Corvus Energy has introduced Blue Whale NxtGen Power, a high-rate lithium iron phosphate battery system for tugs, workboats, offshore vessels, and ferries. The system is the first product from Corvus’s new partnership with BYD Energy Storage, aimed at supporting the maritime industry’s shift to zero-emission operations.
Master Boat Builders has launched Defiant, the third of eight RApport 2700-MP tugs under construction for Maritime Partners, as sister vessels Marauder and Titan enter service with E.N. Bisso & Son. Defiant is scheduled for delivery this fall.
After over a decade of planning and delays, Oregon State University’s PacWave wave energy testing facility officially opened with a ribbon cutting on August 27. The first-of-its-kind grid-connected site off the Oregon coast lets developers test wave energy devices without acquiring separate permits.
The Panama Canal will cut daily transits to 32 by mid-September as Administrator Ricaurte Vásquez warns of an eight-month El Niño and lake levels below pre-drought marks.
A Maryland judge has dismissed most remaining economic loss claims from the Dali Key Bridge disaster, sharply narrowing the civil case under a 1927 Supreme Court precedent.
Rhine water levels have risen sharply after recent rain, letting vessels load more cargo, though shallow-water restrictions at the Kaub chokepoint persist.
American Cruise Lines has named the 180-passenger American Rhapsody, a new U.S.-built riverboat that will sail the Columbia and Snake rivers from Portland beginning in 2029.
Low water on the Amazon pushes MSC, ONE and Maersk to add container surcharges of up to $1,900 per box.
Nearly 90 years after its New Deal construction, Bonneville Lock and Dam still delivers reliable hydroelectric power to the Pacific Northwest — generating electricity for about 900,000 homes while supporting fish passage, river navigation, and a legacy of regional history along the Columbia River.
MARAD takes delivery of Lone Star State, the fourth National Security Multi-Mission Vessel from Hanwha Philly Shipyard.
