Autonomous vessel innovator Saronic Technologies is joining forces with Torrance Calif.-based hypersonic missile developer Castelion. They plan to integrate Castelion’s hypersonic strike missile Blackbeard with Saronic’s medium unmanned surface vessel (MUSV) Marauder,
As federal enforcement priorities shift and state laws continue to evolve, maritime employers are facing new questions about the use and enforceability of noncompete agreements. In the latest episode of Marine Log‘s
Fincantieri reports that its Norwegian subsidiary Vard has signed a contract covering the design and construction of an advanced stern trawler for Ålesund, Norway-based fishing company Rosund Drift AS. The stern trawler
Seaspan Corporation reports that the Glovis Lighthouse, the first in a series of 10,800 CEU (car equivalent unit) dual-fuel LNG pure car and truck carriers (PCTC) newbuilds, has embarked on its maiden
The U.S. Coast Guard says it will homeport its first two Arctic Security Cutters (ASCs) in Kodiak, Alaska, with a third Alaska Arctic Security Cutter homeported in Seward when the infrastructure is
CENTCOM reports that U.S. forces disabled the Guinea-Bissau flagged oil tanker M/T Jalveer in the Gulf of Oman at 11:20 p.m. ET on June 10 after the vessel violated the blockade against
Caterpillar has introduced two new alcohol-based fuel conversion kits for MaK engines. The dual-fuel conversion, for M 43 engines, is engineered to operate on up to 95% methanol or ethanol by volume,
Jacob Iversen, head of maritime partnerships EMEA, Weathernews, explains how customer-driven emissions reporting is exposing structural weaknesses in vessel data, with direct consequences for performance, cost and commercial credibility. For years, shipping’s
Another vessel has moved through construction for Nashville, Tenn.-based Hines Furlong Line Inc., with the M/V Bob Nienhuis built at Intracoastal Iron Works in Bourg, La., as part of the company’s ongoing
A new European partnership is set to help shipping companies navigate one of the industry’s biggest climate challenges: how to decarbonize the existing fleet quickly, safely, and cost-effectively. The new FIT-HORIZONS project
