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10 Sep

Arc, Curtin Maritime to build eight hybrid-electric tugs

Professional Mariner StaffTugboats & TowingHybrids, propulsion, shipbuilding

(LOS ANGELES) — Arc, a Los Angeles-based electric boat company, on Wednesday announced a $160 million contract with Curtin Maritime, a leading U.S. marine company, for eight hybrid-electric ship-assist tugboats. Built in collaboration with Snow & Co. shipyard, the project marks the largest commercial deployment of electric workboats in marine industry history. The first four tugboats are committed for delivery…

10 Sep

ABB to partner on nuclear reactors for maritime industry

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime Newspropulsion, shipbuilding, technology

(STOCKHOLM) — ABB has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Swedish nuclear energy company Blykalla to support and accelerate the deployment of small modular lead-cooled reactors to the maritime industry. Building on the terms of an existing MoU between Blykalla and ABB signed in October 2024, which targets developing lead-cooled SMR technology to support Sweden’s clean energy requirements, this…

19 Jun

Renewable Lubricants partners with Green Marine

Professional Mariner StaffIndustry NewsEnvironment, propulsion

(HARTVILLE, Ohio) — Renewable Lubricants, a manufacturer of bio-based, ultimately biodegradable lubricants for a wide variety of industries and applications, has joined Green Marine as a partner, providing lubrication products designed to help Green Marine participants improve their environmental performance. Green Marine is the voluntary industry initiative to guide the shipping industry toward environmental excellence by adopting concrete, measurable actions…

17 Jun

Schottel to equip truckable tug from Silverback Marine

Professional Mariner StaffIndustry Newspropulsion, Tugboats and towing

(SPAY, Germany) — Schottel will equip a new OX series tractor tug from U.S.-based aluminum workboat builder Silverback Marine with two Schottel RudderPropellers type SRP 100. Designed in collaboration with Seattle-headquartered Elliott Bay Design Group, the truckable tug will have a bollard pull of almost 7 tons and ensure excellent maneuverability with an extremely compact size of just 26 feet…

11 Jun

Incat to design renewable diesel Catalina ferry

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime NewsEnvironment, propulsion, shipbuilding

(SYDNEY, Australia) — Incat Crowther has been commissioned by Los Angeles operator Catalina Express to design a new low-emission, renewable diesel-powered passenger ferry. The new ferry will form part of the Port of Los Angeles’ $31 million Los Angeles Marine Emission Reduction (LA MER) project, funded by the California Air Resources Board (CARB). Catalina Express was awarded a $15 million…

04 Jun

FMT delivers Mitsubishi-powered towboat to Maritime Partners

Professional Mariner StaffTugboats & Towingbrownwater, propulsion

(HARVEY, La.) — Maritime Partners has added M/V Joan Pluck to its portfolio of inland towboats, supporting the company’s bareboat charter and vessel leasing services. Built by FMT Shipyard & Repair in Harvey, La., the new vessel is powered by twin Mitsubishi Tier 3 S6R2-Y3MPTAW engines, each delivering 803 horsepower at 1,400 rpm. Joan Pluck follows a proven design found…

03 Jun

Vigor converts WSF ferry to hybrid-electric propulsion

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime NewsHybrids, propulsion, shipbuilding

(SEATTLE) — Vigor Marine Seattle has completed the Wenatchee hybrid-electric conversion project, marking a major milestone in Washington State Ferries’ (WSF) effort to modernize its aging fleet and reduce carbon emissions. The 202-vehicle Wenatchee, one of the three largest ferries in the WSF system and now the largest U.S. passenger ferry to be electrified, is expected to return to service…

28 May

Schottel providing propulsion for space launch ro-ro

Professional Mariner StaffIndustry Newspropulsion, shipbuilding

(SPAY, Germany) — Schottel will equip a new roll-on/roll-off (ro-ro) cargo vessel for U.S.-based United Launch Alliance (ULA). The vessel, to be named SpaceShip, will transport Vulcan rockets from the factory in Decatur, Ala., to the launch sites at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida and Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The vessel, being built by Bollinger Shipyards…

14 May

Robert Allan Ltd., Schottel celebrate milestone of 500 tugs

Professional Mariner StaffTugboats & Towingpropulsion

(SPAY, Germany) — Canadian naval architect Robert Allan Ltd. and German propulsion specialist Schottel are celebrating a significant milestone in their long-standing partnership: the construction of the 500th tug designed by Robert Allan and equipped with Schottel propulsion systems. Tug No. 500 is one of a pair for KOTUG Canada, built to Robert Allan’s RAsalvor 4400-DFM design and equipped with…

12 May

First cruise ship refuels with LNG in Vancouver

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime NewsLNG, Ports, propulsion

(NORTH VANCOUVER, British Columbia) — The first cruise ship has filled up with an alternative fuel at the Port of Vancouver, receiving liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Seaspan Energy’s LNG bunker vessel Seaspan Garibaldi as it prepares to sail to Alaska. LNG is the first alternative fuel available in significant quantities for the international maritime sector that has been approved…