Maritime News, Maritime Magazine

13 Sep 2024

US Navy Awards $6.75 Billion Contract for Eight New John Lewis Class Oilers

The U.S. Navy on Friday announced it has placed a $6.75 billion order with San Diego…

Latest Maritime News

Video: Crewmember Medevaced from Oil Tanker Off Texas

Am ailing mariner was medevaced from an oil tanker 9 miles off Freeport…
Ocean Group Switching to HVO Fuel for Port Towing Operations

Ocean Group announced it is adopting HVO (Hydrotreated Vegetable…
Gas Supply Deal Signed for Galveston LNG Bunker Port

Galveston LNG Bunker Port (GLBP) announced a gas supply agreement…
Jefferson County Port Authority Buys Land for New Mississippi River Terminal

The Jefferson County Port Authority (JCPA) has finalized the purchase…
US National Lab Takes Delivery of First Hybrid Research Vessel

RV Resilience, a new hybrid research vessel designed by Incat Crowther…
KOTUG Gets New Order for Fully Electric Pusher Tug

Dutch firm KOTUG has received an order from Rotterdam-based sand…
MOL and Chevron to Install Wind-Assisted Propulsion System on LNG Carrier

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and Chevron Shipping Company, a subsidiary…
Fincantieri Delivers Second Cruise Ship for MSC Group's Explora Journeys Fleet

Fincantieri and MSC Group have celebrated the progress on the construction…
CLIA Wants New Greek Tourism Fee to Fund Local Development

The Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) has responded to…
New LOF Clause Boosts Transparency Around Tug Services

The outcome of over a year’s consultation with underwriters, owners…
New CO2 Liquefaction Method will be “Game Changer”

JX Nippon Oil & Gas Exploration Corporation, NYK and NYK affiliate…

Shipbuilding

12 Sep 2024

Titan Taps Francesco Valente to Succeed Jim Marcotuli as CEO

Titan, a ship repair and fabrication company with yards on the U.S. West and East Coasts, on Thursday announced it has appointed Francesco Valente to replace CEO Jim “Marco” Marcotuli, who is retiring after five years leading the company.Valente will lead Titan from its Portland, Ore.

Offshore

11 Sep 2024

Key Louisiana Energy Port Operations Halted as Hurricane Francine Approaches

The U.S Coast Guard on Wednesday suspended operations at the offshore energy services hub Port Fourchon, Louisiana, as hurricane Francine bore down on the coast, according to a shipping advisory.The temporary closure of Port Fourchon, home to marine and equipment suppliers to offshore oil producers…

Coastal/Inland

12 Sep 2024

USACE Opens Channel for Commercial Navigation at Monongahela River Locks and Dam 3

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District opened a 100-foot-wide navigation channel for commercial vessels through the center of the dam at Monongahela River Locks and Dam 3 near Elizabeth, Pa. The first commercial navigation vessel passed through the channel on Thursday…

Government

12 Sep 2024

Trump's Tariff Increase Would Dramatically Raise Shipping Costs, Experts Say

U.S. presidential contender Donald Trump's plan to hike tariffs on imports if he is elected back to the White House in November would send cargo rates soaring and accelerate inflation, just like it did during his 2017-21 term, shipping and retail experts said.Trump…

Equipment

12 Sep 2024

Maritime Robotics Lands $12M Investment to Power International Growth

Maritime Robotics, a provider of uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) and autonomous navigation systems in the maritime industry, has closed a $12 million capital raise, which will be used to accelerate business growth and international expansion.The…

Training

06 Sep 2024

US Coast Guard Academy Students Seek $130 Million Over Alleged Sexual Assaults

More than a dozen former U.S. Coast Guard Academy students who say they were victims of sexual assault filed complaints on Thursday seeking $130 million in damages, accusing the school of allowing sexual violence to go unchecked.The former students filed administrative claims with the U.S.

Law & Regulations

12 Sep 2024

Containership Under Investigation Over Oil Spill off South Africa

Investigators have placed a Cyprus-registered containership in their crosshairs as the possible source of an oil spill in Algoa Bay off South Africa's East Coast.The spill, which has spread at sea and is impacting the region's wildlife, is believed to have originated from the MSC Apollo…

US Navy Awards $6.75 Billion Contract for Eight New John Lewis Class Oilers

US Offshore Oil Production Reawakens in Wake of Hurricane Francine

Crew Rescued from OSV That Caught Fire Off South Africa

Divers Recover Video Equipment from Mike Lynch’s Sunken Yacht

Philippines Fishermen Call for Justice After Oil Tanker Sinks

Russia Strikes Civilian Grain Vessel in Black Sea, Ukraine Says

Risky Salvage of Houthi-hit Tanker Sounion to Restart This Week

German Parliament Greenlights Rescue Plan for Shipbuilder Meyer Werft

Offshore Driller Seadrill Has Its Sights Set on Asset Acquisitions, M&A

Latest Maritime News

Video: Crewmember Medevaced from Oil Tanker Off Texas

Ocean Group Switching to HVO Fuel for Port Towing Operations

Gas Supply Deal Signed for Galveston LNG Bunker Port

Jefferson County Port Authority Buys Land for New Mississippi River Terminal

US National Lab Takes Delivery of First Hybrid Research Vessel

KOTUG Gets New Order for Fully Electric Pusher Tug

MOL and Chevron to Install Wind-Assisted Propulsion System on LNG Carrier

Fincantieri Delivers Second Cruise Ship for MSC Group's Explora Journeys Fleet

CLIA Wants New Greek Tourism Fee to Fund Local Development

New LOF Clause Boosts Transparency Around Tug Services

New CO2 Liquefaction Method will be “Game Changer”

Shipbuilding

Titan Taps Francesco Valente to Succeed Jim Marcotuli as CEO

Seaspan Completes Life Extension of Canadian Coast Guard Icebreaker

US Navy Sets November Date for USS Nantucket Commissioning

Jad Mouawad Responds to “Getting the Numbers Right”

Offshore

Key Louisiana Energy Port Operations Halted as Hurricane Francine Approaches

Van Oord’s Brand New Calypso CLV Set for Debut at RWE’s Offshore Wind Project

Offshore Charging Station Tested on Hybrid Construction Vessel

US Gulf Coast Energy Facilities Brace for Storm Francine

Coastal/Inland

USACE Opens Channel for Commercial Navigation at Monongahela River Locks and Dam 3

Ten Start-Ups Jump into Decarbonization Innovation

Hornblower Appoints Lisa Lutoff-Perlo as Board Chair

Washington State Ferries Cancels Sale of Retired Vessels

Government

Trump's Tariff Increase Would Dramatically Raise Shipping Costs, Experts Say

$54 Million Worth of Cocaine Seized in the Caribbean Sea

Canadian and Norwegian Coast Guards Ink New Partnership Agreement

Australia Seeks to Establish Strategic Fleet

Equipment

Maritime Robotics Lands $12M Investment to Power International Growth

Valmet Books Methanol Retrofit Order for Two CMA CGM’s Container Ships

DNV, Brinav Team Up for Autonomous Shipping Technologies

New Formula Biodegradable Hydraulic Fluid Promises High Performance

Training

US Coast Guard Academy Students Seek $130 Million Over Alleged Sexual Assaults

IMO Opens Women in Maritime Survey

Op-Ed: Here’s Why You’re Sailing Short

Mass. Maritime Renews Offshore Wind Training Partnership with RelyOn Nutec

Law & Regulations

Containership Under Investigation Over Oil Spill off South Africa

Italian Court Ends Detention for MSF Migrant Rescue Ship

Industry Confidence Rising Despite Transformative Changes Underway

German Warships Deploy to Secure Sea Lanes in Indo-Pacific

Green Marine Helps Maritime Blaze an Environmental Path

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