• October 23, 2020
• Inland

The Shearer Group, Inc. (TSGI) is celebrating 10 years of business. In 2010, Gregory Beers, P.E. and Cory Wood, purchased the assets of Shearer & Associates, Inc. from Ed Shearer, P.E. and formed TSGI, which provides naval architecture, marine engineering, and marine surveying services to the inland marine market.

TSGI is a combination of what Shearer spent decades building at Shearer & Assoc., Inc. and that Beers and Wood have spent over the past 25 years building

• October 23, 2020
• Ferries , News

Jose Ruiz, chief maritime officer for the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (RTA)

Rounding out the lineup of expert speakers at Marine Log’s free virtual FERRIES 2020 conference on November 9-10 is Jose Ruiz, chief maritime officer for the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (RTA). His topic: “Maintaining Mobility in the Midst of a Pandemic: A Look at New Orleans RTA Ferry Operations.”

As chief maritime officer, Ruiz, who joined the RTA this year, is

• October 23, 2020
• News

Wärtsilä President & CEO Jaakko Eskola: "Our near-term focus will be on ensuring both a sound financial position and an optimal cost structure for the prevailing market conditions,"

Releasing its interim report for the January-September 2020 period, Wärtsilä Corporation says it expects the near-term demand in the marine and energy markets to improve from current levels. However, based on its current order book, the corporation expects net sales for 2020 to decline by approximately 10% (EUR 5,170 million

• October 23, 2020
• News , Salvage

The twin-hull heavy lift vessel VB-10,000 will be used for cutting and lifting operations [Photo by U.S. Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer John D. Miller]

The Unified Command working on the salvage of the capsized car carrier Golden Ray says that the heavy-lift vessel VB-10,000 is set to arrive in St. Simons Sound as soon as Tuesday, weather permitting. Responders will use the vessel to cut and lift the Golden Ray wreck in eight sections.

The

• October 22, 2020
• Inland , News

America’s largest provider of dredging services, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. (NASDAQ: GLDD), is moving its corporate headquarters from Oak Brook, Ill., to Houston.

The company says that the move puts it closer to key regional customers and new markets, especially along the Gulf Coast and the Mississippi River. It has also recently opened strategic regional offices in Jacksonville, Fla., and Staten Island, N.Y., where it long has run major projects and expects to take

• October 22, 2020
• News , Technology

Design has received Approval in Principle from both the Liberian Registry as flag state and Korean Register as the class society.

Hyundai Heavy Industries Group, Hyundai Glovis, the Liberian Registry, the Korean Register and their partners have successfully developed what they say is the world’s first large size and commercially viable liquefied hydrogen carrier.

An Approval in Principle (AIP) for the 22,000-cubic-meter design has been awarded to HHI Group’s Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE) and

• October 22, 2020
• News , Technology

Design has received Approval in Principle from both the Liberian Registry as flag state and Korean Register as the class society.

Hyundai Heavy Industries Group, Hyundai Glovis, the Liberian Registry, the Korean Register and their partners have successfully developed what they say is the world’s first large size and commercially viable liquified hydrogen carrier.

An Approval in Principle (AIP) for the 22,000 cu.m design has been awarded to HHI Group’s Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE)

• October 22, 2020
• Ferries , News

In a first for the state, the North Carolina Ferry System (NCFS) has been designated as a Marine Highway Project. Issued as part of the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) America’s Marine Highway Program, the designation will enable the NCFS to apply for federal funding that can be used to modernize its vessels and improve infrastructure at terminals, further allowing for the streamlining of maintenance to meet the region’s needs of efficient transportation of freight and vehicles.

• October 22, 2020
• Ferries , News , Technology

ABB shore connection for Viking XPRS

ABB Marine & Ports shore connection technology is ensuring that calls by the passenger ferry Viking XPRS at Estonia’s Port of Tallinn are made quietly, efficiently and emissions-free

The ferry, built in 2008, is deployed on the 2.5-hour route across the Baltic Sea between Tallinn, Estonia, and Helsinki, Finland, typically docking in the Estonian city twice a day.

Shore connection technology from ABB is designed for easy