Ever Given freed, but seafarers still stuck
April 2021 A few short weeks ago, the entire world was transfixed by images of one of the largest containerships on the globe blocking the Suez Canal for six days, causing an
Vineyard Wind selects DEME/Foss partnership for wind turbine transport installation
Vineyard Wind will use a foreign-flag wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV), serviced by Jones Act compliant feeder vessels, to install the wind turbines for the first large-scale offshore wind installation in the
Ever Given: Suez Canal Authority to seek $1 billion compensation
The Suez Canal Authority will seek compensation of more than $1 billion for losses and costs related to the refloating of the giant containership Ever Given, Suez Canal Authority Chairman Admiral Osama
April 2021
The April issue of Marine Log magazine is all about the U.S. offshore wind jump start, how hydrogen fuel on the inland waterways is a possibility, and more.
Mystery of the shrinking ferry
When a 1978-built ferry operated for Canada’s BC Ferries between 1991 and 2015 as the Queen of Chilliwack she had a length of 114 meters and a gross tonnage of 5,011 gt
Crowley awarded $56.5 million MSC contract
Crowley Government Services Inc., Jacksonville, Fla., has been awarded a $56,569,632 bridge contract for the firm-fixed-price portion of a previously awarded contract (N6238715C3135) for operation and maintenance of six government-owned maritime prepositioning
Royal IHC is developing hydrogen-fueled TSHD
Bureau Veitas has granted Royal IHC an Approval in Principle (AiP) for the design of a hydrogen-fueled trailing suction hopper dredge (TSHD). Royal IHC is exploring a new type of vessel referred
Bouchard Transportation pays $375,000 in restitution to whistleblower
The U.S. Department of Labor reports that Bouchard Transportation Co. Inc. and three former and current management officials have paid $375,000 in restitution to a seaman whose brother was one of two
Minerva Gas signs up five ships for Wärtsilä optimized maintenance
Wärtsilä has signed long-term optimized maintenance agreements covering five LNG carrier vessels owned and operated by Greece-based Minerva Gas Inc. The advanced support package in these agreements is designed to ensure operational
Conrad Industries reports $4 million 2020 loss, but boosts backlog
Morgan City, La., headquartered Conrad Industries Inc. (OTC Pink: CNRD) has reported its 2020 results and backlog. The company had net loss of $4.0 million and loss per diluted share of $0.80