[ad_1] Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. is pleased to announce that on, August 19, 2020, Eastern commenced steel cutting for R.B. WEEKS, ESG Hull 258, a new Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger for Weeks Marine, Inc. following the contract signing four (4) months earlier. The new vessel...
[ad_1] The U.S. Coast Guard decommissioned the 52-year-old cutter Mellon during a ceremony Thursday at Coast Guard Base Seattle. Mellon was one of the Coast Guard's two remaining Hamilton-class high endurance cutters, which are being replaced by the new Legend-class national security cutters as the...
[ad_1] Like most ports around the world, the Port of Hamburg has been affected by the coronavirus downturn. In the first half of 2020, its total seaborne cargo tonnage declined by 12 percent, and it lost the same amount of business in each category -...
[ad_1] On Thursday, Iran's foreign ministry said that it has seized an unidentified UAE-flagged vessel in possible retaliation for the deaths of two Iranian fishermen, who were killed by UAE coast guard forces in a recent enforcement action. According to the UAE's state-run WAM media outlet,...
[ad_1] Statement by USAID Acting Administrator John Barsa: On August 19, World Humanitarian Day, we recognize the aid workers who put their lives on the line to help people affected by crises around the world. Since the deaths of 22 humanitarians in a Baghdad bombing 17...
[ad_1] Faced with new spikes in outbreaks of the COVID-19 virus there are reports that Greece might change its recent decision to permit cruises to resume. The Greek cruise ship association is reportedly concerned that opening the ports might create further bad feelings to the cruise...
[ad_1] Kongsberg Maritime is pleased to announce that it has been contracted by Island Offshore, a leading Norwegian provider of high-quality solutions for the offshore oil industry, to supply turnkey hybrid battery solutions for three of the firm’s UT 776 CD-design Platform Supply Vessels. Two of...
[ad_1] In the area of renewable energy vessel propulsion, the scale of maritime vessel technology allows for application of grid-scale energy storage technologies that would otherwise be impractical for road or rail vehicle propulsion. Initiatives are underway in the UK to develop grid-scale liquid air...
[ad_1] The new Royal Navy carrier HMS Prince of Wales will help lead the UK's national commemorations marking the 75th anniversary of victory over Japan. The previous HMS Prince of Wales was among the war’s first victims, sunk on December 10, 1941 as she and battle-cruiser HMS Repulse attempted...
[ad_1] Most of the attention the U.S. Coast Guard gets is for its missions of bravery, such as the daring rescues of seafarers in distress, or its missions such as drug interdictions and seizures. This mission for the Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay will clearly...
