By Dr. Roberta Weisbrod, Executive Director of the Worldwide Ferry Safety Association The National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), encompassing the National Weather Service, the National Ocean Service, fisheries, and weather satellites,
At the International Workboat Show in New Orleans, La., last month, Gaston Doucet and Hermann Weber of Spay, Germany-headquartered propulsion specialist Schottel GmbH provided insight into the company’s latest advancements and its
NOAA officials and regional partners have broken ground on renovations to its North Charleston, S.C., pier. The pier renovations will include demolishing and building a new pier that includes shoreside power for
With NOAA predicting an above-normal 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, shipyards along the U.S, Gulf and Atlantic coasts have been stepping up their preparatory efforts. This week, HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division in Pascagoula,
Today, the Department of Commerce and NOAA announced the award of $2.1 million to support surface ocean and atmospheric carbon observations and monitoring through President Biden’s Investing in America agenda. These funds
Updates for NOAA electronic navigational charts (ENCs) have historically been published weekly but are now being pushed daily, Monday through Friday. These updates include weekly Notice to Mariners corrections and additional critical
NOAA (National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration) has awarded Houma, La., shipbuilder Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors LLC a $624.6 million contract to design and build two advanced research vessels. The contract includes an option
Bollinger Shipyards has begun fabrication work at its newly acquired Mississippi repair facility, Bollinger Mississippi Repair, in preparation to refit the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) ship Ronald H. Brown. At
A New Jersey congressman who is no fan of what he calls “windmills” has been named Vice Chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and has made it clear that he
In this Marine Log exclusive, we sit down with Sarah Johnson, senior field engineer with McCarthy Building Companies Marine Business Unit, to discuss the company’s work at several Texas ports and terminals
