Australia’s late entry into the offshore wind market is a welcome development for clean energy advocates.
Nearly 900 people were on KiwiRail Interislander’s 29-year-old ferry Kaitaki when it lost power in a storm in January 2023 whilst entering Wellington Harbour en route from Picton on the South Island.
Best Medium Ro-Pax – Insula Oya III – Piriou Constructed for a regional government in western France, this very versatile new steel and aluminium Ro-Pax ferry benefits considerably from having two sturdy loading ramps on its port-side. Designed and built to operate safely and reliably in the often rough and rugged Bay ..
Every day, the world uses around one hundred million barrels of oil. The term “big oil” is used pejoratively to describe the industry’s lobbying power.
We’ve had plenty of defence announcements so far this year. Many have rightly focused on Australia’s situation and vulnerabilities as an island trading nation, one whose daily survival depends on the fuel, fertiliser, pharmaceuticals, and other essentials imported by sea.
Australia, France, and India ought to be cooperating more closely in the surveillance of the Indian Ocean through their valuably located islands, enhancing the awareness of each of country without additional cost.
Baird Maritime once more highlights the ever important fishing and aquaculture sector by reviewing newbuild vessels entering service around the world.
A new catamaran ferry ordered by Spanish transport operator Fred Olsen Express was launched into the water for the first time on Monday, May 6.
It was a remark by an insurer, commenting on the probable of level of claims after the Baltimore bridge strike incident, that took my attention the other day.
Chinese shipbuilder Funing Shipbuilding Industry has completed construction of a sightseeing vessel powered entirely by electricity.
A new catamaran ferry ordered by Spanish transport operator Fred Olsen Express was launched into the water for the first time on Monday, May 6.
It was a remark by an insurer, commenting on the probable of level of claims after the Baltimore bridge strike incident, that took my attention the other day.
Chinese shipbuilder Funing Shipbuilding Industry has completed construction of a sightseeing vessel powered entirely by electricity.
The Spanish Tax Agency took delivery of a new locally-built fast patrol boat on Friday, May 3.
The Australian government is not concerned by a South Korean company’s bid to acquire an Australian naval shipbuilder, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles confirmed on Wednesday, May 1.
Austal Australia has launched the future ADV Cape Solander, the seventh Evolved Cape-class patrol boat that the company is building for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) recently issued a statement condemning UAE-based towage company Middle East Marine for what it claims are “systematic abuse and neglect of over 100 seafarers.”
O say can you see by the dawn’s early light A ship that blacked out, and a bridge no longer in sight (With apologies to Francis Scott Key) I have no desire to trivialise the recent events in Baltimore, because people died and that is a terrible tragedy for their families.
The Cooper Group of Companies recently took delivery of a new escort tug that will perform ship assist operations in the Port of Savannah in Georgia.
Australian company Fortescue, with support from the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), has successfully completed propulsion and manoeuvrability trials of its Singapore-registered, ammonia-fuelled converted platform supply vessel FFI Green Pioneer in the Port of Singapore.
Swedish construction company Skanska has been awarded a contract for the upgrade of the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal in Brooklyn, New York,
WORK BOAT WORLD: Dennis Tetzlaff will take over as the new Chief Operating Officer Fleet of Stena Line in addition to becoming part of the group’s management team.
The US Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) St Paul District has awarded a US$31.7 million contract to LS Marine of Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, to conduct mechanical dredging operations in support of channel maintenance within the Mississippi River.
Chinese shipowner Hainan Yuzhou International Shipping has taken delivery of a new heavy transport vessel built by Jiangsu Jiuzhou Shipbuilding.
Van Oord recently completed one of the largest beach restoration projects in Spain’s history, restoring the beaches south of the city of Valencia to their original size.
Spain’s Zamakona Yards has handed over a new large rescue vessel to Spanish maritime search and rescue (SAR) organisation Salvamento Maritimo.
The captain of a Santa Barbara, California-based dive boat that caught fire and sank near Santa Cruz Island in 2019, resulting in the deaths of 33 passengers and one crewmember, has been sentenced to 48 months in US federal prison, the US Department of Justice said on Thursday, May 2.
A new training vessel ordered by the Russian Navy was launched into the water for the first time on Friday, April 26.
The US Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) St Paul District has awarded a US$31.7 million contract to LS Marine of Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, to conduct mechanical dredging operations in support of channel maintenance within the Mississippi River.
A new catamaran ferry ordered by Spanish transport operator Fred Olsen Express was launched into the water for the first time on Monday, May 6.
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