Milestone Systems' open platform IP video management software (VMS) is installed in the Hurtigruten ferry 'MS Nordlys'.Essential ship operations covered by the surveillance system include: guest reception, the retail shop, unloading and loading…
Drydocks World, one of the world’s largest yards, present Annual Awards for Excellence in Health, Safety & Environment. The event was held to coincide with the World Safety & Health Day on 28, April 2013, initiated by the International Labour Organization (ILO)…
Liquid Robotics, an ocean data service provider and developer of the Wave Glider, was named the 2013 Gold Medal winner for innovation in power generation and utilization.Presented at the 26th Edison Awards Ceremony and Gala event, Liquid…
The Coast Guard is responding to a report of a barge explosion on the ship channel in Mobile Bay Wednesday. Coast Guard Sector Mobile watchstanders received the initial notification at 8:40 p.m. reporting the barge explosion between the…
18 South Korean tourists were injured, two critically, when two speedboats ferrying them to Pattaya's Koh Larn collided.The crash took place about 800 metres offshore from Koh Larn's Tawaen beach and 10 injured tourists were sent to Bangkok…
Aimed at everyone in the shipping industry, the Guide explains the fundamental aspects of human behaviour – 'The Human Element'.Based on a wide range of consultations with maritime organisations, the guide was produced by organisational psychologists gs partnership ltd…
Seven Mississippi River locks between Muscatine, Iowa, and Saverton, Missouri, expected to close as water-level rises.The closures of Locks 16 through 22 will effectively shut the river to commercial navigation from central Iowa to northern Missouri…
Amarcon and GTT to develop technology that enhances the quality of sloshing measurement & prediction for LNG carriers.Amarcon, a member of the ABB group, has signed a cooperation agreement with GTT (Gaztransport & Technigaz) to market and…
Carnival Cruise Lines implements enhancements to emergency power capabilities, fire safety technology, & improved operating redundancies across its fleet.The cruise lines say that this enhancement program, is to cost more than $300 million…
GM Engineering Services released its latest version of in the TugCam series.The manufacturer claims TugCam eliminates blind spots for tugboat captains and allows them to see in complete darkness. A complete video from the latest TugCam including…
Vroon Offshore Services contracted by BP for emergency response and rescue vessel (ERRV) services on the UK continental shelf. Netherlands' Vroon say that these services will be undertaken by A- and B-Class field-support vessels and a platform-supply vessel…
Crewsaver Senior Welding Technician, Harry Gordon, has entered his 50th year at the U.K.’s leading marine safety equipment manufacturer this week.Harry, 64, from Stubbington in Hampshire, joined the company straight from school in 1964 when he was 15…
Wärtsilä is to supply inert gas systems for a Floating Storage Unit (FSU) on Norway's Heidrun offshore oil & gas field, and for two supporting shuttle tankers.The FSU is owned by Statoil, the Norwegian state owned energy company, and the tankers by AET Tanker Holdings…
Three different Amver rescues unfolded in the Caribbean in one weekend recently resulting in 27 lives saved.The cruise ships Disney Wonder and Carnival Conquest rescued a combined 21 Cuban migrants from disabled boats while the bulk ship Desert Hope rescued 6 people from another disabled boat…
San Francisco Bay area-based Moose Boats recently delivered a new M1-46 Catamaran Dive Boat to Los Angeles Police Department.At 46 feet in length, the M1-46 is the largest vessel of the Moose Boats fleet to date. The M1-46 all aluminum catamaran…
