Meyer Turku CEO Tim Meyer and TUI Cruises CEO Wybcke Meier celebrate keel laying of Mein Schiff 7

TUI Cruises makes a move towards methanol fueling

In another sign of the serious attention methanol fueling is getting in the cruise industry, TUI Cruises’ newbuild Mein Schiff 7 will be methanol ready. The first steel block of Mein Schiff

eTug tugboat charging at a port

Tugboat designs and deliveries abound  

Recently delivered to Suderman & Young Towing Company in Houston, Texas, the Eva is the first in a series of three Robert Allan Ltd.-designed Rapport 2600 tugboats the company ordered from Master

American Song river cruise ship travels down the Snake River.

River cruising takes off on U.S. inland waters 

American river cruising continues to take off with new ships coming on line for service along inland and intracoastal rivers throughout the country. One leading line, Guildford, Conn.-based American Cruise Lines has

Green Marine logo

St. Johns Ship Building joins Green Marine

Palatka, Fla.-based St. Johns Ship Building is the newest participant in Green Marine—a voluntary environmental certification program for North America’s maritime industry. “At St. Johns Ship Building, the current and future well-being

Audience members look on during a presentation at TTB 2023 in Mobile.

Successful TTB 2023 sees largest attendance to date

Attendance at TTB (Tugs, Towboats & Barges) conference exceeded expectations for the third year in a row—especially for vessel owners and operators, C-level executives, and shipyards. This year, nearly 300 people gathered

AUKUS submarine project will see U.K. and Australia build a new submarine class,SSN-AUKUS

AUKUS submarine project: What’s next?

The AUKUS plan to provide Australia with nuclear-powered submarines took a significant step forward yesterday. The initiative, first publicly announced last September, will see the U.S. and U.K. share knowhow and technology

Keel authentication of new auto and passenger ferry

Eastern Shipbuilding authenticates keel of new auto and passenger ferry

Eastern Shipbuilding Group Inc.’s Allanton Shipyard in Panama City, Fla., last week hosted the keel authentication ceremony for a new 302-foot auto and passenger ferry (ESG Hull 228) it is building for

T-ATS 10 start of construction.

T-ATS 10 starts construction at Bollinger Mississippi

Joined by senior U.S. Navy officials at Bollinger Mississippi Shipbuilding in Pasagoula, Miss., Bollinger Shipyards LLC last week officially commenced construction of the future USNS Muscogee Creek Nation (T-ATS 10). The vessel

River cruise ship passes by mountains on the water

March 2023

In this issue, we go over how inland and ocean cruising is making a comeback and how ports and terminals are preparing for it.

St Johns Bar Pilots order new launch

St. Johns Bar Pilots order new launch from Gladding-Hearn

Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Duclos Corporation, Somerset, Mass., has booked an order from the Florida-based St. Johns Bar Pilots for a new high-speed launch. Based on the successful 40-foot Resilient Class pilot boat introduced

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