11 business-led projects to get more than $1.3 million in funding from the Research & Development Corporation of Newfoundland & Labrador (RDC).'With an increasingly diversified economy continuing to outpace growth in other regions around North America…
Last voyage for Russian nuclear waste hulk 'Lepse' as she heads out of Murmansk Port for a lengthy decommissioning.Rosatomflot and Bellona have worked with many international partners and governments to develop a proper risk-assessment plan…
Ocean-going vessels (OGVs) to become eligible for a 50% reduction in port facility & light dues if they switch to cleaner fuel while berthed in Hong Kong waters.'The government has been implementing a package of 22 measures, targeting various major polluting sources…
Seventy civil service mariners, and approximately 400 Navy, Army and non-governmental organization (NGO) personnel aboard Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 20) returned to San Diego Sept. 14. They steamed more than 20…
Stock Market AnnouncementThe corporate assembly of Statoil ASA (OSE:STL, NYSE:STO) has elected Marjan Oudeman and Børge Brende as new members of Statoil's board of directors. In addition, Grace Reksten Skaugen has been elected as new deputy chairman of the board.
Interschalt advises STCW signatory Germany and helps to improve ECDIS Model Course 1.27 At the request of the Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Affairs (BMVBS), Interschalt joined the German delegation attending the London…
A wide variety of shipowners, operators and other senior maritime professionals from throughout the Middle East region have attended North P&I club’s residential course in P&I insurance and loss prevention held in Dubai this week. A total…
Immigration officers start new wave of strike action in Brazil ahead of cruise season.Inchcape Shipping Services, the world’s leading maritime services provider, is advising of a new wave of strike action by immigration officers in Manaus…
Bollinger Shipyards, Inc. has delivered the WILLIAM FLORES, the third Fast Response Cutter (FRC) to the United States Coast Guard. The announcement was made by Bollinger executive vice president of new construction, Chris Bollinger, “We are…
United States Attorney Donald J. Cazayoux, Jr., announced that, yesterday, CLEOPATRA SHIPPING AGENCY, LTD., a Greek vessel management company, pled guilty to violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships and was sentenced to pay a $300,000…
Wally-built yacht 'Better Place' sails the Mediterranean with a Hall Spars 67.5 m (221.4 ft) high modulus carbon mast.Wally, a leading builder of innovative state-of-the-art sail and power yachts, has successfully launched the stunning Bugatti blue colored 50-meter sailing yacht Better Place…
'Ambush', the second of the Royal Navy's Astute-Class attack submarines prepares to leave the builder's yard.In the next few days, the 7,400-tonne submarine will leave the BAE Systems shipyard in Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria, where she was built…
US-based subsea technology company OceanWorks International names Billy McKeown as General Manager in Istanbul, Turkey.Billy Mckeown becomes General Manager for Aykor Teknolojik Ürünler Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim Şirketi (OceanWorks Aykor) in Istanbul Turkey…
COSCO Corporation (Singapore) announce deliveries of three bulk ships from its shipyards in China.Subsidiaries of the Company’s 51% owned COSCO Shipyard Group Co., Ltd have made the following deliveries:COSCO (Zhoushan) Shipyard Co.…
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) will investigate the recent stability incident on the mobile rig 'Scarabeo 8'.Scarabeo 8 is a semi-submersible drilling facility owned by Saipem SpA Norwegian Branch (Saipem). The facility is currently…
