(LONDON and KUALA LUMPUR) — The International Maritime Bureau (IMB) has reported the lowest number of reported piracy and armed robbery incidents for the first nine months of any year since 1994. IMB’s latest global piracy report recorded 97 incidents…
(WASHINGTON) — Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland on Wednesday outlined the path forward for future offshore wind leasing to meet the Biden-Harris administration’s goal to deploy 30 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind energy by 2030. During a speech at…
(BOSTON and SOMERSET, Mass.) — Mayflower Wind, the developer of a deepwater offshore wind project, has announced the signing of an agreement with Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding/Duclos Corp. of Somerset, Mass., for the specification, design and manufacture of a Jones Act-compliant, hybrid…
(LONDON) — A new report published by Inmarsat pinpoints the impact of COVID-19 in accelerating global shipping’s digital journey. Written by maritime innovation consultancy Thetius and sponsored by the Inmarsat Research Program, "A Changed World: The State of Digital Transformation…
(KINGS POINT, N.Y.) — Allegations of rape are “widespread in the container shipping industry," according to a female cadet at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) at Kings Point, who claims she was raped while serving a year at sea…
(SAN FRANCISCO) — The U.S. Coast Guard and partner agencies are in the process of investigating the cause of the pipeline fracture off the coast of Southern California, the service said Friday. A joint investigation is being led by the…
(THEODORE, Ala.) — Aluminum workboat builder Silver Ships was recently awarded an $8.2 million order by the Naval Sea Systems Command for the construction and delivery of up to 110 Naval Special Warfare (NSW) surface support craft (SSC) and U.S.…
(VANCOUVER, British Columbia) — With support from the Carbon Trust, United Kingdom and the Offshore Wind Accelerator program, Robert Allan Ltd. has brought the offshore wind industry closer to eliminating carbon emissions from the supply chain with the development of…
(MOBILE, Ala.) — The U.S. Navy on Tuesday awarded Austal USA a $144 million detailed design and construction contract for two towing, salvage and rescue ships (T-ATS). This contract award marks the first steel new-ship construction program for the company.…
(NEW YORK) — Today, Eastern Shipbuilding Grou (ESG) celebrated the commissioning of SSG Michael H. Ollis, the new state-of-the art 320-foot, 4,500-passenger ferry. The ceremony was hosted by the Mayor’s Office and New York City Department of Transportation (NYCDOT) and…
Shipping associations on both sides of the border have raised objections to Canada’s new ballast water regulations. The rules, announced in June, aim to minimize the spread of invasive species that can harm fisheries, infrastructure and native species. The…
The Mayflower Autonomous Ship’s trans-Atlantic voyage ended well short of its goal after a component failed on the vessel’s hybrid drive line after three…
A trade group supporting U.S.-flagged offshore service companies is taking a new approach to protecting the Jones Act. The…
he Gulf of Mexico, long a dominant producer of fossil fuels, could one day become a clean energy hub. …
In May 2019, the…
Lower Mississippi River pilots faced scrutiny this spring from Louisiana lawmakers and…
The U.S. government has asked industry groups, inventors and other “innovators” to develop a new type of floating device that can be deployed during mass-rescue events at sea. Broadly speaking, the new product should be extremely light and suitable for…
Mariners will have access to more accurate wind and wave forecasts further into the future…
Managing ballast water is an indispensable part of maritime operations. How that water is treated before it is discharged will grow in importance as new international rules come into effect. The Ballast Water Management Convention entered into force internationally…
(ALBANY, N.Y.) — Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday announced the launch of the Green Boats program to advance the electrification of tour and charter boats operating on the New York State Canal System. Through the Reimagine the Canals initiative, the…
(SILVER SPRING, Md.) — The Protecting Blue Whales and Blue Skies Program has recognized 16 global shipping companies for reducing speeds to 10 knots or less in the San Francisco Bay area and the Southern California region in 2020. The…
(MARTINSBURG, W.Va.) — Any mariner who submitted an application for a medical certificate to MEDAIP@uscg.mil from Sept. 21, 2021, through Sept. 28, 2021, should resubmit their application package. Due to a technical issue, medical certificate applications submitted during this time…
(SALEM, Mass.) — Vineyard Wind, a joint venture between Avangrid Renewables and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), on Thursday announced that the company has entered into an agreement with Crowley Maritime Corp. and the city of Salem to create a public-private…
(GUILFORD, Conn.) — American Cruise Lines (ACL) has announced that its fleet of four classic paddlewheelers will be undergoing a major redesign, refit and rebranding. The new interior design will bring paddlewheel cruising to the same standard already exhibited on…
