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Subscribe Menu Subscribe News Yards Shipyard News Conrad delivers asphalt barge duo to Parker Towing BAE Norfolk books $76.3 million Navy contract Nichols Brothers launches third ASD-90 tug for Foss Everett Ship Repair starts work on WSF Jumbo Mk III Offshore Oil & Gas NOIA to Biden: We need an offshore wind permitting czar Brazilian OSV operator in battery hybrid first Tidewater continues to deal with depressed market Harvey Gulf Subsea adds two more to its team Renewables NOIA to Biden: We need an offshore wind permitting czar Scorpio Bulkers agrees to sales of five more ships Liebherr heavy-duty crane loads offshore wind monopiles in Rostock DNV GL releases first class rules for floating offshore wind structures Inland/Coastal Inland Conrad delivers asphalt barge duo to Parker Towing Vessel Repair puts new dry dock and transfer system into operation Port NOLA CEO receives 2020 Bertel Award Callan Marine names new CFO Tugs & Barges Resolve Marine repositions Alaska response tug to Kodiak Nichols Brothers launches third ASD-90 tug for Foss Q-LNG ATB completes sea trials Another 3,000-hp Maryland-built tugboat joins Vane Brothers fleet Ferries Hybrid Lake Geneva ferries to have EU Stage V Wärtsilä 14 engines Everett Ship Repair starts work on WSF Jumbo Mk III Marine Log’s FERRIES 2020 virtual event attracts record attendance Everett Ship Repair repositions floating dry dock to receive ferry Shipping Environment Environmentalists slam MEPC decision on Arctic HFO ban Petredec LPG carrier newbuilds to be powered by LGIP dual fuel engines MEPC 75 approves draft regs on decarbonizing existing ships MEPC 75 is expected to fix ballast water commissioning testing, but operational risks remain Safety and Security Australia: No more COVID-19 extensions of seafarers’ onboard service Are box ships getting too big to berth safely at some terminals? Three more robberies from ships off Singapore AMSA orders repatriation of nine seafarers kept too long on board Markets Scorpio sells three Ultramax bulkers in a single week Stena Line stretches two RoPax vessels Eyeing offshore wind, Scorpio Bulkers sheds a Kamsarmax VIDEO: Savannah welcomes largest box ship to ever call the U.S. East Coast Salvage Resolve Marine repositions Alaska response tug to Kodiak Golden Ray: Cutting continues Golden Ray: Cutting operations resume with extra bite Golden Ray salvage resumes after cutting chain link breaks Cruising ABB to supply Azipods for five Fincantieri cruise newbuilds Corona scare gives cruise line share prices a slight ding Cruise line shares rebound on Pfizer vaccine announcement Viking Cruises installs first full-scale PCR lab at sea Conferences Technology Podcasts COVID-19 RESOURCES CBP cracks down on exports of stolen vehicles U.S. Customs and Border Protection is putting a crimp in a growing export market involving transnational criminal organizations: stealing vehicles and shipping them to overseas markets. In response, CBP officers are conducting Golden Ray: Cutting continues New photographs have been released giving an indication of the progress being made in cutting the wreck of the capsized car carrier Golden Ray into sections. The cuts are being made by Hybrid Lake Geneva ferries to have EU Stage V Wärtsilä 14 engines Wärtsilä has been selected to supply the engines and related emissions control after-treatment systems for two new passenger ferries being built for operation between Switzerland and France across Lake Geneva. The ferries, BAE Norfolk books $76.3 million Navy contract BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair, Norfolk, Va., has been awarded a $76,251,735 firm-fixed-price contract for the execution of the USS Stout (DDG 55) fiscal 2021 drydocking selected restricted availability (DSRA). The contract Nichols Brothers launches third ASD-90 tug for Foss Launched yesterday by Nichols Brothers Boat Builders (NBBB), Freeland, Wash., the M/V Leisa Florence is the third of four ASD-90 class tugs ordered at the shipyard by Foss Maritime. Foss welcomed the Vessel Repair puts new dry dock and transfer system into operation Port Arthur, Texas, based Vessel Repair reports that its new 280-foot dry dock and a two-barge transfer system was put into service on July 23, 2020. The first docking and transfer on Q-LNG ATB completes sea trials Quality Liquefied Natural Gas Transport (Q-LNG) reports that its LNG bunkering ATB built at Halter Marine has now successfully completed sea trials and is headed Elba Island, Ga., to load gas and MEPC 75 approves draft regs on decarbonizing existing ships As widely expected, IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC), which is holding its 75th session virtually November 16-20, has approved draft new mandatory regulations to cut the carbon intensity of existing ships. Everett Ship Repair starts work on WSF Jumbo Mk III Everett Ship Repair LLC (ESR) has issued some more details and photographs of the work it is undertaking on Washington State Ferries’ M/V Wenatchee. The vessel is a Jumbo Mark II class Australia: No more COVID-19 extensions of seafarers’ onboard service The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) says that from February 28, 2021 the interim COVID arrangements that have permitted seafarers to serve longer than 11 months on-board ships will end. Under the VIDEO: First night drone delivery to a ship Singapore-headquartered start-up F-drone reports that it has successfully completed the first commercial night drone delivery to a ship. The delivery was made on November 1 when a drone delivered a 3D printed Marine Log’s FERRIES 2020 virtual event attracts record attendance Marine Log’s FERRIES kicked off its first-ever presentation as a virtual event with over 400 participants—nearly quadruple the event’s attendance in 2019. This year’s event was held virtually due to the COVID-19 The practical approach to performance management SPONSORED CONTENT: Marorka is the leading global provider of data-driven energy management and operational performance solutions for the international maritime industry. We enable our customers to reduce fuel consumption, cut emissions and Breaking News November 20, 2020 News CBP cracks down on exports of stolen vehicles U.S. Customs and Border Protection is putting a crimp in a growing export market involving transnational criminal organizations: stealing vehicles and shipping them to overseas markets. In response, CBP officers are conducting November 20, 2020 News , Salvage , Shipping Golden Ray: Cutting continues New photographs have been released giving an indication of the progress being made in cutting the wreck of the capsized car carrier Golden Ray into sections. The cuts are being made by November 19, 2020 Ferries , News Hybrid Lake Geneva ferries to have EU Stage V Wärtsilä 14 engines Wärtsilä has been selected to supply the engines and related emissions control after-treatment systems for two new passenger ferries being built for operation between Switzerland and France across Lake Geneva. The ferries, November 19, 2020 News , Shipyard News BAE Norfolk books $76.3 million Navy contract BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair, Norfolk, Va., has been awarded a $76,251,735 firm-fixed-price contract for the execution of the USS Stout (DDG 55) fiscal 2021 drydocking selected restricted availability (DSRA). The contract November 19, 2020 News , Shipyard News , Tugs & Barges Nichols Brothers launches third ASD-90 tug for Foss Launched yesterday by Nichols Brothers Boat Builders (NBBB), Freeland, Wash., the M/V Leisa Florence is the third of four ASD-90 class tugs ordered at the shipyard by Foss Maritime. Foss welcomed the November 19, 2020 Inland , News Vessel Repair puts new dry dock and transfer system into operation Port Arthur, Texas, based Vessel Repair reports that its new 280-foot dry dock and a two-barge transfer system was put into service on July 23, 2020. The first docking and transfer on November 18, 2020 News , Shipping , Tugs & Barges Q-LNG ATB completes sea trials Q...