An AMP (Alternative Marine Power) application installed in the south of Sweden port by Cavotec for 'Cold Ironing'.Cavotec claim this to be the largest high-voltage shore connection system in the world.Concern over air quality in harbours…
USCH Cutter 'Confidence' repatriates 219 Haitian migrants to Cap Haitien, Haiti.Watchstanders at the 7th Coast Guard District command center were notified of a sail freighter northwest of Great Inagua, Bahamas, with 131 Haitian migrants…
Crowley Maritime Corporation christen the 16,000-horsepower tugboat 'Legend' and 330,000-barrel tank barge 750-2 in Tampa, Florida.Together the vessels comprise the company’s newest articulated-tug-barge (ATB) and will be used to transport petroleum products between the U…
Port of Los Angeles recognized for emissions reductions, international collaborative efforts.The Port of Los Angeles has received a Lloyd’s List Global Award in the Environment category, an honor recognizing the Port’s environmental leadership…
New Orleans Port State Control Officers (PSCOs) discover vessels whose rudders may have set into the mud while safely anchored.Masters and/or operators of vessels are reminded of their responsibility, as noted in 46 Code of Federal Regulations 4…
Huntington Ingalls Industries receives a previous contract modification for material procurement & advanced construction of 'John F. Kennedy'.The company's Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division is the prime contractor.This award enables…
A TEAM of technology visionaries has today unveiled what it believes is the most effective way to end maritime piracy, and save lives and billions of dollars each year.The WatchStander system was originally developed for the US naval fleet…
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. was selected for inclusion in the world’s major socially responsible investing (SRI) indices — the FTSE4Good Global Index Series and the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (DJSI). This month, the FTSE Group, owned by the London Stock Exchange…
Andrew Garrad becomes Non-Executive Chairman of GL Group's renewables division. RV Ahilan appointed President of the business segment.Dr Andrew Garrad will hand day-to-day leadership responsibility for the GL Group's renewable energy business segment to Dr RV Ahilan…
Baker, Lyman & Co. will offer UTV operators a unique opportunity to review the TSMS Transition Program though an hour long interactive presentation during the October 17, 2012 Towing Forum at SUNY Maritime. TSMS, or Towing Safety Management System…
Florida boat dealers Plantation Boat Mart & Marina acquire Hydra-Sports Boat Company from M C B C Hydra Sports LLC (Master Craft Boat Company).The new company is know as Hydra-Sports Custom Boats, LLC.Poised to represent an entirely new concept within the boating industry…
More than 400 students of the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) earned degrees this summer quarter including nine doctoral graduates.The ceremony's keynote speaker offered another unique aspect to the class. Vice Adm. Mark I. Fox, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Operations…
Eniram forges strategic partnership with Headway Technology of Quingdao, China, to deliver maritime energy efficiency & environmental compliance solutions.Eniram Limited, a fast-growing Finnish provider of real-time decision support solutions…
Rescuers continue to search Indonesian waters for an unkown number of passengers missing from an Indonesian Ro-Pax ferry.More than 210 passengers and crew were rescued in the hours after the accident by ten 'Good Samaritan' merchant ships…
Lloyd's Register to set up a a world-class Group Technology Center (GTC) in Singapore in collaboration with the Agency for Science, Technology & Research (A*STAR) To maximise the output of the GTC, LR and A*STAR are focusing on four research…
