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Rolls-Royce Builds on Decade of Marine Research Collaboration
Ten years ago, Rolls-Royce partnered with the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) and the Marintek Research Centre to create a unique research centre in Norway. The partners have renewed their agreement in Trondheim, Norway, pledging to continue to develop high-tech solutions for the maritime sector, focusing on improving ship performance in rough seas. The research centre followsā¦
VLCC Tanker a Booming Market
The booming VLCC tanker market has started to be reflected on the companiesā earnings and is āfiring on all cylindersā and it is set to continue Poten & Partners say in their weekly report.
NZ Ports to Turn Away Cruise Liner
Radio New Zealand says that ports of Auckland is set to turn away one of the world's largest cruise ships after agreeing with its council-owner not to build one of two planned wharf extensions.
Cyclone Threat Closes Australian LNG Port
SYDNEY, May 1 (Reuters) - An Australian port used by Chevron for liquefied natural gas exports has been forced to close by a cyclone off the country's west coast.
Simrad HALO Pulse Compression Radar launched
Navico Commercial Marine Division today launched the Simrad HALO Pulse Compression Radar, the worldās most affordable solid-state, open-array radar system with pulseā¦
Damen Launches First of Two Ro-Pax Ferries
Eighty-meter ice class Ro-Pax ferry MV Veteran was recently launched by Damen Shipyards GalaÅ£i in Romania, the builder announced today. The vessel represents the first of a two-vessel contract, with a design stemming from a Canadian-Danish partnership between Fleetway and Knud E. Hansen. A video of the launch is available here. āWe are working very hard to deliver these ferries on schedule and on budget,ā said Damen Manager North America Jan van Hogerwou.
Towboat Delivered to Tidewater Transportation & Terminals
Tidewater Transportation and Terminals, headquartered in Vancouver, Washington, has taken delivery of Crown Point, a new custom-built towboat commissioned at Portlandās Vigor Industrial. Crown Point is the first of a series of three towboats being built at Vigor for Tidewater, and will join the companyās current fleet of 16 vessels and 160 barges. Marc Schwartz, Maintenance & Engineering Manager at Tidewaterā¦
Garamendi Calls for US Shipbuilding Revitalization
Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-Fairfield, Calif.), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructureās Subcommittee on the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, spoke at the Bay Planning Coalitionās 2015 Decision Makers Conference. Garamendi's speech focused on America's pivotal opportunity to create thousands of American jobs by revitalizing America's shipbuilding industry. "We're not building big ships in the United States except for the U.S. Navy.
Shell Seeks Removal of Activists from Oil Rig
Royal Dutch Shell Plc said it has filed a complaint in federal court in Alaska seeking an order to remove Greenpeace activists who climbed aboard an oil rig in theā¦
Western Port Industry Leaders to Meet
Port authority CEOs and senior staff from throughout the Western Hemisphere, along with maritime industry leaders, influencers and policymakers are expected to converge on Washington, D.C., April 20-21, to attend the 2015 Spring Conference of the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) ā the collective and recognized voice of seaports in the Americas. The annual event will feature discussions on the energy industryā¦
Great Lakes Losing Ice
The Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory reports ice cover for all of the Great Lakes combined at around 52%, thanks to milder temperatures and gusty winds over the past several weeks.
Malaysia Detains Nigerian Bandit Vessel
The Nigerian flagged fishing vessel, Viking, has been detained in Malaysia for violations of Malaysian maritime law. Malaysian authorities have indicated that theā¦
Imtech Marine USA and Radio Holland āReloadedā
Fergus Campbell recently took the top spot at Imtech Marine USA. He discusses the path forward, particularly the desire to expand the ubiquitous Radio Holland brand. How did you come to a career in the maritime industry? There were a number of factors that led me to this career. Growing up in a small seaport town along the banks of the River Clyde, I remember from a young age being captivated by the variety of ships sailing by and wondering what it would be like to work on them.
New Study to Provide Insight into Passenger Ship Comfort
Comfort is considered to be a crucial factor on board passenger ships as it largely determines passenger satisfaction, on board expenditure and passenger return levels. However, comfort is subjective as people are very different. Where one passenger complains about discomfort, the other may hardly notice anything. Passenger comfort is determined by a large variety of factors including the interior design of public spaces, temperature and smell.
Maersk Line CEO: 11 New Ships Likely in Q2 2015
Maersk is considering ordering 11 container megaships in the second quarter of 2015, the Wall Street Journal reported today. "We need to grow with the market and increase our capacity by 425,000 containers from 2017 onward for three years," Maersk Line Chief Executive Soren Skou told the Journal. "It's very likely the first order will be 11 Triple E size ships. Maersk has not ordered new ships since 2011, when it ordered 20 Triple-E class vessels, each capable of hauling 18,000 containers.
Israel Rolls Out Port Privatization Program
The Israeli Government will privatize its two main ports, Ashdod and Haifa in 2015 and 2016 respectively. The plans were proposed by the Finance Ministry and have been approved by the Prime Minister.
CSX Train Hauling North Dakota Crude Derails
A CSX Corp train hauling North Dakota crude derailed in West Virginia on Monday, setting a number of cars ablaze, destroying a house and forcing the evacuation ofā¦
The Ballast Water Management Conundrum
U.S. Ten years on, thereās little certain about ballast water management regulations that the industry can chart a course around other than that it will be expensive ā possibly the most costly marine retrofit to date. With install estimates running from $500,000 to as much as $5 million per vessel, across some 68,000 commercial ships estimated by the IMO to transfer 7 billion tons of ballast water annually ā industry players say we could be looking at as much as an $80 billion market.
āSecuringā the Inland Markets with Innovative Standardization
Patterson Manufacturing follows its substantial success in the barge winch markets with an equally impressive boat-to-barge coupling system. In 2008, Pittsburghā¦
WESMAR Bow Thruster Integrate Safety
āThe WESMAR thruster works really well. It turns the boat on a dime,ā says Wylie Sacks of Pembroke Pines, Florida, who with his son, āVinnie,ā a 100-ton licensed captainā¦
