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Fairbanks Morse wins POs from Austal USA

Jan 13, 2025

Fairbanks Morse Defense (FMD), a portfolio company of Arcline Investment Management (Arcline), has received POs from Austal USA to provide critical equipment for the U.S. Navy’s next-generation TAGOS-25 program.Through Fairbanks Morse Defense businesses American Fan…

Ostseestaal/Ampereship will build all-electric ferry

Jan 13, 2025

Stralsunder Ostseestaal GmbH & Co. KG has been commissioned by Hafenprojektgesellschaft Helgoland mbH with the development and construction of an all-electric ferry.The so-called dune ferry will connect the German North Sea island of Heligoland with the neighbouring island of Dune…

A Deep Dive into Dredging with DCA’s Doyle

Jan 09, 2025

There’s more to domestic dredging than meets the eye. Dredging Contractors of America CEO Bill Doyle is just the guy tell you why.William P. Doyle serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the Dredging Contractors of America (DCA). DCA represents…

Clarksons 2024 Global Shipbuilding Review Released

Jan 08, 2025

Clarksons Research have released their latest annual review of shipbuilding markets, including full year 2024 data points, tracking key developments across a strong year for the shipbuilding industry.Summarising the annual review, Steve Gordon…

New Line Handlers for SAAM Vancouver Fleet

Jan 08, 2025

The new line handlers joining SAAM Towage Canada's fleet were unloaded from the MV Jumbo at the Port of Vancouver on January 6th after completing their journey from Hong Kong.“These multipurpose vessels play a key role in berthing and unberthing…

Shipbuilding: Container Ship Order Book Soars to New Heights

Jan 08, 2025

“At the end of 2024, the container ship order book was 8.3m TEU, a new record compared with the previous high of 7.8m TEU in early 2023,” says Niels Rasmussen, Chief Shipping Analyst at BIMCO.As 4.4m TEU were contracted during 2024, the second highest ever…

Japanese Leaders Reflect on “The Year of the Snake”

Jan 07, 2025

In his New Year’s greetings, NYK President Takaya Soga reflected on the disasters of 2024 and looked forward to change in 2025.“This year is the Year of the Snake, and when combining the 12 zodiac signs with the 10 heavenly stems, it is referred to as ‘Kinotomi…

Norris Joins Shipbuilder as New Marine Fabrication Vice President

Jan 06, 2025

Vigor announced that Mark Norris has joined the company as Vice President of Marine Fabrication, to be based in the company's Vancouver, Washington facility.Vigor is currently in production on the Maneuver Support Vehicle (Light), or MSVL, the U…

Ship Brokers: EU's clean fuel rules 'Inflationary'

Jan 06, 2025

European Union marine fuel rules, effective from Jan. 1 as part of efforts to cut emissions, will raise shipping costs, although firms with vessels that can run on alternative fuels, such as biodiesel and LNG, will benefit, two shipbrokers said…

USCG's MERPAC announces Advisory Committee Meeting

Jan 06, 2025

The Office of Merchant Mariner Credentialing is hosting an intersessional meeting of the National Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee (NMERPAC) subcommittee on task 24-3 Operator of Remote-Controlled Survey Vessels of 65' or less.The…

Green Technology & Alternative Fuel Uptake

Jan 03, 2025

Clarksons Research have today released their latest Green Technology Tracker, including full year 2024 data points, charting the progress of alternative fuel uptake and investments in energy saving technologies across the global shipping fleet…

Wärtsilä makes Dow Jones Sustainability Index Again

Jan 03, 2025

Technology group Wärtsilä has been included as an index component of the Dow Jones Sustainability Index Europe (DJSI) for the ninth consecutive time.The company was assessed based on its 2023 performance and was ranked within the top four per…

A tribute to our nation’s Fourth Arm of Defense

Dec 31, 2024

On Nov. 10, the day before Veterans Day, I had the honor of participating in a celebration of another group of veterans whose contributions as the nation’s Fourth Arm of Defense is not widely known: The Merchant Marine.The U.S. Merchant Marine…

India inks 19.9 bln rupees deal with Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders

Dec 30, 2024

India's defence ministry said on Monday it had signed a 19.9 billion rupees ($233 million) contract with Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders MAZG.NS for technology that allows submarines to stay underwater for longer.The ministry also signed a 8.7 billion…

Petrobras inks deal to build four Support Vessels

Dec 23, 2024

Brazil's Transpetro, a unit of state-run oil firm Petrobras PETR4.SA, said on Monday that local shipbuilding firms Ecovix and Mac Laren had won a tender to build four new coastal vessels for $69.5 million per vessel.The bid is the first step of Petrobras' plan to renew its fleet of support vessels…

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