This week, after months of citizen suggestions and public input, the Washington State Transportation Commission voted 7-0 to select Wishkah as the name for the state’s next new 144-car hybrid-electric ferry, which
A key factor in ensuring safe vessel operation is watchkeeping by seafarers. However, some objects such as fishing boats, buoys and debris, may not be detected by currently available systems such as
Airseas, a French tech pioneer founded by former Airbus engineers, has completed the first installation of its automated kite Seawing on a commercial vessel. The first Seawing system has been installed on
A keel laying ceremony held at Philly Shipyard today marked a significant construction milestone ceremony for the first of up to five new purpose built, state-of-the-art training vessels for America’s state maritime
Maersk has taken the wraps off the design of its eight 16,000 TEU methanol-fueled containership newbuilds. And the decision to opt for methanol is just the start of the innovations they incorporate.
In a world first, Kongsberg has tested and verified a full-scale, full-size, zero-emissions drivetrain, powered by hydrogen fuel cells, designed for ships and ferries. The project, which marks a critical step in
The world’s first all-electric autonomous containership, Yara Birkeland has completed its maiden voyage in the Oslo Fjord. The 120 TEU vessel will be used by Norwegian fertilizer giant Yara to transport mineral
As most of us know by now, sustainability is at the forefront of hot topics in the maritime industry. One of our most involved sectors of the U.S. maritime industry—the tug, towboat
The Navy’s 23rd Virginia-class submarine, pre-commissioning unit New Jersey (SSN 796) was christened Saturday. The ceremony took place at Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding division. “The christening is a Navy and
The two advanced hybrid crew transfer vessels (CTVs)—MHO Asgard and MHO Apollo—delivered earlier this year to Ejsberg, Denmark-based wind farm transfer company MHO-Co have started working at Ørsted’s Hornsea Project 2 offshore
