Since the International Maritime Organization announced the new Energy Efficiency Existing Ship Index requirements following MEPC 76, shipowners have been looking for solutions which will enable the current fleet to meet and exceed the required targets. However, the question remains, will the technologies and fuels currently available enable vessels to comply? In addition to existing… Read More
Kongsberg Maritime (KM) has reported that its new EM 304 MKII high-resolution deepwater multibeam echosounder system has just successfully completed its first trials on board the NOAA vessel Okeanos Explorer in the waters off the coast of Florida. Okeanos Explorer is the first vessel in the world to be fitted with the EM 304 MKII… Read More
Irving Shipbuilding Inc., reports that its Halifax Shipyard today delivered the future HMCS Margaret Brooke in a ceremony at the Royal Canadian Dockyard in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The 6,615 tonne Arctic Offshore and Patrol ship (AOPS) is the first combat ship in the Royal Canadian Navy’s history to be named after a woman. Lieutenant Commander… Read More
Elon Musk has taken to Twitter to share video of the new SpaceX drone ship, but didn’t give many details. However, reports are that it was converted from a former McDonough Marine Services deck barge, the MARMAC 302, and that name can still be seen painted on its bows and stern in the video. You… Read More
HONOLULU, July 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The uncrewed, autonomous, Saildrone Surveyor will arrive in Hawaii today after a groundbreaking maiden voyage from San Francisco to Honolulu. While ocean crossings are nothing new for Saildrone’s autonomous surface vehicles, the Saildrone Surveyor is a new, much larger class of vehicle optimized for deep-ocean mapping. During the 28-day voyage,… Read More
Zero Emissions Ship Assist and Escort Tug eWolf to Serve Port of San Diego Pioneers of innovative, high-powered ship assist tugboats, Crowley Maritime Corporation will lead the next generation of industry sustainability by building and operating eWolf, the first all-electric powered harbor tugboat that can complete a job without expending a drop of fuel. “The… Read More
At IQIP, we are proud of our broad hammer range. However, there was still a gap. Therefore, we created the S-350 Hydrohammer. When a Hydrohammer S-280 is too light, but an S-500 is too heavy, we have found a great middle-ground at IQIP: the Hydrohammer S-350. Are you interested in our trustworthy Hydrohammer? Mail us… Read More
A Volvo Penta IPS propulsion system will give a launch now building for the Galveston-Texas City Pilots a top speed of over 30 knots while burning less fuel than their existing boats. The vessel will be the pilots’ fourth launch from Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Duclos Corporation, Somerset, Mass. Delivery is scheduled for late 2022. With a… Read More
A barge modification project carried out by Valdez, Alaska, headquartered Stillwater Marine Services LLC for Brice Marine has been completed using the ABS 3D model-based class process. The barge has undergone a bulwark modification on its aft deck section. Stillwater Marine submitted the modification design to ABS’ New Orleans engineering office in 3D model format…. Read More
Fishermen are the ears and eyes of the marine ecosystem as a changing climate throws our oceans off kilter. Now a new phone app is making sure their real-life, real-time observations are included in scientific data. The new Skipper Science smartphone app, released June 18, comes from the Aleut Community of St. Paul Island in… Read More
The U.S. Navy budget process has become stuck in a doomed cycle of dream-boom-bust. In other words, PowerPoint wishes eventually increased defense spending, followed by drastic cuts. The Biden administration is about to initiate another cycle with a multi-year round of studies to chart out a plan for the Navy of the future. This follows… Read More
CANADA – A major Potash producer recently awarded Ellicott a contract to supply a completely custom, electric, stainless steel bucketwheel dredge which encompasses advanced technology for the control, operating and electrical systems. The dredge hull, deckhouse, ladder and other structural items will be fabricated from 316 Stainless Steel. Additionally, the dredge is designed for year-round operation… Read More
July 6, 2021 – Belle Chasse, LA based C&C Marine and Repair has delivered to Kirby Inland Marine, L.P. the m/v Bowling Green, the second in a three-boat series. The Bowling Green is being delivered just six months after the first vessel in the series was delivered. The triple-screw 6,600-horsepower towboat measures 170’ x 50’… Read More
Lockport, La., headuartered Bollinger Shipyards LLC has delivered the USCGC Emlen TunnelL to the U.S. Coast Guard in Key West, Fla. The ship is the 168th vessel Bollinger has delivered to the Coast Guard over a 35-year period and is the 45th Fast Response Cutter delivered under the current program. Named in honor of Coast… Read More
JMS Naval Architects designed a 500-ton lift capacity floating dry dock for Biblia, Inc., Marine Towing and Transportation of Savannah, GA. Biblia competitively awarded construction of the dry dock to Conrad Shipyard of Morgan City, Louisiana. The dry dock was launched last week. Biblia owns and operates a fleet of tugs and barges, providing marine… Read More