December 2024

This issue celebrates the Top Women in Maritime for 2024, along with our selection of distinctive vessels delivered this year and the most read stories.

Ocean Master

Ocean Master: Fast ferry delivered fast

Austal Philippines has delivered a 32-meter Incat Crowther designed catamaran to Australia’s Rottnest Fast Ferries, less than twelve months after commencing construction at its Balamban, Cebu, shipyard. The vessel, the Ocean Master,

Luke Briant, vice president of sales and marketing at Arlington, Va.-based Trident Maritime Systems

VIDEO: Trident shares its vision for sustainable shipbuilding

At the 2024 International Workboat Show, we had the opportunity to sit down with Luke Briant, vice president of sales and marketing at Arlington, Va.-based Trident Maritime Systems, to discuss the company’s

Ted Williams speaks at Marine Log's FERRIES conference in Seattle on October 29, 2024.

Op-Ed: The degradation and recovery of U.S. shipbuilding

by Ted Williams, president of Senesco Marine LLC Global maritime supremacy has been a cornerstone of our national security for decades. However, today, we have not only lost this supremacy, we are

Viking Vela

Viking takes delivery of first ship in new series, Viking Vela

Fincantieri’s Ancona, Italy, shipyard today delivered the Viking Vela, the first in a new series of ocean ships on order at the shipbuilder for Viking Cruises. Viking is working on a project

Meghna LPG carrier

New Meghna Group LPG carrier will have Wärtsilä cargo handling system

A new fully-pressurized LPG carrier being built for Meghna Fresh LPG, part of the Dhaka, Bangladesh-headquartered Meghna Group of Industries, will have a Wärtsilä Gas Solutions cargo handling system. The group is

Ferry type to be fitted with COMPAC

Armon picks Thordon COMPAC for Liberty Lines’ high-speed hybrid ferries

Thordon Bearings has completed the delivery of COMPAC propeller shaft and SXL rudder bearings for the series of environmentally advanced high-speed ferries under construction at Spain’s Astilleros Armon for Italian operator Liberty

Conrad Industries' Morgan City, La., shipyard

Conrad Industries reports a profitable third quarter

Morgan City, La.-headquartered shipbuilder Conrad Industries, Inc. (OTC Pink: CNRD) has reported its third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2024 financial results and backlog at September 30, 2024. For the

Op-Ed: A decade of financial restructuring in maritime

By Scott C. Clarkson, United States Bankruptcy Judge, Central District of California, Santa Ana, Calif. Over the past decade, several international shipyards, boat builders, and marine shipping companies have encountered financial difficulties

Winners pose at Marine Log's Top Women in Maritime Celebration event on November 11, 2024.

Maritime shows up for inaugural Top Women in Maritime Celebration

Marine Log’s Top Women in Maritime Celebration award event, held November 11 at the World War II Museum in New Orleans, La., exceeded expectations with over 225 attendees coming together to celebrate

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