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ZF Marine Propulsion Systems has hired George Lewis as the new head of product line commercial-fast craft, North/Central America and the Caribbean. He reports to Wolfgang Schmid, ZF’s Industrial Division Head for North America, and is now operating from ZF Marine’s headquarters in Miramar, Fla. “ZF Marine welcomes George aboard and looks forward to the positive… Read More
Bergen Engines has entered a sales and service partnership agreement with Fort Lauderdale, Fla., headquartered Motor Services Hugo Stamp Inc. (MSHS) to support its marine and land service offerings in both North and South America. This is the first of several new partnership deals the Norwegian engine specialist is expected to make following its acquisition… Read More
Stamford, Conn., headquartered Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. (NASDAQ: EGLE), one of the world’s largest owner-operators in the midsize dry bulk vessel segment, reports that it has expanded its fleet with the purchase of a high-specification 2015-built scrubber-fitted Ultramax bulk carrier for $27.5 million. The vessel, which was constructed at Imabari Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. in Japan, will be… Read More
Steve Thur, Ph.D., a nationally recognized leader in coastal science and management, has been appointed by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo as the assistant administrator for Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (NOAA Research). In this capacity, Thur will serve as director of NOAA’s office primarily responsible for foundational research that is key to understanding… Read More
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is partnering with HeroX, a leading platform for crowdsourced solutions, to launch its newest crowdsourcing challenge, Better Call Trawl. The focus of the challenge is to better understand the effectiveness of current relocation trawling methods for protecting sea turtles during offshore dredging operations. The competition invites data scientists… Read More
Power system modelling by the global technology group Wärtsilä has revealed that renewable-based power systems, backed by grid balancing engines and energy storage, can enable Southeast Asian countries to reach net zero by mid-century whilst cutting the levelised cost of electricity (LCOE) by over 20%, when taking into account likely future carbon taxes. The modelling,… Read More
Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding has broken ground on a new addition to its yard at Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. On Saturday, it officially began work on a new 19,000 square foot, 300-foot-long machine shop to support its ship repair business. The facility will have twin overhead cranes and a tool room, with enough space to bring many… Read More
Zero Emission Industries (ZEI), a leading hydrogen technology company for maritime, announced today the first close of its Series A funding round. The round is led by Chevron New Energies with additional investment from U.S.-based shipping and logistics company Crowley. The new funds are expected to enable ZEI to roll out their next generation fully… Read More
The Woods Hole, Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship Authority has announced its intention to purchase two Offshore Supply Vessels (OSVs) from Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) of Covington, La., for conversion to freight ferries. The sister vessels — the 2009-built HOS Lode Star and 2008-built HOS Shooting Star — are 73-meter long 240 class OSVs. They are being acquired to replace the… Read More
Dredge and Offshore Marine services supplier, Neptune Americas & Marine Corp., has announced that Aswin Janardhanan has joined their company as the Project Manager for North America. Aswin is a Naval Architect that has more than 15 years of design and project management experience in the marine and offshore sectors. He comes to us from… Read More
ANAMAR Environmental Consulting, Inc. (ANAMAR), well known for dredged material evaluation and management, was awarded a $7.5 million Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for General Environmental Services from the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Galveston District. ANAMAR, a woman-owned small business founded by Nadia Lombardero in 2000, serves as the prime contractor for this… Read More
Frederick Paup, newly elected DCA President; Thomas Smith, Chief of Operations and Regulatory Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Stephen Tobin, newly elected DCA Senior Vice President (left to right). The industry/government partnership is key to accomplishing the Army Corps’ navigation mission! Source
With Congress in recess during the month of August, there is no new movement on FY23 Appropriations. The end of FY22 is on September 30, so we expect action soon on a Continuing Resolution to fund the federal government (until a date as yet to be determined), but likely after the November mid-term elections. We… Read More
THIRD OLLIS CLASS VESSEL IS EN ROUTE TO NEW YORK HARBOR Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. (ESG) announced the completion of the third and final Ollis Class Staten Island Ferry for the City of New York Department of Transportation (NYCDOT) Staten Island Ferry Division. Yesterday, the Dorothy Day, Hull 221, departed ESG’s Port St. Joe Shipyard… Read More
Crowley has expanded its vessel design services with the strategic integration of the Seattle-based marine interior design company, JE Russell Consulting. This addition will enable Crowley’s engineering services group to add the capability to complement vessels’ existing designs with interior designs, consulting and other service offerings. With the addition of the JE Russell team, Crowley’s… Read More