Daniel B. Maffei designated FMC Chairman
President Biden has nominated Commissioner Daniel B. Maffei as Chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission. Chairman Maffei is a sitting member of the FMC and replaces Michael A. Khouri in the role
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Island Offshore sets anchor handling record
The Island Offshore Group, which is majority owned by the Ulstein and Chouest families, has notched up a world record. In anchor-laying operations on the Solveig field in the North Sea, operated
With two more CSOVs ordered, Edda Wind plans IPO
Norwegian offshore wind services vessel specialist Edda Wind is set for growth. The company has placed an order at Spanish shipbuilder Astilleros Gondan for two additional Commissioning Service Operation Vessels (CSOVs) and
DARPA picks L3 Harris for autonomous ship project
L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) reports that it been selected to design an autonomous surface ship concept for the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in phase one of the two phase No
ABS to class Dominion Energy Jones Act WTIV
The first ever Jones Act compliant offshore wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV), currently under construction at the Keppel AmFELS shipyard in Brownsville, Texas, will be built to ABS Class. As we reported
Seaspan Ferries to trial new Corvus Blue Whale ESS
A large-scale energy storage system (ESS) designed by Corvus Energy for large ships is to have its inaugural field trials on a cargo ferry operated by Delta, B.C., based Seaspan Ferries. Corvus
Brunvoll to equip Van Oord cable layer
The next generation cable layer recently ordered by Van Oord will have a complete propulsion and maneuvering system supplied by Molde, Norway, based Brunvoll AS. As we reported earlier, (see story) the
Buttigieg nomination points way to greener Department of Transportation
In a sign that under the Biden administration, the Department of Transportation will play a prominent role in helping push the greening of the American economy, President-Elect Joe Biden has announced that
Ocean Infinity orders more ships for its robot fleet
Austin, Texas, headquartered Ocean Infinity is adding more, larger, vessels to its fleet of robotic vessels. It has placed an order with Fincantieri group member Vard for eight 78- by 15-meter robotic
MARAD awards $220 million in port infrastructure grants
The U.S. Maritime Administration is awarding more than $220 million in discretionary grant funding to improve port facilities in 16 states and territories through its Port Infrastructure Development Program. The Port Infrastructure