BMT Acquires OBEG Fire Investigators
BMT announced it has acquired OBEG, a fire investigation group based in the Netherlands.OBEG was founded and built by Erik Overtoom who has over 25 yearsā experience in forensic fire investigation of public property, industrial and marine fires. Overtoom is also head of the Dutch chapter of the U.S.ā IAAI (International Association of Arson Investigators), and head lecturer at the Dutch Fire Academy.Theā¦
SunStone Orders Third Expedition Ship from China
SunStone Ships, Inc. announced it has finalized an agreement with shipbuilder China Merchants Industry Holdings Co. Ltd. to build a third Infinity class expedition cruise vessel, to be named Ocean Victory. The newbuild is scheduled to be delivered in March 2021.SunStoneās President & CEO, Niels-Erik Lund, commented, āWe are pleased with the rapid adoption of the Infinity-class vessels. It seems our European design and technologyā¦
APM Terminals Uruguay Inches to Zero Carbon Emissions
APM Terminals Inland Services Uruguay (also known as Montevideo Port Services SA) switched on 648 solar panels this month, capable of producing 228.6 MWh per yearā¦
Scorpio Tankers Sells, Leaseback Six Tankers
Scorpio Tankers announced that it has agreed to sell and leaseback six MR product tankers (STI Battery, STI Milwaukee, STI Tribeca, STI Bronx, STI Manhattan, andā¦
OOCL Wins Corporate Environmental Leadership Gold Award
Orient Overseas Container Line is very honored to be the first carrier in the international transportation and logistics industry to receive the Gold Award at theā¦
IMO GHG Strategy in Focus at European Parliament
Members of the European Parliament and other stakeholders have been briefed on the Initial International Maritime Organization (IMO) Strategy on Reduction of GHG emissions from shipsā¦
Deendayal Port to Have Fertiliser Cargo Facility
The Standing Finance Committee of Ministry of Shipping in India has cleared a project for setting up an exclusive, fully mechanized handling facility for fertilizer cargo at Deendayal Port in Kandla.
Keppel to Build South East Asiaās First LNG Bunkering Vessel
Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M) through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Keppel Singmarine Pte Ltd, has secured a contract from FueLNG, a joint venture betweenā¦
Container Handling Up 45% at King Abdullah Port
Rayan Qutub, CEO of King Abdullah Port, has announced that the port has achieved new heights in container handling this year, already showing a 45% increase duringā¦
Panama Canal Sets Monthly Tonnage Record
Yesterday, for the third time since the inauguration of the Expanded Canal, the Panama Canal set a new monthly tonnage record of 38.1 million tons (PC/UMS) after facilitating the transit of 1,231 vessels in May 2018.The previous record was established in January 2017, when 1,260 vessels transited 36.1 million tons (PC/UMS) through the waterway, just a month after setting the record with 35.4 million tons (PC/UMS) transited by 1ā¦
Bollinger Wins SCA Safety Award
Bollinger Shipyards was presented the 2017 āAward for Excellence in Safetyā by the Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA) on May 17, 2018 during SCAās Annual General Membership Meeting in Washington, D.C.SCA, the national association representing the U.S. shipyard industry, honors companies with annual safety awards for enhancement of operations and promotion of safety and accident prevention.Ben Bordelonā¦
Iridium Attracts Maritime Service Providers for Iridium Certus
Iridium Communications Inc. announced that seven additional service providers have signed agreements to provide the Iridium Certus service for maritime applications.
Simrad Rolls Out New V3100 AIS
The new Simrad V3100 Class B Automatic Identification System (AIS) is designed to meet the needs of light commercial vessels and workboats operating in high-traffic areas.Complete with Self-Organized Time-Division Multiple Access (SOTDMA) technology and increased output power to provide improved transmission reliability and range, the new V3100 is a cost-effective package for vessels that require greater performance than standard Class B AISā¦
Special Delivery: Aerial Drones Deliver Shore-to-ship
Wilhelmsen Ships Service lifts off with Airbus, bringing drone delivery to one of the worldās busiest portsPairing Wilhelmsenās ships agency expertise and safety standards with Airbusā expertise in aeronautical vertical lift solutions, the Agency by Air project brings shore-to-ship drone delivery to one of the busiest ports in the world, Singapore.Launching at Singapore portās Marina South Pier in quarter three 2018ā¦
#BTC100 History
Longtime employee Patrick Conlin begins his tenure in 1968 as a dispatcher at Bouchard Transportation Co., eventually moving up to the companyās head of operations until his retirement in 2010. Conlin also had the privilege of working with Morton S. (āBusterā) Bouchard Sr., and Morton S. Bouchard Jr.āboth of whom he credits as āalways reinvesting profits in quality equipment for the next generation.ā Theā¦
Cox Powertrain Unveils New Diesel Outboard Concept
British diesel innovator Cox Powertrain joins Swedish distributor Diesel Power this week at the High-Speed Boat Operations (HSBO) forum to discuss final concept details of its new CXO300 diesel outboard engine ahead of its launch later this year.Originally developed for a British Military of Defence (MoD) development contract, the CXO300 will be of great interest to visitors of the conference, which attracts delegates from many of the worldās law enforcementā¦
MarineCFO Unveils Cybersecurity Checklists
In a continuing effort to raise awareness and promote good cyber hygiene in the maritime industry, MarineCFO will release an actionable set of checklists to fleets running the Vessel 365 platform. The checklists are designed to engender cybersecurity into the psyche of mariners, DPAs, TPOs, inspectors, as well as shoreside personnel. They offer a concise but simple way for mariners to undergo cyber trainingā¦
Meet the Future of Marine Firefighting
Kongsberg, Robert Allan drive the future of marine fighting. The first vessel in the series will be the 20 meter RALamander 2000, featuring FiFi1 capability, pumpingā¦
Finnish Defense Forces Upgrade Naval Sonars
Kongsberg Maritime said it has been awarded a contract by Finnish Defense Forces (FDF) to deliver ST2400 VDS (Variable Depth Sonar) upgrades to the SQ2000MLU program for the Hamina-Class Corvettes fleet.The ST2400 VDS is designed to provide accurate and highly reliable performance for detecting submarines, mines and Unmanned Underwater Vehicles in Littoral waters. The ST2400 VDS upgrade will enableā¦
ABS Takes a New Approach to Cyber Risk
New approach applies data-driven decisions to produce actionable insight into cyber risksABS announced it has developed a new methodology to measure cyber security risk associated with operational technology, providing marine and offshore clients a calculated risk index for vessels, fleets and facilities. The index quantifies cyber security risk and gives owners and operators an actionable strategy to reduce cyber risk on board a vessel.Until nowā¦
