Two crew members were tragically killed and four members of crew remain in hospital following a fire on board the MS Nordlys shortly before the ship was due to arrive into Ålesund. The fire was detected on Thursday September 15th at 9.17 am…
According to a report on www.UPI.com, an oil tanker left the Libyan port of Mellitah and was headed to Cyprus without loading its cargo.With Libya now in the hands of a new government, oil companies are coming in with high expectations, as…
ADPC has celebrated the keel laying ceremony for two new 32 metre escort tugboats specially designed for marine services at the new Khalifa PortThe new escort tugboats will be manufactured by Grandweld, a UAE-based shipbuilding, ship repair and conversion specialist…
Imtech N.V. acquired the Canadian marine company Groupe Techsol Marine. This strategic acquisition means that Imtech has now a high-tech marine production site available in Canada. The acquisition also strengthens Imtech's service and maintenance foothold in North-America…
Electronics Leader Unveils Cost-Effective,Reliable and Easy-To-Use Heading Control System. Simrad Yachting announced today its new top-of-the line autopilot systems, the AP70 and AP80. International Maritime Organization (IMO) compliant and adaptive to wind and wave conditions…
The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, Cruise Ship Program announces the fourth face to face meeting of the Cruise Ship Wastewater Science Advisory Panel, to be held from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm on September 21 and 22, 2011 in the Hickel Room of the Centennial Hall Convention Center…
September 161854 - CDR David G. Farragut takes possession of Mare Island, the first U.S. Navy Yard on the Pacific.1917 - Navy Department authorizes establishment of 16 Naval air stations abroad1922 - Commander Halsey Powell in USS Edsall…
The Office of Naval Research (ONR) published new guidance Sept. 15, aimed at preventing conflicts of interest among companies competing for business with the science and technology organization.'This new set of guidelines levels the playing…
The U. S. Navy has awarded General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, a subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), a $1.8 billion contract for the construction of DDG 1001 and DDG 1002, the next two ships in the Zumwalt-class program. DDG 1001 is scheduled…
ClassNK opened its first exclusive surveyor office in St. Petersburg on September 14 with a lively reception hosted by ClassNK Chairman and President and Current IACS Vice-Chairman Noboru Ueda.The event was attended by more than 80 guests…
Global Satellite Engineering (GSE) announced that GSatTrack.com, its online satellite and GSM tracking and mapping portal, which has been certified to support the new Iridium Extreme phone. GSatTrack.com enables organizations to merge together all types of tracking equipment…
New clean fuel regulations in California and voluntary slowdowns by shipping companies substantially reduce air pollution caused by near-shore ships, according to a new NOAA-led study published online today in Environmental Science & Technology…
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (NYSE:HII) said that the company's Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division placed an 825-ton superlift on the aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) on Sept. 12, completing the ship's stern.Gerald R. Ford is being built using modular construction…
Marco Polo Seatrade has received court approval to obtain fresh financing from Royal Bank of Scotland, one of its senior lenders. The New York Court supervising the reorganisation of Marco Polo approved today new financing to be provided by the Royal Bank of Scotland…
Germany's Luerssen has reportedly made a bid for all of ThyssenKrupp's (TKAG.DE) shipbuilding unit Blohm + Voss, German daily Hamburger Abendblatt reported on Wednesday, according to Reuters.ThyssenKrupp in July scrapped a deal for Abu Dhabi MAR to buy Blohm + Voss.(Source: Reuters)
