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    • Legal
      • Revolution Wind injunction Judge grants injunction allowing Revolution Wind to resume construction
      • carbon tax pushback Pushback against IMO carbon tax plans grows
      • Among the highlights will be a session from Seamus Murphy, executive director of San Francisco Bay Ferry/WETA, titled “From Concept to Contract: Real-World Zero-Emission Ferry Deployment.” FERRIES 2025: Update on America’s first zero-emission fast ferries
      • Conrad Amelia supervisory team Conrad’s Amelia shipyard achieves two years without a recordable incident
    • Compliance
      • pilot transfer arrangenebt U.K. pilots launch interactive aid to compliance with new SOLAS pilot transfer reg
      • BWM at work Tokyo and Paris MOUs plan BWM crack down
      • USCG reduces underwater survey red tape USCG revises Safer Seas Act video and audio surveillance requirements
      • One of the ships to get a scrubber upgrade Wärtsilä to upgrade scrubbers on four Color Line ships
    • Legislation
      • Lunday welcomes One Big Beautiful Bill Act USCG gets $25 billion One Big Beautiful Bill boost
      • executive oder on maritime Industry applauds wide ranging Trump executive order on maritime
      • TTB 2025: Navigating new employment law changes in the Trump era
      • Stamatis Tsantanis, chariman and CEO of global shipping company Seanergy Maritime and United Maritime Op-Ed: Industry thoughts on tariffs come to light
    • Regulations
      • BWM at work Tokyo and Paris MOUs plan BWM crack down
      • Shipping's regulatory landscape is increasingly complex, encompassing areas including propulsion, fuel handling, safety systems, and critically—an under-the-radar issue—water and wastewater treatment. Op-Ed: Sustainability means cleaning up our water, too
      • USTR Section 301 USTR could ease some Section 301 measures on Chinese maritime dominance
      • USCG reduces underwater survey red tape USCG streamlines underwater survey regulations
    • Safety and Security
      • Conrad Amelia supervisory team Conrad’s Amelia shipyard achieves two years without a recordable incident
      • firefighters handl New NTSB safety alert says land-based firefighters need ship fire training
      • EV fires risks inZodiac Maritime managed Morning Midas IUMI updates its guidance on EV fire hazards
      • Marine Log’s 38th annual FERRIES Conference, taking place November 4–5, 2025, in Jersey City, N.J., across from Lower Manhattan will feature a panel discussion on "Passenger Tech, Shoreside Systems, and the Growing Cybersecurity Threat." FERRIES 2025: Passenger tech and cybersecurity risks
    • 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
      • carbon tax pushback Pushback against IMO carbon tax plans grows
      • Among the highlights will be a session from Seamus Murphy, executive director of San Francisco Bay Ferry/WETA, titled “From Concept to Contract: Real-World Zero-Emission Ferry Deployment.” FERRIES 2025: Update on America’s first zero-emission fast ferries
      • A regulated waste stream that every ship has to manage, MARPOL Annex 1 sludge consists of non-recyclable waste oils produced during normal shipping operations by lubrication, oil filters, drip trays and fuel purification processes. Op-Ed: How a sludge problem becomes a decarbonization solution
      • Op-Ed: Behind the supply chain of decarbonization
    • Salvage
      • Garth Foss reports fire out Tug Garth Foss now assisting stricken car carrier Morning Midas
      • Morning Midas First tug reaches still-burning Morning Midas
      • Zodiac Maritime thanked crew of Cosco Hells Zodiac Maritime appoints Resolve Marine to respond to Morning Midas fire
      • Stena Immaculate Praise for heroic action of Stena Immaculate crew
  • Shipbuilding
    • Shipyards
      • Group visiting Bayou La Batre shipyard Birdon America’s Bayou La Batre shipyard hosts USCG leadership
      • Blue Water in production Agreenent with Conrad Blue Water Autonomy enters production agreement with Conrad Shipyard
      • Chris Ong tals AmFELS divesment Seatrium to sell AmFELS shipyard to Turkey’s Karpowership
      • A grand block for DDG 135 was transported by barge to Ingalls after being constructed, inspected and accepted at Eastern Shipbuilding Group’s Nelson Street shipyard in Panama City, Fla. [Photo: ESG] Eastern Shipbuilding supports HII’s “distributed shipbuilding” program
    • Naval Architecture
      • Moran Towing Co.’s newest tug, the William E Moran, has entered service in New York, bringing enhanced capability and performance to the company’s evolving fleet. Moran launches first of new class tug
      • Lauren Kirk Lauren Kirk joins Bristol Harbor Group team
      • Fleetzero Fleetzero, Glosten to build world’s longest-range hybrid electric vessel
      • The Trust for Governors Island unveiled its new hybrid-electric ferry, the Harbor Charger, on August 12. The Trust for Governors Island debuts new Harbor Charger ferry
    • Engines & Fuel
      • Op-Ed: Fuel pathways need solid foundations
      • MTU Flex SCR exhaust gas aftertreatment system Rolls-Royce launches new MTU Flex SCR exhaust gas aftertreatment system
      • ABS examines LNG, methanol and ammonia as alternative fuel options for newbuild vessels in the latest technical and operational advisory. Op-Ed: Exploring fuel options for newbuild vessels
      • Everllence 175D India opts for Everllence 175D engines to power 14 new fast patrol vessels
  • Inland/Coastal
    • Inland
      • Group visiting Bayou La Batre shipyard Birdon America’s Bayou La Batre shipyard hosts USCG leadership
      • Senator Todd Young at Corn Island Shipyard Senator Todd Young tours Indiana’s Corn Island Shipyard
      • Zebulon “Zeb” Duco-Moore Parker Towing promotes Zebulon Duco-Moore
      • Barnhart crew members use a hydraulic power system to lift a prefabricated wall beam onto a barge for delivery to the Chickamauga Lock Replacement Project’s upstream approach wall contract near Watts Bar Dam Aug. 28, 2025. (USACE photo by Noe Gonzalez) Massive wall beams moved to Chickamauga Lock
    • Coastal
      • The U.S. Coast Guard will invest nearly $350 million in robotics and autonomous systems to boost maritime operations, safety, and emergency response. Coast Guard to invest $350 million in robotics and autonomous systems
      • maritime training partnership agreerment signing SCI and KOTUG renew strategic partnership on maritime training
      • Donjon acquired by Tallvine Partners Donjon Marine has a new owner: Tallvine Partners
      • Dominion sinkinhg Historic 1944-built tug Dominion sinks in Bremerton Marina
    • Dredging
      • Donjon acquired by Tallvine Partners Donjon Marine has a new owner: Tallvine Partners
      • Corps awards Weeks MarineDredging a contract Weeks wins $38.8M USACE Morgan City dredging contract
      • dredging contract awards St. Louis USACE selects eight companies for $50M St. Louis District dredging project
      • Amelia Island GLDD takes delivery of new TSHD Amelia Island from Conrad
    • Ports & Terminals
      • Eric Casey and Parker Harrison Port Houston names Eric Casey its COO, Parker Harrison its CLO
      • ship at center of container spill incident Port of Long Beach: Container spill clean-up makes progress
      • The CCNI Arauco pictured at Garden City Terminal was the first to use the lay berth option at the Port of Savannah. Staging at Savannah’s Ocean Terminal allowed the ship to reach its working berth at Garden City Terminal twelve hours faster. First vessel uses new GPA lay berth, fast tracking schedule by 12-15 hours
      • firefighters handl New NTSB safety alert says land-based firefighters need ship fire training
  • Passenger
    • Ferries
      • Mercedes P{into Astilleros Armon launches Mercedes Pinto, latest Baleària RoPax
      • Lessons from Auckland’s Electric Ferries on Agenda at FERRIES 2025 Lessons from Auckland’s e-ferries on agenda at FERRIES 2025
      • Among the highlights will be a session from Seamus Murphy, executive director of San Francisco Bay Ferry/WETA, titled “From Concept to Contract: Real-World Zero-Emission Ferry Deployment.” FERRIES 2025: Update on America’s first zero-emission fast ferries
      • Wenatchee commissioing contines WSF: Wenatchee commissioning continues
    • Cruise Ships
      • Two icons in the water at Mayer Turku Royal Caribbean secures new building slots at Meyer Turku and plans more Icons
      • The Star Princess will debut on October 4. Princess Cruises’ new Star Princess completes sea trials
      • Everllence and Meyer Re partner up Everllence and Meyer Re partner up on methanol
      • Viking Mira launches at Ancona Shipyard Fincantieri’s Ancona shipyard launches Viking Mira
  • Offshore
    • Oil & Gas
      • lease sale schedule announced Interior rolls out long term offshore O&G lease sales schedule
      • Woodside Energy Group recently completed its first-ever remote subsea inspection in the United States, a move the company says improves safety, reduces costs, and enhances operational efficiency. Woodside conducts first remote subsea inspection in U.S. waters
      • Olympic Notos Ulstein to retrofit 2024-built CSOV Olympic Notos for oil and gas contract
      • Pilot project will involve drillship Noble Sam Croft Kongsberg teams with Noble to bring innovative tech to offshore
    • Renewables
      • 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 Quintin Kneen upbeat on Tidewater outlook
      • Jones Act compliant WTIV Hydrogen-ready Jones Act WTIV design gets AiP
    • Offshore Wind
      • Wind Ally Cadeler takes delivery of its first A-class vessel, Wind Ally
      • Revolution Wind injunction Judge grants injunction allowing Revolution Wind to resume construction
      • SouthCoast Wind SouthCoast Wind faces new threat
      • Cali leaders inject $227.5M into offshore wind port development
  • Views
    • Q&As
      • Marine Log spoke with Jana Grauberger, a partner at Liskow & Lewis in Houston, to unpack the key legal and regulatory issues impacting federal offshore leasing, permitting, decommissioning, and compliance for both traditional and renewable energy sectors. Q&A: Navigating U.S. offshore energy’s legal maze
      • While the industry addresses insurance implications and routing strategies, a less discussed but critical concern lies in employment law and crew welfare. Q&A: Crew welfare in conflict zones and legal risks
      • As Netherlands-based Cargo Care Solutions marks its 40th anniversary, the company stands at a pivotal moment of growth and innovation. Q&A:  Peter Peltenburg, CEO, Cargo Care Solutions
      • The world’s first commercially viable e-foiling system for marine transport, the Artemis EF-12 Escape. (Credit: Artemis Technologies) Q&A: David Tyler of Artemis Technologies on e-foil vessel
    • 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
      • Op-Ed: Fuel pathways need solid foundations
      • With the age of vessels at a 40-year high ship owners and operators need to act now and use asset management technology. Op-Ed: Asset management vital for aging global fleet
      • ABS examines LNG, methanol and ammonia as alternative fuel options for newbuild vessels in the latest technical and operational advisory. Op-Ed: Exploring fuel options for newbuild vessels
      • A regulated waste stream that every ship has to manage, MARPOL Annex 1 sludge consists of non-recyclable waste oils produced during normal shipping operations by lubrication, oil filters, drip trays and fuel purification processes. Op-Ed: How a sludge problem becomes a decarbonization solution
    • 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
  • Conferences
  • Resources
    • Magazine
    • Podcasts
      • Marine Log’s Listen Up! podcast is back with a new episode featuring Chris Watson, vice president of marketing and communications at KVH Industries, to discuss how next-generation connectivity is transforming maritime operations. Podcast: KVH on connectivity, cybersecurity, and crew wellbeing
      • The M/V Karl. (Photo Credit: San Francisco Bay Ferry) Podcast: The future of green ferry transit
      • Vlassis Papapanagis, chief commercial officer at Tototheo Global Podcast: Tototheo on rethinking maritime digitalization
      • In this episode of Marine Log’s Listen Up! Podcast, we talk to Bob Lennon, industry manager and expert with Regal Rexnord, for which this podcast is proudly sponsored by. Podcast: Regal Rexnord powers through marine industry shifts
    • Webinars
    • White Papers
      • 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
      • Ferryboat White Paper: Sailing toward a greener horizon
      • Decarbonization through Vessel Electrification White Paper: Accelerating the “Sea Change”
    • Videos
      • containers fall off ship VIDEO: Nearly 70 containers fall off vessel at Port of Long Beach
      • Type 26 frigate Norway opts for U.K.’s Type 26 for its new frigates
      • South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, Hanwha Group Vice Chairman Dong Kwan Kim, and key officials pose for photo at Hanwha Philly Shipyard. [Photo: Hanwha Group] VIDEO: Hanwha Group makes $5BN announcement at Philly Shipyard
      • W-Sapphire VIDEO: Explosion on coal carrier W-Sapphire rocks Baltimore
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January 2025

Written by Heather Ervin
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January 2025 Marine Log

This issue covers U.S. ports, the resurgence of cruising, and the rise in revenue and passengers, especially with new ships. We also look back at Top Women in Maritime.

Categories: Cruise Ships, Events, magazine, Passenger, Ports & Terminals Tags: cruise ship, shipyard, Top Women in Maritime, U.S. Port

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