SUNY Maritime Opens William Austen Marine Education and Seamanship Center
SUNY Maritime College held a ribbon cutting ceremony for its new William Austen Marine Education & Seamanship Center.The cutting-edge center, set on the waterfront of the college campus in Throggs Neck, N.Y., features a marine environmental science wet lab on the first floor consisting of aquaria and touch tanks for teaching and research. The center's second floor is set up to support seamanship trainingā¦
Ukraine Says It Destroyed Russian Missile Ship
The Ukrainian military said on Tuesday it destroyed the last Russian warship armed with cruise missiles that was stationed on the Moscow-occupied peninsula of Crimea during an operation over the weekend.Ukraine's military reported conducting a long-range attack that destroyed a Russian minesweeping navy vessel on Sunday and said it needed more time to confirm what else had been damaged."According to updated informationā¦
Flawed Propeller Blade Caused Containership to Lose of Propulsion -NTSB
A containership transiting the Pacific Ocean lost hydraulic oil and propulsion after its propeller blade cracked, according to a report from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). A blade on the vesselās controllable pitch propeller system did not meet manufacturer design specifications, the investigation found.The Matson containership Maunalei was travelling to Portland, Ore., from Anchorageā¦
US Probes Canadian Ballast Water Regulations After Shipping Companies Cry Foul
U.S. regulators are investigating potential unfair trade practices within pending Canadian regulations governing ballast water management systems of ships in the U.S.-Canada Great Lakes trade.The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) on Tuesday said it launched the probe to determine if the pending regulations have a disparate effect on U.S. flagged vessels and constitute a Foreign Shipping Practices violation under 46 U.S.C.
Damen to Deliver First Electric Tug in Middle East
Damen Shipyards and SAFEEN Group, part of AD Ports Group, have signed an agreement for the lease and purchase of an all-electric Damen RSD-E Tug 2513.The RSD-E Tug 2513 will be the first fully electric tug to operate in the Middle East, according to Damen.The tug, which is 25 metres in length with bollard pull of 70 tonnes, is capable of manoeuvring even the largest vessels and can undertake two or more assignments before being rechargedā¦
Røjgaard joins CIMAC Board
CIMAC welcomes Charlotte Røjgaard, Bureau Veritas, as a new Board member. She will act as Vice President Working Groups. Røjgaard succeeds Marko Dekena who recently decided to leave the CIMAC Board after many years in various roles.Røjgaard is the Global Marine Fuels Director at Bureau Veritas. She holds a Master of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from the Technical University of Denmark and an executive MBA in Shipping and Logistics from Copenhagen Business School.
Havfram to Install Wind Turbines at Iberdrolaās Windanker Project
Offshore wind installation company Havfram has signed a contract with Iberdrola for the installation of 21 Siemens Gamesa wind turbines at the Windanker project in the Baltic Sea, off Germany.The contract, set to start in summer 2026, covers transport and installation support, which will be executed by one of Havframās newbuild NG20000X-HF wind turbine installation vessels.Windanker, located in the German Baltic Seaā¦
Thordon inks deal to Refit 32 Panamanian Vessels
Thordon Bearings won a contract to convert the rubber tailshaft bearings across an entire fleet of Panama-operating tugs, pilot vessels, and workboats to water-lubricated polymer bearings.The agreement with the unnamed operator follows the retrofitting of Thordonās SXL tailshaft bearings to 12 of its twin-screw tugs last year during scheduled dry dockings.The remaining 32 vessels will now be convertedā¦
Van Oord Installs First Monopile Foundation at RWEās 1.4GW Offshore Wind Farm
Van Oordās offshore installation vessel Aeolus has installed the first monopile foundation at RWEās Sofia Offshore Wind Farm, located on Dogger Bank in the central North Sea.With a capacity of 1.4 GW, Sofia is RWEās largest offshore wind farm to date. After its expected commissioning in 2026, the project will be capable of generating enough electricity to power the equivalent of 1.2 million typical UK homes.Following the installation of the essential subsea cable infrastructureā¦
First New-Generation Parramatta River Ferry Enters Service
Australiaās NSW Government has put the first of seven new Parramatta Class ferries designed by Incat Crowther into service.The fleet of new ferries, which will service the busy Parramatta River commuter route, are being constructed in Tasmania, Australia by Richardson Devine Marine.Watch the latest video from Incat Crowther and Zero Emission FerriesA second vessel has begun sea trials and three more are already under constructionā¦
Seatrium Wins Contract for LNG Carrier Repairs and Upgrades
Seatrium has won a Favoured Customer Contract (FCC) with Hyundai LNG Shipping, marking its first long-term strategic partnership agreement with a leading Korean LNG company for the repairs and upgrades of its LNG carriers.The contract includes the refit of a series of LNG carriers over the next two years, with responsibilities in joint planning, information and experience sharing with Hyundai LNG Shipping.Theā¦
HydroComp Releases New Features for its NavCad System
HydroComp has announced the 2024 development of new technical features and workflow improvements for its NavCad® system.Release Build 2024.0 brings an updated prediction model for the partial load efficiency of PMAC (permanent magnet AC) motors. It also introduces a new scripting function to support its continuing development of oblique flow corrected KTKQ prediction (File.ExportFullKTKQ) for its Premium Edition.An interface theme update has also been finalized.
Commissioning of Russia's 120MW Nuclear Icebreaker Postponed
Russia is pushing back the commissioning of its planned 120 megawatt (MW) icebreakers, according to media reports.First Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Denis Manturov said the lead nuclear-powered icebreaker of Project 10510 Leader series, Rossiya, is scheduled to be comissioned in 2030, three years later than originally planned, Russian newspaper Kommersant reported. Construction has been underway at the Zvezda shipbuilding complex in the Russian Far East since 2020ā¦
Ukraine Destroys Russian Black Sea Minesweeper
Ukrainian forces have destroyed Russian Black Sea fleet minesweeper, a statement from the Ukrainian navy said on Sunday."Last night the Ukrainian Defence Forces destroyed the Russian Black Sea Fleet's Project 266-M Kovrovets minesweeper," it said on the Telegram messaging app.(Reuters - Reporting by Pavel Polityuk; Editing by David Goodman)
Norwegian Cruise Raises ForecastāAgain
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings on Monday raised its full-year profit forecast for a second time in less than three weeks, betting on record demand for cruise vacations and higher ticket prices, sending its shares up as much as 7.7%.More travelers are choosing sea-based vacations that offer a range of fun activities under one roof, compared to expensive land-based holidays, benefiting cruise operators and giving them room to raise prices.Expectations have also been high for the Miami-based Norweg
Hungary Detains Captain of Cruise Ship Involved in Danube Collision
Hungary has detained the captain of a Swiss-based cruise ship involved in a collision with a small motor boat on the Danube River late on Saturday that killed two people, with five others still missing, police said on Monday.The accident was reported on Saturday night after a 35-year-old man was found with a bleeding head wound near a main road by the river near Veroce, 55 km (34 miles) north of the capital Budapest.The body of a man was recovered downstream south of Veroceā¦
Outlook āSurprisingly Positiveā for US Offshore Wind
It certainly has been an active few months in the U.S. offshore wind space.Despite some ongoing issues, the fundamentals are looking surprisingly positive in the context of what has taken place over the last 12 months. In fact, the key concern for developers and the supply chain will be any negative impacts to offshore wind development arising from the forthcoming Presidential elections.So why areā¦
Saltchuk to Acquire Overseas Shipholding Group
Seattle-headquartered Saltchuk on Monday announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Overseas Shipholding Group (OSG), a New York-listed marine transportation company based in Tampa, Fla., in a deal worth $950 million.Privately-held SaltchukāOSGās largest shareholderāsaid the transaction assigns OSG an aggregate equity value of approximately $653 million. Under the deal's termsā¦
Decommissioned Navy Tanker Is Largest Ship to Be Recycled in Australia
One of the largest vessels in Australian history, HMAS Sirius, has been recycled.After 15 yearsā service as a Royal Australian Navy fuel tanker ā and two years since her decommissioning at HMAS Stirling, Perth, in December 2021 ā the ship has now become scrap metal.Sirius is the largest vessel to be dismantled in Australia, with industry partner Birdon Group carrying out the process at the Australianā¦
Containership That Took Down Baltimore Bridge Refloated & Towed from Channel
Recovery teams refloated a large containership impeding shipping in the Port of Baltimore early on Monday and began pulling it free of the main channel, two months after the vessel crashed into the Francis Scott Key bridge and caused the span to collapse.Tugboats were leading the Dali to a local marine terminal after a successful effort to make the container ship buoyant at about 6:40 a.m. EDT (1040 GMT), the U.S.
