Marine Log

• Navy awards two-ship Virginia-class submarine contract modification
• VIDEO: Kelly and allies reintroduce SHIPS for America Act
• USCG responds to vessel collision, sunken barge near New Orleans
• Boosting shipyard efficiency: Pearlson to present at Ship Repair USA
• Wärtsilä introduces NextDF methane slip reduction for a third engine
• BIMCO: Dry bulk supply/demand balance set to weaken
• Wasaline RoPax Aurora Botnia set for world’s largest battery retrofit yet
• ClassNK releases new prime ship management guidelines
• USCG spot checks at Port of NYNJ find undeclared hazardous materials
• NTSB reports on $3M Johnny M towboat fire
• Chesapeake Shipbuilding opts for Aquarius retractable stabilizers
• Algoma Central and Irving Oil welcome first of two new methanol-ready tankers
• Thordon adds new Danish distributor Damzgard Mechanics to its network
• Moran Towing christens new tug at Port of Beaumont
• Op-Ed: Social media as a tool for professional development at sea
• Royal Caribbean reports a strong first quarter
• VIDEO: GD NASSCO christens USNS Sojourner Truth (T-AO 210)
• USMX names F. Paul De Maria its new CEO and chair
• Op-Ed: Purpose-built forged metal optimized for “end use”
• Navantia UK accelerates modernization of Harland & Wolff
• Ambassador Cruise Line installs MOB detection and tracking system
• Noatum Maritime orders Artemis EF-12 foiling pilot boat
• Atal begins $123.7M retrofitting project focused on green shipping
• CMT: AI not yet intelligent enough to diagnose engine problems
• SF Bay Ferry commissions CARB-compliant ferry M/V Karl
• Port Canaveral sets new cruise passenger movements record
• Glosten completes tug upgrade design for Shaver Transportation
• Trump executive order gives green light for deep sea mineral recovery
• NTSB: Outdraft currents contributed to $1.3 million Ohio River barge strike
• Odfjell completes first near carbon-neutral transatlantic voyage
• PowerCell’s new M2Power 250 system converts methanol into clean electricity onboard
• HD Hyundai Heavy Industries leaders visit Ingalls Shipbuilding
• Damen signs new tug contracts with Fairplay Towage and Louis Meyer
• Wiernicki to step down from ABS top spot at end of 2025
• Freire lays keel for new Saudi research flagship Thuwal II
• VIDEO: BYD Shenzen takes “world’s largest car carrier” crown
• CMB.TECH and Golden Ocean merger will create 250 ship behemoth
• Tokyo Kisen takes delivery of first of two Incat Crowther CTVs
• New Bronx Blue Highway project unveiled
• NTSB: Engine failure leads to $2.4 million passenger vessel fire
• Chickamauga Lock approach wall receives second nose pier delivery
• Ergon Marine expands fleet with new crew boat
• We Work the Waterways relaunches as standalone nonprofit
• Hanwha Ocean hull monitoring system gets ABS approval in principle
• Ship Repair USA: Efficient ship repair starts with smart strategy
• BW LPG rolls out Oceanly digital solutions fleetwide
• Damen partners with ICDAS to build tug in Turkey
• DOD’s “Unit X” launches open solicitation for demo-ready UUVs
• Op-Ed: Shipowners at a decarbonization crossroads
• Strategic Marine delivers two more fast crew boats to TMS