[By: Port Everglades]
Broward County’s Port Everglades is in the top 20% worldwide for container port performance, holding its No. 3 position in North America and No. 1 ranking in Florida, according to the World Bank and S&P Global Market Intelligence’s 2024 Container Port Performance Index (CPPI) released this week.
Port Everglades is ranked No. 67 worldwide, a shift from its No. 65 spot in the previous CPPI report.
The CPPI rates container ports around the world based on six key events, including how quickly a vessel moves to a berth, how long it takes to move a vessel’s containers, and the time it takes a vessel to exit the port.
The 2024 Calendar Year data cover 403 ports, 175,000 vessel calls and 247 million cargo moves.
“In nearly every measure, the port’s operational performance is solid and consistent, which speaks to the logistical and infrastructure investments made by both the private and public sector,” said Joseph Morris, Port Everglades CEO and Port Director.
“It’s a credit to our customers and their labor force, the supportive Broward County Board of County Commissioners and the dedicated staff who work at the port.”
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[By: Seamen’s Church Institute]
The Seamen’s Church Institute (SCI) and KOTUG Training & Consultancy (KTC) have renewed their strategic partnership to expand world-class maritime training opportunities for U.S. mariners.
SCI, through its Center for Maritime Education, is a leading provider of simulation-based training in the United States. With this renewed partnership, SCI will leverage KOTUG’s internationally recognized trainers and consultants to enhance its harbor tug training programs and integrated tug master–ship pilot courses. KOTUG, a global leader in harbor, river, and terminal towage training, will benefit from access to SCI’s state-of-the-art vessel and tug simulators. Together, the organizations will offer complementary services to ports, terminals, and the inland tug and barge industry, ensuring mariners have access to advanced training and innovative assessment tools.
“The renewal of our partnership with KOTUG reflects our shared commitment to maritime safety and excellence,” said The Rev. Mark Nestlehutt, President and Executive Director, The Seamen’s Church Institute. “By combining our facilities with KOTUG’s global expertise, we can deliver the highest quality training for American mariners.”
“We are proud to continue working with SCI,” said Ard-Jan Kooren, CEO, KOTUG. “This collaboration merges international best practices with SCI’s deep knowledge of the U.S. market, providing unparalleled opportunities for maritime professionals.”
The renewed agreement strengthens both organizations’ ability to meet the evolving demands of the maritime industry and supports their mission to enhance safety, performance, and professionalism on the water.
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[By: ABS]
The transformational impact of software on the performance of vessels and fleets was described by ABS Chairman and Chief Executive Christopher J. Wiernicki at a launch event in Greece for ABS Wavesight Advantage™, a powerful new intelligent platform.
“In an industry where every ton and every ton-mile counts, ABS Wavesight Advantage puts the Power of One in your corner. What does that mean in practice? One percent of fuel savings through software-driven performance efficiencies delivers payback five times faster than retrofits. Reducing emissions by just one metric ton of CO? equivalent per voyage can save more than €200 in carbon penalties. Avoiding just one day of idle time can unlock $40,000 in potential earnings,” said Wiernicki.
“You put this together and one metric ton of CO? saved per day combined with one day of increased utilization equals real impact, real fast. This is the kind of transformation software makes possible, not in theory, but in practice, every single day.”
ABS Wavesight Advantage is a powerful new intelligent platform from ABS Wavesight, the ABS-affiliated software-as-a-service company. Built as a single source of truth, the platform connects vessels, shore teams, and systems—empowering maritime leaders to make smarter, faster decisions with confidence.
“Consider the decarbonization equation,” added Wiernicki. “Approximately 70 percent of the challenge lies in fuel selection. The remaining 30 percent, energy efficiency and performance optimization, is where software has the most immediate impact. Given the limited availability of scalable green fuel options, this 30 percent represents the most actionable space for near-term progress.
“In this context, software is not a cost center, it is a competitive advantage. It is the decarbonization fuel you can actually buy, and in many cases the smarter investment.”
ABS Wavesight Advantage delivers a comprehensive suite of capabilities, including real-time validation, emissions benchmarking, pooling and a simplified process of submitting data for statutory verification to ABS through a convenient digital connection. By leveraging AI and predictive analytics, the platform enables users to optimize compliance strategies, reduce operational risk, and improve fleet-wide efficiency.
Learn more here.
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[By: Everllence]
Qingdao Beihai shipyard has ordered 10 × Everllence B&W 7G80ME-LGIM (-Liquid Gas Injection Methanol) Mk 10.5 engines in connection with the construction of 10 × 325,000 dwt VLOC (Very Large Ore Carriers) for Chinese shipping companies, Shandong Shipping Corp. and Bohai Ocean Shipping Co Ltd. Each engine will come accompanied by an Everllence proprietary EGRTC (Exhaust Gas Recirculation – Turbocharger Cut-out) system for Tier III NOx compliance. Upon completion, the vessels will immediately go out on charter to Vale S.A., the Brazilian multinational company, sailing from Brazil to China with loads of iron ore.
Bjarne Foldager, Head of Two-Stroke Business, Everllence, said: “Over the years we have experienced a wave of ME-LGIM orders and it is encouraging to see prominent players demonstrating their decarbonisation credentials in taking these vessels on charter. In a multi-fuel future, we expect methanol to figure prominently across all vessel segments and these newbuildings will be capable of trading carbon-neutrally when powered by green methanol.”
Christian Ludwig, Head of Sales and Promotion, Everllence, said: “With more than 230 orders and over 600,000 running hours accumulated whilst running on methanol, the ME-LGIM engine has proven itself and become the de facto industry standard for the methanol propulsion of large merchant-marine vessels. As the engines are readily available and methanol dual-fuel types have a lower capital outlay compared to other, alternative fuel-propulsion solutions for ships, we fully expect to add even more orders within the bulk-carrier segment in the near future.”
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[By: Birdon]
Senior leadership from the U.S. Coast Guard’s Surface Acquisitions and Contracting divisions visited Birdon’s shipyard in Bayou La Batre, Alabama, today as part of a Gulf Coast tour focused on the Waterways Commerce Cutter (WCC) program.
The delegation included representatives from the Coast Guard Assistant Commandant – Surface, Program Executive Office – SEA, Surface Acquisition Programs and the Office of Contracting and Procurement. During the visit, the group received program updates, met with Birdon’s ship builders and leadership team, and toured the shipyard’s industrial facilities.
“This visit was a valuable opportunity to showcase the progress we’ve made and the strength of our relationship with the U.S. Coast Guard,” said Tony Ardito, President of Birdon. “We’re proud to report that the WCC program remains on budget and on schedule, which is a testament to the dedication of our workforce and the effectiveness of our collaboration with Coast Guard leadership.”
“We’re not just building vessels, we’re building critical capability for the nation,” said Sandra Armstrong, Director of Communications & External Relations. “This visit reaffirmed the importance of our work and the trust placed in us to deliver.”
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[By: The Nautical Institute]
For a number of years, The Nautical Institute has been proudly celebrating each new generation of seafarers by selecting the top emerging talents in maritime education and awarding them The Lüddeke Prize, a prestigious award made possible by the generous legacy of the late Captain Christof Ferdinand Lüddeke, FNI.
Captain Lüddeke was not only a master mariner with a distinguished sea-going career but also a globally respected author and legal expert in maritime claims. His deep belief in professional integrity, clarity of practice, and the value of education lives on through this prize. He was passionate about empowering the next generation of maritime professionals – and this award stands as a testament to that mission.
Eligible nominations have been slightly widened for 2025
To be nominated for The Lüddeke Prize candidates must be:
What is the award?
Criteria for the Award
The following criteria have been identified for each award made under The Lüddeke Prize:
Nominations Procedure
Nominations should be submitted via a form displayed on the Nautical Institute website.
Nominations will be considered by a sub-committee appointed by The Nautical Institute and approved by the Institute’s Nominations Committee.
Nominations will only be accepted when endorsed by the Head of Centre, Principle or Curriculum Leader of the nominating institution.
Closing Date
Nominations must be submitted by Friday 28 November 2025.
The award winners will be announced on Monday 2 February 2026.
Click the link to make your nomination. https://www.nautinst.org/
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[By: Everllence]
Everllence has confirmed the successful running on ethanol – at all load points – of a 90-bore ME-LGIM (-Liquid Gas Injection Methanol) engine in Japan.
Everllence pioneered the ME-LGIM platform over a decade ago with the first commercial engine entering service in 2016 within the methanol-carrier segment. Building on experiences from these engines, Everllence scaled up its methanol burning portfolio in 2021 with the first ME-LGIM for a vessel outside the methanol carrier segment and now enjoys prominence as the best-selling, methanol-burning engine across all vessel segments with more than 225 units ordered for newbuildings alone and more than 50 engines in operation already.
Building further on the ME-LGIM platform, the successful operation on ethanol means Everllence now has a fully operational engine with which to document ethanol capabilities.
Ole Pyndt Hansen – Senior Vice President, Head of Two-Stroke R&D, Everllence – said: “The past few years have brought steadily growing interest in ethanol from the market. We always do our utmost to listen to these signals and have accordingly been carrying out the necessary design considerations for quite some time; this has provided us with a solid technical foundation. With this latest development, we now have the technical know-how from an actual running engine to take us to the next level. Our data confirms our earlier assumption that we could run our ME-LGIM engine on ethanol without issues.”
Bjarne Foldager – Head of Two-Stroke Business, Everllence – said: “It’s a proud moment to see yet another ‘first-ever’ for Everllence and that we, once again, have been able to draw on our company’s long engineering heritage. We already have five dual-fuel technologies in service along with an ammonia-powered engine that is on the verge of release. Our position as the world’s leading engine developer within the two-stroke marine segment means that we have a special obligation to push technologies and serve all markets in our efforts to decarbonise the global maritime industry. Now we need legislation in place that considers the case of ethanol as a viable fuel source, and we need a requisite market demand. At Everllence, the market speaks and we listen.”
Michael Petersen – Senior Vice President, Head of PrimeServ Denmark – Everllence, said: “The successful conclusion of running in Japan means that we are now significantly closer to offering ethanol as retrofit product, especially on the S90 engines already equipped with ME-LGIM engine technology, just as our successful ME-GI, ME-LGIP and ME-LGIM retrofit offerings. As such we are eagerly awaiting further market input with regard to the viability of ethanol from commercial, application and bunkering perspectives. In general, introducing ethanol capability to retrofitted engines will bring those customers of ours wishing to pursue alcohol-burning engines – as their pathway to IMO-defined net-zero – to a similar technology-readiness and capability as those directly adopting from our existing engine portfolio.”
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HMS Prince of Wales (R09) is completing its second port call this year to Singapore, as part of the UK-led Carrier Strike Group (CSG)’s 2025 Indo-Pacific deployment. The return to Singapore marks completion of a phase of the deployment where the CSG has exercised extensively with Japanese and Korean vessels as well as the US Navy, and the CSG has now left the South China Sea.
The carrier is due to remain in port until September 25 and is docked in Singapore’s Changi Naval Base. Norwegian Nansen Class frigate HNoMS Roald Amundsen (F311), logistic vessel HMNZS Aotearoa (A11), Type 45 destroyer HMS Dauntless (D33) and RFA Tidespring (A136) have been using the naval facilities of the British Defence Singapore Support Unit at Sembawang, a small support unit the UK maintains in order to support its commitment to the Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA), of which Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore and the UK (the SUMAN nations) are signatories. Type 23 frigate HMS Richmond (F239) is to join up having completed training with Philippines Navy Jose Rizal Class frigate BRP Antonio Luna (F151) off Manila.
HMS Prince of Wales leaves Singapore to take part in the FPDA’s five-day Exercise Bersama Lima. Bersama Lima is an annual exercise with air, land, and maritime components, in which the principal aim is to improve interoperability in combined operations to defend Malaysia and Singapore. Participation of the CSG will give this year’s exercise a particular maritime air focus. Australia is deploying F-35A aircraft and the Anzac Class frigate HMAS Ballarat (F155) on the exercise. Bersama Lima is the culmination of the FPDA’s annual series of Bersama tactical exercises and Suman command post exercises.
On completion of Exercise Bersama Lima, the CSG is likely to adopt a lower profile as it switches from training and defense diplomacy to an operational phase and heads westwards through the Indian Ocean towards the challenges of the Arabian Sea.
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A young cadet aboard the ferry Blue Star Chios was killed Wednesday when he got caught in a sliding watertight door, according to authorities in Piraeus.
The 20-year-old crewmember was an engineering student, and had been aboard the ship as a wiper since September 15. He was properly certified for basic training, and had undergone familiarization while boarding the ship.
The watertight door connected a ro/ro deck with the engine room, and the crewmember was passing through the open hatch when it closed and fatally injured him. His crewmates immediately responded to the scene and retrieved him to the hatch; their efforts to save him were not successful.
The hatch had to be manually activated, and would stop moving as soon as the actuation lever was released, officials told local media; standing rules required the hatch to be fully open before passing through it to prevent any risk of getting caught. It is unclear why the door mechanism stayed activated and continued to close on the crewmember.
Before completing an investigation, Greek authorities have decided to employ criminal statutes. The captain and the chief engineer have been arrested and face charges of “manslaughter by negligence” for the young crewmember’s death.
The accident was the second aboard Blue Star Chios this month. On September 18, a minor aboard the ferry sustained an electric shock after coming into contact with the cable for a spotlight on deck. The child was in stable condition and was transported to a hospital in Karpathos for observation.
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[By American Cruise Lines]
Domestic U.S. Great Lakes cruises are now available. In response to guest demand, American Cruise Lines is proud to announce the debut of three Great Lakes itineraries for the 2026 cruise season. These brand-new cruises, sailing May through August 2026, will be operated aboard American Patriot, the newest small cruise ship in the country.“
Guests have long asked for our style of cruising on the Great Lakes,” said Charles B. Robertson, President & CEO of American Cruise Lines. “We are now proud to offer these cruises as only Americancan, aboard a new small ship sailing 100% domestically.”
This announcement marks the first time in decades that an American ship will offer domestic cruises in the growing Great Lakes cruise market. Without the need to cross borders, the new cruises are a completely unique experience apart from all other cruise lines currently on the Lakes. Where other ships dock at ports intended for foreign ships and international entry, American Cruise Lines can dock in the heart of small towns, city parks, and private marinas for an authentic and exclusive experience not available with any other cruise line.
American’s 2026 Great Lakes itineraries include a 9-Day cruise visiting the Thousand Islands and Niagara Falls, while an additional 9-Day itinerary highlights Lake Michigan, Green Bay inlet, and the wilderness of The Upper Peninsula. The Line’s signature 14-Day cruise, dubbed the American Great Lakes, travels 800 miles through three of the Great Lakes (Erie, Huron, and Michigan).
All cruises offer an included pre-cruise hotel stay and complimentary domestic airfare. Each itinerary is comprised of days filled with excursions in small towns, and time spent cruising the magnificent Lakes. All itineraries begin, end, and remain in the U.S., making a passport or international flight unnecessary for American travelers.
American Patriot is fully stabilized for smooth sailing and accommodates just 130 guests. The new ship features private balcony staterooms including Suites, and Singles available without Supplement, plus many amenities like spacious lounges including a top deck lounge and walking track, a main restaurant with views from every seat, a casual café, chart room, fitness center, laundry room, and elevators to all decks.
American Cruise Lines foray into the Great Lakes will highlight 50 years of experience in developing and curating exceptional U.S. River cruises exploring domestic destinations and waterways. Each new itinerary offers included hotel stay, domestic air, onboard enrichment, and daily guided excursions. Fares also include everything on board the ship from fine cuisine and cocktails to Wi-Fi and gratuities. American’s Great Lakes cruise guests will relish the unparalleled comfort and elegance of the newest small ship in the region and the convenience of cruising to and from only U.S. ports of call.
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