5000th Ship Installed Inmarsat Fleet Xpress
The 5,000th ship installation of Inmarsat Fleet Xpress, the world’s only high-speed, globally-available Ka-band VSAT service designed for mobility and available from a single operator…
Coast Guard Approves Wärtsilä BWMS
The technology group Wärtsilä’s Aquarius EC Ballast Water Management System (BWMS) has been granted Type Approval by the United States Coastguard (USCG) authorities.This…
Optimarin Scores Big Win with USCG OPC Program
Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG) has selected Optimarin to supply the ballast water treatment systems (BWTS) for nine Offshore Patrol Cutters (OPC) to be built for the U.S. Coast Guard at the builder's Panama City, Fla. shipyard.The agreement with ESG will see the Optimarin Ballast Systems (OBS) fitted in the new OPCs, designed to support the nation's maritime security and undertake vital border protection duties.
Lloyd’s Register Class Regime Goes Digital
Lloyd’s Register (LR), the world’s first classification society, pioneers the transformation of the class regime for the digital age with announcement of the first…
Dredger Gypsey Race's Crew Rescue a Woman
The dredger Gypsey Race rescued a woman who'd fallen from Berwick Pier, UK yesterday (September 02) morning. She was in the water for 1 1/2 hrs before the dredger crew saved her life.
Port of Kiel, Costa Cruises Clebrate 40 Years of Partnership
Germany's Port of Kiel says goodbye to the Italian cruise shipping company Costa Crociere cruise vessel Costa Pacifica for this year’s season on Sunday (September…
AIDAnova Named at Meyer Werft
The world’s first liquefied natural gas (LNG) cruise ship, AIDAnova, was christened on August 31 at Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg.The spectacular naming ceremony…
Brazil Becomes Core Ares for Equinor
With daily oil production of over 90 000 barrels per day from current fields and with expected investments of more than 15 billion USD until 2030, Brazil has become…
Panama Canal Modifies Reservation System
The Panama Canal will implement, from October 1, changes in the transit reservation system for the new neopanamax locks, which includes a restructuring of payment…
Wintershall Norge Extends Contract with Energy Swan
Norwegian OSV operator Golden Energy Offshore Services (GEOS) has been awarded a contract extension by Wintershall Norge for 2005-built platform supply vessel Energy…
Bibby Hydromap's DriX Completes Trials
UK-based survey specialist Bibby HydroMap have announced the successful completion of testing of ‘DriX’, the 8-metre Autonomous Unmanned Survey Vessel (AUSV) developed…
Xavier Beale New VP at Newport News Shipbuilding
Huntington Ingalls Industries announced the promotion of Xavier Beale to vice president of trades at the company’s Newport News Shipbuilding division. He will succeed Ray Bagley…
Ben Lecomte: a 5,000 Mile Swim Across the Pacific
After becoming the first human to swim across the Atlantic in 1998, Ben Lecomte has taken on a new challenge: going from Tokyo to San Francisco, swimming 8 hours per day.Right this minute…
Sovcomflot Group Launches SCF Far East Tall Ships Regatta 2018
Russia’s largest shipping company Sovcomflot Group (SCF Group) informed that the SCF Far East Tall Ships Regatta 2018 was officially launched. This marks the first…
Bristow Commences New Contract in Barents Sea
Bristow Norway AS is commencing a previously announced five-year contract today (September 1, 2018), from its Hammerfest base. Bristow will provide helicopter offshore…
Aspo's ESL Shipping Completes Acquisition of AtoB@C
ESL Shipping, a shipping company fully owned by Aspo has completed the transaction concerning the acquisition of all the outstanding shares of AtoB@C Shipping AB…
GAC Group Appoint Johan Ehn as MD for Sweden
The GAC Group has appointed industry veteran and current Chair of the Swedish Shipbrokers Association, Johan Ehn, as Managing Director of its operation in Sweden.Ehn…
Inland Waterways Authority of India Releases Ship Designs for River Ganga
Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) made public 13 standardised state-of-the-art ship designs suitable for large barge haulage on river Ganga (National Waterway…
Nordic American Tankers Adds New Suezmax
South Korea's Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) delivered the second suezmax newbuilding, to Nordic American Tankers (NAT) on August 31, on time and on budget.NAT had…
Ronald Reagan Strike Group, JMSDF Participate in Bilateral Training
The Ronald Reagan Strike Group and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, Escort Flotilla 4 Battle Group, participated in bilateral training Aug. 31 while underway in…
