Raytheon Company completes prelimary design of the Tactically Expandable Maritime Platform (TEMP) for US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)Through the TEMP program, Raytheon is creating an innovative system of modular technologies – including air and sea cargo transport…
Trans Ocean the first company to comply with the Container Owners Association (COA) recommended Code of Practice for flexitanksThe Code of Practice consists of five parts including; material testing, container selection, container labelling…
New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) need a consultant to support the construction of new & modified ferries The New York City Department of Transportation (“DOT”) released an RFP (PIN – 84112SISI627) on behalf of its Ferry Division…
Oakwell Shipyard, starts using FORAN (CAD) toolset at its Sattahip, Thailand, ship building yardOakwell says its goal is to become a reference point in the demanding world of shipbuilding and repair, with a unique combination of European standards and Asian dynamism…
Jeff Sharbaugh was appointed Senior Vice President, Parts and Service Division of Alfa Laval Inc. in February 2012. In this role, Sharbaugh is responsible for driving consistent profitable growth, and developing new sales opportunities for the parts and service business of Alfa Laval in the USA…
Algorithms enable robot to navigate and view propellers and other complex structures.For years, the U.S. Navy has employed human divers, equipped with sonar cameras, to search for underwater mines attached to ship hulls. The Navy has also…
Aberdeen Harbour Board has awarded a £5.2m contract involving major improvements to the port entrance and for widening and deepening the navigation channel.Harbour Board chief executive, Colin Parker said: “As the centre of activity for…
GL Noble Denton, the independent technical advisor to the oil and gas industry, has appointed industry veteran Arthur Stoddart to lead its operations in the Americas.Stoddart will become Executive Vice President for the region, based in Houston…
Dan-Bunkering has announced that as from 1 June 2012 Sarah Huang, 29 years old, has joined the Shanghai office as Marketing Executive.Sarah Huang was born in China and moved to Denmark as a child, but is now back in China. Sarah has a background in banking…
What do we think of when we hear “Survival at Sea”? It usually brings up visions of a ship in a perilous situation confronting some extraordinary circumstances that might be life or death. We are now faced with an even more harrowing scenario…
Chairman explains preliminary plans & drawings for the Titanic II project devised by Finnish-based DeltamarinThe Titanic II Preliminary General Arrangement Plan and Preliminary Midship Section Drawing depicts nine decks complete with first…
Russia has offered India joint participation in development of its GLONASS satellite navigation system on an equal basisThe Global Navigation Satellite System (GLONASS), which was officially launched in 1993, is a Russian counterpart to the U…
Offshore drilling activity on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) rose 64% during Q2 2012 compared to the same period last yearWorld Oil informs that industry figures in a Deloitte report documents drilling and licensing across North West Europe between April 1 and June 30…
AtoBviaC offers navigators online calculation of SECA (Sulphur Emission Control Area) & North America ECA (Emission Control Area) distancesThe imminent tightening of fuel control areas around the US is providing ship operators with a new…
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) issues its report on last year's St. Lawrence Seaway grounding of 'BBC Steinhoeft'In summary: on 31 March 2011 at 0309 Eastern Daylight Time, the downbound vessel BBC Steinhoeft, under the conduct of a pilot…
