
Offshore vessel design eyes market trends
By Nick Blenkey, Senior Editorial Consultant With U.S. offshore wind development being put on an indefinite pause, the offshore wind support vessel market outlook for U.S. operators and builders looks to be
By Nick Blenkey, Senior Editorial Consultant With U.S. offshore wind development being put on an indefinite pause, the offshore wind support vessel market outlook for U.S. operators and builders looks to be
Marking a notable step towards zero-emission deep-sea shipping. Höegh Autoliners last week named its fifth Aurora Class vessel Höegh Sunrise in a ceremony at Omaezaki Port in Shizuoka, Japan. With a capacity
Continuing a long-running partnership, two Cooper Group companies —Crescent Towing and Blakeley BoatWorks —plan to begin construction of Hull 115, a new 6,000 HP tier 4 Z-drive tugboat. To be built at
A lack of replacement actuators for some larger diesel engines and, in some cases, turbines has been a growing problem for both shipowners and land-based facilities. To address the problem, Västerås, Sweden-based
Continuing a15-year partnership with Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Salisbury, Md., Kongsberg Maritime is supplying its Aquarius retractable stabilizers for installation on the latest newbuild cruise ships under construction at the shipyard for American
Moran Towing Corporation, New Caanan, Conn., hosted a christening ceremony for its newest tugboat, the Mary Jane Moran, at the Port of Beaumont in Texas on April 5. The event brought together
DNV has appointed Robert Galinski as global cruise segment director, with effect from January 2025. “We are pleased to welcome Robert Galinski back to DNV,” says Trond Hodne, business director, DNV Maritime.
Last week, Marine Log’s TTB 2025 (Tugs, Towboats & Barges) conference in Mobile, Ala., attracted nearly 250 vessel owners, operators, C-suite executives, suppliers, and shipyards. The event, which took place on March
After a 550 mile delivery from All American Marine’s Bellingham Bay, Wash., shipyard, the 78 x 26.7 foot research vessel R/V North Wind has arrived in Humboldt Bay where it will serve
Vard has delivered the commissioning service operation vessel Norwind Helm to Norwind Offshore. The vessel was named in Ålesund, Norway, Nov. 15, and went to work the following day. It is the