Matson has christened Makua, the first of three new Jones Act Aloha Class containerships, at Hanwha Philly Shipyard. The 3,600-TEU, LNG-ready dual-fuel vessel marks a milestone in Matson’s $1 billion fleet renewal program and reinforces U.S. commercial shipbuilding.
ABS and the Department of Energy signed an MOU to study nuclear-powered ships and floating nuclear power plants.
Coast Guard teams are assessing damage, checking navigational aids and restoring communications to get Gulf ports moving again after Hurricane Isaias.
Investigators say hackers briefly accessed the propulsion system of a Galveston-bound supertanker this summer.
Savannah moved a record 504,015 TEUs in September as imports rose and the peak season stretched later than usual.
New pilot boats for New York, the lower Mississippi and Alaska are each built around very different local conditions.
The Coast Guard wants to drop six mariner training requirements it says exceed international STCW minimums.
ABS, HD KSOE and Siemens are teaming up on digital twin simulations that predict how ammonia leaks spread aboard ships before they’re built.
A GAO report finds the Coast Guard has made strides addressing marine firefighting risks since a deadly 2023 Newark fire, yet gaps persist in training, funding, and response planning—particularly for vessels using alternative fuels like lithium-ion batteries and ammonia.
Maersk has completed the first 100 percent bioethanol ship-to-ship bunkering in the US, fueling the dual-fuel container vessel Tangier Maersk with POET-supplied ethanol — a milestone trial exploring alcohol-fuel interoperability for the industry’s ongoing decarbonization efforts.
