US Coast Guard contracts Austal USA to build Offshore Patrol Cutter Design
The US Coast Guard is moving forward with Austal USA on the detail design phase of up to 11 vessels in the service’s offshore patrol cutter (OPC) acquisition program. The Coast Guard announced on 5 October that the Mobile, Alabama-based…Furetank signs agreement to sell two dual-fuel tankers to Neste
Furetank Rederi AB will sell two 17,999dwt dual-fuel product tankers in the VINGA series to Neste in 2023 and replaces them with newbuildings. Furetank has signed an agreement to sell Fure Valö and Fure Ven to the Finnish company Neste,…Sailcargo’s cargo ship Vega up-rigged
Sailcargo announce in early October 2022 that its new cargo ship Vega has been uprigged. Following months of carpentry and rigging work and maintenance, Vega’s new masts left the spar hall for the last time and returned to be placed…Lighthouse tender Cape Don set to be restored
One of a number of historical vessels being preserved around the world is the former lighthouse supply and navigations aids maintenance ship Cape Don, which, besides being a floating museum, is to become a training venue for young people. Currently…What next for small ferry Westward Ho?
The small ferry Westward Ho has been high and dry at Weston-super-Mare in Somerset for a number of years. Built in 1986 by MacCrindle Shipbuilding of Ardrossan as Cromarty Rose for the Cromarty to Nigg service in the north of…Pacific International joins World Shipping Council
Singapore’s flagship container carrier, Pacific International Lines (PIL), has joined the industry trade association World Shipping Council (WSC). Based in Washington, WSC represents the international liner shipping market, with its membership covering around 90 per cent of global container ship…All-electric RSD-E Tug 2513 wins ‘Tug of the Year’
Damen’s first, all-electric, 70 tonne bollard-pull harbour tug, which was delivered to New Zealand’s Ports of Auckland earlier this year, has won the prestigious ‘Tug of the Year’ at the 2022 International Tug and Salvage Awards ceremony, held last night…Damen introduces new sustainable Pusher Tug
The newly developed versatile inland vessel Damen Riverbuster 1909 is developed to operate at inland and coastal waters in a wide variety of deployments such as towing, barge handling, marine construction and dredging support. The Riverbuster 1909 provides state-of-the-art solutions…Crowley Awarded contract by Military Sealift Command
Crowley has been awarded a contract for the operation and maintenance of six government-owned Maritime Prepositioning Force (MPF) vessels, a unit of the US Navy’s Military Sealift Command. Crowley Government Solutions will carry out the contract, providing crewing and sustained…Queen Mary reopening pushed back at Long Beach
City pushes back Queen Mary reopening, but plans in place to have some public access by year’s end After being shut down during the pandemic, parts of the Queen Mary could reopen to the public by the end of the…First Astor cruise ship scrapped after 40-year career
Although sold for conversion into a yacht in 2019, Saga Pearl II remained laid up near Piraeus, with little evidence of any work being carried out. Now, she is heading for Aliaga, following her younger sister, albeit two years later.…TotalEnergies Expands global LNG Bunkering Network Following Naming of LNG Bunker Vessel Brassavola
On 4 October 2022 TotalEnergies Marine Fuels moved closer to commencing its LNG bunkering services in Singapore, following the naming ceremony of the LNG bunker vessel Brassavola held at Sembcorp Marine’s Tuas Boulevard Yard in Singapore. Measuring 116.5m by 22m…GALLERY: The Irish Sea ferry scene
The busy Irish Sea ferry scene was captured by David Fairclough during August and September. A variety of freight and passenger vessels cross the Sea, from Heysham, Liverpool and Birkenhead, heading to Dublin, Belfast and Warrenpoint. The 2007-built Seatruck Panorama…Ferry costs for Caledonian MacBrayne triple in ten years
Repairs to keep the Caledonian-MacBrayne fleet of more than 30 vessels in operation has tripled through the past decade from £9.5million in 2011 to £28.6million during 2021 and with a total of over £200 million spent since 2007. The news…GALLERY: Shipping in Rotterdam
Rotterdam, with its associated quays, docks and harbours, is probably the busiest port in the world. This selection of photos by Netherlands-based J.M. Kakebeeke shows some of the many ships calling at the major European port a few years ago.…COTECMAR and Damen sign contract for co-development of frigate
On 27 September 2022 COTECMAR and Damen signed a contract for the co-development of the Contractual Design for the next generation of frigates for the Colombian Navy. The signing ceremony took place on board of the ARC Almirante Padilla in…