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Top Women in Maritime 2022 video debuts at TTB
Every year, Marine Log’s editorial team carefully selects 20 women of varied backgrounds, ages and locations, as its Top Women in Maritime based on nominations submitted by those in the industry. In tribute to the 2022 honorees, Marine Log produced a video that debuted at Tugs, Towboats & Barges (TTB) 2023 on March 7—International…
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$2.8 billion award kicks off Pearl Harbor dry dock project
Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Pacific has awarded a $2.8-billion task order under a previously-awarded contract to Dragados/Hawaiian Dredging/Orion JV, based in Honolulu, Hawaii, to replace Dry Dock 3 at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF). The partners in the JV are: Dragados USA, Inc. Hawaiian…
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American Ports Dismiss “Chinese Spy Cranes” as Media Sensationalism
The American Association of Port Authorities issued a statement responding to the media reports circulating over the past week that suggested Chinese-manufactured cranes used to move containers and other heavy cargo in ports might compromise U.S. security. The organization which represents more than 130 public port authorities in the U.S.,…
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Two U.S. RO/RO operators opt for Orca AI
U.S. based ship operators, American Roll-On Roll-Off Carrier (ARC) and Liberty Maritime Corporation, are to deploy the Orca AI automated situational awareness platform across their RO/RO fleets. Liberty was one of the early collaborators with Orca AI, deploying the first Orca AI unit on a U.S.-flag RO/RO vessel, Liberty Pride, in…
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Briggs Marine orders maintenance support vessel
U.K.-based Briggs Marine has ordered a 40-meter maintenance support vessel at Vigo, Spain, based shipbuilder Freire A/S. Due to enter service in fourth quarter 2004, the vessel will enhance and expand the Briggs Marines offering across a range of industries including defense, ports and harbors, energy & utilities, construction and offshore…
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HMM 9,000 TEU newbuilds will be the first with new G80 methanol engine
The nine 9,000 TEU methanol-dual fueled containerships ordered by South Korea’s HMM will be powered by MAN B&W G80ME-LGIM dual fueled engines. Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries(HSHI) will build seven of the ships and HJ Shipbuilding and Construction( HJSC) will build the other two. The newbuildings will be delivered to HMM…
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Adm. Fagan: Recruiting Shortfall Threatens Coast Guard’s Readiness
In an address Tuesday night, the U.S. Coast Guard’s top officer warned that a tough hiring market is having a substantial impact on recruitment, and that the service is putting new effort into finding and keeping members of its active-duty workforce. To ensure that the public is aware of the…
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Photos: Winter Storms Damage Hulk of OS 35 off Gibraltar
The Captain of the Port of Gibraltar is reporting that recent winter storms damaged the hulk of bulker OS 35 which sunk last year just offshore after hitting another vessel at the entrance to Gibraltar harbor. The damage to the vessel while not severe may mean that changes will be required to…
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Trinidad and Tobago takes delivery of advanced low-emission tug
Even though it is not yet a requirement in the Caribbean, Trinidad and Tobago’s National Energy Corporation (NEC) has chosen to have a class certified Damen marine NOx reduction system installed on a new low-emission tug to make it IMO Tier III compliant. The tug, a Damen ASD Tug 2811, named National Energy…
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Amogy aims to have ammonia-powered tugboat on the water this year
Aiming for a world-first, Brooklyn, N.Y., based ammonia-to-power innovator Amogy Inc. is retrofitting a 1957-built tugboat to use its technology, which cracks liquid ammonia to produce hydrogen. The tugboat, which uses diesel generators and generators, was sourced through Feeney Shipyard in Kingston, N.Y., who will lead retrofitting construction, engine removal and more under…
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