Waterways Operators Commend Administration, Senator Durbin, Corps of Engineers; Stress Need for Continued Assurance of 9-Foot Navigation Channel on Mississippi River. The American Waterways Operators (AWO) and Waterways Council, Inc. (WCI)…
The Liberian International Ship & Corporate Registry (LISCR), the US-based manager of the Liberian Registry, has appointed Takeshi Okamoto as president and managing executive officer of its dedicated office in Tokyo with effect from January 4…
The Coast Guard is investigating a vessel allision with the San Francisco Bay Bridge. The 752-foot Marshall Island's-registered tanker Overseas Reymar reported to the Coast Guard at approximately 11:20 a.m. that it had allided with tower six of the Bay Bridge in the San Francisco Bay…
International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) is consulting widely, & globally, on new guidance on hyperbaric evacuation systems for safety of saturation divers.“In 2011 we set up an industry-wide workgroup to develop the hyperbaric evacuation guidance…
The Coast Guard is investigating the incident where the tankshilp reported to the USCG it had allided with Tower Six of the bridge.The 752-foot Marshall Island’s-registered tanker Overseas Reymar reported to the Coast Guard at approximately 11:20 a…
OpenGate Capital, LLC, a private investment and acquisition firm, acquires Zodiac Recreational from Zodiac Marine & Pool.Zodiac Recreational designs, manufactures and distributes inflatable and Rigid Inflatable Boats (RIBs). Zodiac is a recognized…
Argus Marine Fuels has launched a daily marine fuels pricing and analysis service.The new service provides unique market data and intelligent analysis of the increasingly complex marine fuels market.Trade in marine fuels is changing quickly…
IKM Subsea Singapore wins contract to provide ROV services onboard a construction support vessel for a FPSO Hook-up & Commission project in India.The vessel has been mobilized in Singapore and is currently enroute to India.IKM Subsea…
Rolls-Royce contracted to provide integrated design, power & propulsion & equipment package for four Rolls-Royce UT 771 CDL offshore supply vessels.Rolls Royce's £26 million order is for vessels to be built at COSCO (Zhoushan) Shipyard Co…
'SA Agulhas', a pioneering South African seafarer training ship with 62 cadets on board supports an Antarctic winter crossing expedition.The converted 6,132gt polar research and supply vessel, SA Agulhas has left Capetown, South Africa for…
WR Systems (WR) announce new Korean & Chinese shipyard contracts for its Emsys Emissions Monitoring System.During December, the company received new construction contract awards for multiple shipsets from shipyards in China and Korea. In addition…
UK's Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) appoints Blade Dynamics to develop technologies for constructing ultra long-length wind turbine blades.Blade Dynamics will construct blades for the ETI of between 80 to 100 metres in length, incorporating carbon fibre rather than conventional fibre glass…
The European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) publishes its report on facilities for discharge of oil collected following a major oil spill in the sea.This report is the main deliverable of the project 'Study on discharge facilities for oil recovered at sea – Geographical distribution…
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) joins the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST) Marine Partner scheme, to offer new degree program.UTM is the second Malaysian university to partner wiht IMarEST in a matter of months…
Maintaining and modernizing the U.S.-flag Great Lakes fleet will occupy shipyards when Sault St. Marie, Michigan, locks close soon.The various projects scheduled for the next few months will require investments that range from $500,000 to almost $3 million per vessel…
