Rear Admiral Philip E. Sobeck, Commander, Expeditionary Strike Group Three, today released the following statement: After four days of firefighting, all known fires have been extinguished aboard USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6).
A global summit hosted by the U.K. Government on July 9, 2020, on the impact of COVID-19 on crew changes may have gotten some headlines, but so far doesn’t seem to have
When the De Hoop Shipyard in Lobith, Netherlands, took its latest newbuild on sea trials off Rotterdam in May, it notched up an unintended “world’s first.” The ship that the yard was
The Kryssholm, a 2011-built bulker that is currently considered the world’s largest fish feed vessel, will soon be able to take on new assignments following conversion to battery hybrid operation and a
General Dynamics Bath Iron Works (BIW) says that it today filed a charge with the National Labor Relations Board against the IAM Local S6 union for violating the National Labor Relations Act
Maine Maritime Academy President William J. Brennan said today that the college will reopen its Castine, Me., campus, holding in-person courses beginning August 31. He said that college faculty and staff had
Offshore wind farms and other offshore structures could soon be protected by Autonomous Guard Vessels (AGV). A consortium of maritime companies has just released a concept design that exploits technology available today
In what is claimed as a first for a Norwegian shipowner, Klaveness Combination Carriers ASA (KCC) has secured a $60 million sustainability linked term loan and revolving credit facility for the financing
Eastern Shipbuilding Group Inc.’s Allanton shipyard in Panama City, Fla., last week launched the Sandy Ground (Hull 220), the second of three new “Ollis Class” ferries for the New York City Department
Scienco/FAST, a manufacturer of marine sewage devices (MSD) based in St. Louis, Mo., has installed nearly 5,000 of its MSD units aboard towboats, tugs, offshore supply vessels, diving support vessels, pilot boats,
