Remembering maritime pioneer Elsbeth Smith
America’s first female tugboat captain, Elsbeth Smith, born in Daytona Beach in 1941, peacefully passed away surrounded by her five children in St. Augustine, Florida on August 15, 2023, at the age
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KVH renews satellite partnership with Intelsat
With demand for maritime satcom connectivity continuing to grow by leaps and bounds, Middletown, R.I., headquartered KVH Industries Inc. (Nasdaq: KVHI) has completed a three-year renewal of its satellite services contract with
Transitioning America’s maritime academies to accommodate new training vessels
By RMF Engineering‘s Andrew Hay, P.E., Division Manager, Infrastructure Engineering; Michael Wilkins, P.E., Project Manager; and Kevin Kikola, P.E., Project Manager The United States’ five State Maritime Academies—California, Maine, Massachusetts, State University
Op-Ed: Ports, maritime and offshore wind capabilities
By Scott Chewning, PE, LEED AP, Project Manager, Burns & McDonnell As the saying goes in the industry, “There is no offshore wind without ports.” A port, whether private or public, is
Op-Ed: Evolving maritime connectivity at sea
Advances in digitalization and connectivity at sea—and the resultant explosion of vessel data—emphasize the need for standardization, collaboration and secure maritime-optimized solutions, says Kirstie Williams, Regional Head of Development, GTMaritime. Advances in
Op-Ed: The geopolitics of maritime cybersecurity
By Professor Basil Germond, Chair in International Security, Lancaster University The maritime sector, like other sectors of the economy and society, is targeted by cyber criminals seeking personal and commercial data (e.g.,
OneWeb launches its maritime service with a “try before you buy” offer
LEO (low earth orbiting) satellite connectivity has the potential to be a game changer in the maritime satcom sector, with SpaceX’s Starlink being adopted by a growing number of companies and getting
Kongsberg Maritime develops next-gen container feeder design
Classification society DNV has given its Approval in Principle to an innovative 2,000 TEU container feeder vessel design developed by Kongsberg Maritime. Called Cobalt Blue, the new design brings a range of
VIDEO: Crowley partners with Tugdock on innovative floating wind launch solution
Jacksonville, Fla., headquartered Crowley has made an investment in Tugdock, a U.K. based company that has developed a road-transportable floating dry dock known as the Tugdock Submersible Platform (TSP). The TSP offers
U.S. maritime borders remain firmly closed
The termination of the Title 42 public health order does not alter U.S. maritime migration policies, and U.S. maritime borders remain closed. That was the message from the U.S. Coast Guard as