Americas Maritime

  • Turkey Bars Israeli Ships From Its Ports
    on 29 August 2025 at 4:56 pm

    Turkey has decided to bar Israeli vessels from using its ports, forbid Turkish ships from using Israeli ports and impose restrictions on planes entering Turkish airspace, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Friday.He provided few details in…

  • Trump Administration Cancels $679m of Funding for…
    on 29 August 2025 at 4:54 pm

    The Trump administration said on Friday it was cancelling $679 million in federal funding for 12 offshore wind projects, including $427 million for a California project.The move is the latest in a full-throated effort by the administration to…

  • Hogia Announces David Wallgren As New Business…
    on 29 August 2025 at 4:26 pm

    Hogia has appointed David Wallgren as the new Managing Director of Hogia Ferry Systems and Business Unit Manager for its newly established transport sector, Ports & Shipping. He joins from the DFDS Group, bringing over 25 years of experience in port and shipping operations.

  • Eighth Island Class Vessel Joins BC Ferries
    on 29 August 2025 at 2:31 pm

    On 27 August, Damen Shipyards Group launched the latest Island Class ferry for Canada’s BC Ferries. The vessel is the second of four Island Class vessels currently under construction at Damen Shipyards Galati in Romania. Once operational, the…

  • Vattenfall Secures Dutch Base to Support…
    on 29 August 2025 at 11:10 am

    Vattenfall has signed a deal with EMS Maritime Offshore (EMO) to establish an operations and maintenance (O&M) base in the Dutch port of Eemshaven to support construction and operation of its planned Nordlicht 1 and 2 wind farms, which will…

  • Crowley-Managed CS Anthem Joins Tanker Security…
    on 29 August 2025 at 1:16 am

    Crowley Stena Marine Solutions, the joint venture between Crowley and Stena Bulk, has received approval from the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) to operate the CS Anthem tanker under the Tanker Security Program.The CS Anthem, a U.S.-flagged…

  • Robots are Getting Very Good at Understanding the…
    on 28 August 2025 at 11:45 pm

    The July/August issue of Offshore Engineer includes an update on patrolling robots. They are increasingly being used for inspection, maintenance and repair, and they are increasingly being operated, human-in-the-loop, in a cyber world that is…

  • Phase 1 of S-100 Implementation Complete
    on 28 August 2025 at 11:23 pm

    Phase 1 of S-100 Standards implementation is now complete after the operational release of standards S-124 Navigational Warnings and S-128 Catalogue of Nautical Products.The S-100 framework is a new global standard created by the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO)…

  • Biological Hydrogen Offers Alternative to…
    on 28 August 2025 at 11:20 pm

    Biological hydrogen is a wildcard technology that could change what Roy Allegra calls the current hydrogen cold war.Allegra, based in London, is founder of RA Energy and Green H₂ Systems Modeling.He sees Europe scrambling to lock in alliances…