Jan-Erik Rasanen of Foreship on shipping sustainability

Q&A: Jan-Erik Räsänen of Foreship on sustainability

Marine Log (ML): Can you begin by describing what sustainability means to Foreship, both broadly and in the context of the maritime industry?  Jan-Erik Räsänen (JER): There is a direct correlation between

Rendering of DDG (X)

Gibbs & Cox awarded Navy contract worth a potential $319 million

The largest independent naval architecture and marine engineering firm in the U.S., Arlington, Va., headquartered Gibbs & Cox Inc., has been awarded a $29.5 million contract that could be worth almost $319

LNG bunker barge

Centerline and Vard Marine team to design LNG bunker barge

Centerline Logistics, Seattle, Wash., has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with Vard Marine Inc. to develop a customized 6,000-cubic-meter articulated tug and barge (ATB) LNG bunker barge. Expected to enter service

The Shearer Group adds to team

Mechanical engineer Ethan Johnson has joined Houston-headquartered The Shearer Group Inc. (TSGI), a leading naval architecture specialist in the design of inland towboats, ferries and barges. Johnson graduated from the University of

barge will offer fuel service in Port of Prince Rupert

Port of Prince Rupert moves closer to getting marine fueling service

The Port of Prince Rupert, B.C., is North America’s closest port to Asia by up to three days sailing—it’s 36 hours closer to Shanghai than Vancouver and over 68 hours closer than

Robert Allan Ltd design tug

South African shipyard signs agreement with Robert Allan Ltd

Durban, South Africa-based Sandock Austral Shipyards (SAS) is to offer clients a range of state-of-the-art high-performance tugs, following the signing of an agreement with Vancouver, B.C., naval architect firm Robert Allan Ltd.

TSGI promoted two employees

The Shearer Group naval architecture firm promotes two

Houston-based naval architecture and marine engineering firm The Shearer Group Inc. (TSGI) reports that it has promoted two members its team. JOSHUA SEBASTIAN Joshua S. Sebastian, P.E., a 13-year veteran of the

TRAnsverse tug seen from three-quarters aft

Svitzer to build next-gen TRAnsverse Tug

Maersk group towage operator Svitzer has reached an agreement with naval architect firm Robert Allan Ltd. and Turkey’s Sanmar Shipyards to build a next-generation TRAnsverse Tug. The first of these multipurpose tugs

Concept design for new research vessel

JMS completes concept design for LUMCON research vessel

JMS Naval Architects, Mystic, Conn., has completed the concept design of a 125-foot Gulf Coast research vessel for Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON). JMS was competitively awarded a contract from LUMCON to provide

Mark Martecchini

Webb Institute elects next president

Mark Martecchini has been elected as the 16th president of Webb Institute. Effective July 1, 2022, he will succeed R. Keith Michel who has served as Webb’s president for the past nine

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