine Group will have optimum maneuverability, even in narrow rivers, thanks to a relatively short length of about 75.9 meters