Sanmar Shipyards is getting ready to build a large series of next-gen harbor tugs with twin thrusters arranged fore and aft. The 60-tonne bollard pull tugs were designed by Robert Allan Ltd., and the propulsion arrangement has a conceptual resemblance to the firm's fore-and-aft RotorTug design,...
Norwegian marine technology firm Kongsberg Maritime has signed a contract with Turkish Sanmar Shipyards to deliver 20 future-proof thruster units for installation on new Azimuth Stern Drive (ASD)...
The South Jersey Port Corporation is pleased to announce the recent appointment of veteran engineer Chris Perks to the organization’s team. Perks was appointed as the Director of Engineering to support the agency’s growth strategy and continue to provide quality customer service for current and...
Singapore-based digital technology company MariApps Marine Solutions (MariApps), part of Schulte Group, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire OnboarD, a US provider of software solutions...
The commissioning of an $11 million cruise ship terminal at Kenya’s Mombasa port remains in limbo as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to disrupt the global cruise industry. In the middle of last year, Kenya completed the construction of the ultra-modern terminal, which was built to attract...
French classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) has granted an approval in principle (AiP) for BV’s ‘Cyber Managed Prepared’ notation to South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and...
China ports are continuing to struggle with the pressures on the supply chain with the challenges being compounded both by the rush to get goods shipped before the Lunar New Year holiday and the growing number of cases of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus....
The COVID-19 pandemic may have transformed the way we live and work; however, the offshore energy sector seems to find its way through these challenges. A flashback to the week behind us reveals that...
Höegh Autoliners entered into a construction contract with China Merchants Heavy Industry confirming its plans to move forward with a new generation of vessels that will be the world’s largest and most sustainable car carriers. The vessels will have seven percent greater capacity than the...
Norwegian RoRo shipping company Höegh Autoliners has entered into a contract with China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI) for four fixed and eight optional multi-fuel and zero-carbon ready Aurora-class...
