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26 Feb 2021

Finlandia Seaways Engine Fire Linked to Poor Maintenance

Substandard maintenance was found to be a major contributing factor at the root of…

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Product Focus: Combat COVID-19 with Walk-Through Sanitizer

Tetranet is offering a solution to the maritime, offshore, ports…
Vittoria Shipyard Delivers OPV to Armed Forces of Malta

The longest Offshore Patrol Vessel ever built by Vittoria Shipyard…
Taiwan Navigation Orders Two New Tugs

PT. Graha Trisaka Industri has awarded tug design contracts to Robert Allan Ltd.
Wind Powered Containership Concept Launched

Winds of change are sweeping the maritime industry as vessel owners…
Cox to Ramp up Production of the CXO300 Outboard Engine

Cox Powertrain, a British manufacturer of high-power diesel outboard engines…
NOAA Begins Transition Exclusively to Electronic Navigation Charts

NOAA will begin to implement its sunset plan for paper nautical charts…
US Navy Warship in the Middle East Has COVID-19 Cases

A U.S. Navy warship operating in the Middle East has a dozen cases…
After Hellish Voyage, Cattle Ship Checked by Spanish Veterinarians

Spanish government veterinarians were on Friday inspecting hundreds…
Master Convicted Over Passenger Death

The master of a Sydney Harbor passenger vessel has pleaded guilty…

Shipbuilding

25 Feb 2021

Fifth Hybrid-electric Vessel Launched for BC Ferries

BC Ferries’ newbuild program continues with the launch of its fifth Island Class hybrid-electric ferries last Thursday at Damen Shipyards Galati in Romania. When in operation, the yet-to-be named vessel will be one of two assigned to the Nanaimo…

Offshore

25 Feb 2021

AqualisBraemar Takes Care of Petrobras Shuttle Tankers' DP

Brazilian national oil company Petrobras has hired AqualisBraemar to perform DP acceptance and annual trials for their DP shuttle tanker fleet operating in Brazil over the next three years.Under the contract, AqualisBraemar will carry out trials…

Coastal/Inland

25 Feb 2021

Kitsap Transit Acquires Vessel from San Francisco Bay Ferry

Bremerton, Wash. ferry operator Kitsap Transit said it has purchased the secondhand passenger vessel Solano for approximately $1 million from the San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA),The sale closed last Friday…

Government

24 Feb 2021

Tanker Crewmember Medevaced Off Texas

An ailing crewmember was medevaced from a tanker offshore Port Aransas, Texas, Tuesday, the U.S. Coast Guard said.Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi command center received a medevac request at 9:40 a.m. via cell phone from the crew of the Fortunato…

Equipment

25 Feb 2021

ABS Publishes Guidance on Methanol as Marine Fuel

ABS has published guidance on methanol as marine fuel, evaluating the challenges in design and operation of methanol-fueled vessels.The latest in an ongoing series of ABS sustainability focused whitepapers examining different fuel options for the marine industry…

Training

24 Feb 2021

Wärtsilä and Ocean Technologies Group Partner on Maritime Training

Simulation and training solutions provider Wärtsilä Voyage and knowledge and technology solutions provider Ocean Technologies Group (OTG) say they have partnered in an effort to enhance safety and efficiency in the maritime sector.With complementary converging digital technologies and platforms…

Law & Regulations

25 Feb 2021

PIL Fined $3 Million Over Felony Dumping Violations

Singapore-based shipping company Pacific International Lines (PIL) will pay $3 million in fines after pleading guilty to felony dumping violations in Hagatna, Guam.The vessel operating company and two engineers were sentenced for illegally discharging…

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