Maritime Industry Top News
Gulf Coast Ocean Policy Task Force Public Meeting
Obama Administration officials will hold a Gulf Coast Regional Ocean Policy Task Force Public Meeting in New Orleans on Monday, October 19, 2009. The Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force…
Costa Atlantica Perfect Vessel Sanitation Score
The Costa Atlantica, a member of the Costa Cruises fleet, the largest Italian travel company and Europe’s n.1 cruise line, scored full marks (100) in a recent inspection…
CG Hosts World Maritime Day Event
The U.S. Coast Guard is scheduled to host the 2009 International Maritime Organization World Maritime Day parallel event, Friday, Oct. 16, at 62 Chelsea Piers, N.Y.…
Station Provincetown New Officer in Charge
In this photo released by the U.S. Coast Guard, Captain Raymond Perry (center) looks on as Chief Petty Officers Paul Wells (left) and Jason Holm (right) salute each other during their change of command ceremony at Station Provincetown, Mass., Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009. During the ceremony Wells took command of Station Provincetown from Holm. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Lauren Jorgensen)
Nathans Auditor of Swansea-Cork Ferry Ops
Ireland-based accountant and consultant Moore Stephens Nathans has been appointed auditor to the group of companies recently set up under the name Fastnet Line to…
CMA CGM Adds New Orleans
The world’s third largest container shipping company, CMA CGM, announced a new weekly service calling the Port of New Orleans. The Victory Bridge will offer direct calls to North Europe effective Oct.
J. Ray McDermott Installation for LUKOIL
J. Ray McDermott’s Caspian subsidiary has completed installation of offshore facilities at the Yuri Korchagin field for OOO LUKOIL-Nizhnevolzhskneft (LUKOIL), a subsidiary of OAO LUKOIL Oil Company. The Yuri Korchagin field is the first of the North Caspian fields in the Russian sector of the Caspian Sea to be developed by LUKOIL and brought commercially on-stream. The field development requires a…
Port of Rotterdam Aims for 80% CO2 Reduction
The Port Authority Rotterdam and Friends of the Earth Netherlands want the maritime shipping industry to drastically reduce its CO2 emissions: 30% by 2020 and closer to 80% by 2050, compared to 1990.
MAN Diesel Introduces 10 MW Engine
The new V28/33D engine has the highest power density in its class while maintaining full compliance with IMO-II and EPA Tier-II legislation. Its compact design is…
MAN Diesel Expands CP Propeller Portfolio
In response to the market demand for very large CP propellers up to and beyond 30,000 kW and with diameters over eight meters, MAN Diesel is expanding its propeller portfolio to add two new, propeller hub-sizes – VBS2080 and VBS2240 (2080 mm and 2240 mm hub diameters respectively). These propeller sizes are typically destined for ConRo vessels, shuttle tankers and special vessels with high ice classes…
This Day in Coast Guard Hisory – Oct. 13
1883 - Between 4 and 5 o’clock in the afternoon, a small sailboat, owned at West Hampton, New York, capsized In crossing the bay with one man on board. Three of…
This Day in Naval History – Oct. 13
1775 - Birthday of U.S. Navy. The Continental Congress establishes Continental Navy, later the U.S. Navy. 1954 - USS Saipan begins relief and humanitarian aid to…
Mediterranean Shipping Container Pickup Fee
Mediterranean Shipping Company announced that the company will charge a container fee for export equipment picked up at some Midwest depots as well as other locations…
Shell Plans to Build Floating Gas Plant
According to an Oct. 9 report from The Wall Street Journal, Royal Dutch Shell PLC announced plans to deploy the world's first floating liquefied-natural-gas facility…
Phillies to Be Honored at Keel-Laying
On October 12, workers at Aker Philadelphia Shipyard, just down Broad Street from the home of the Phillies, will sport baseball caps in addition to their traditional…
EU NAVFOR, Seychelles CG Prevent Piracy
On October 10 two French fishing vessels in position approximately 160 nm North of Seychelles reported being under attack by pirate skiffs. The attacks were unsuccessful.
Navy Names Ship for Activist Medgar Evers
The Navy announced Oct. 9 the newest Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo/ammunition ship (T-AKE) would be named USNS Medgar Evers. The announcement was made by Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus during a Jackson State University speaking engagement in Mississippi. Continuing the Lewis and Clark-class tradition of honoring legendary pioneers and explorers, the Navy's newest underway replenishment ship recognizes…
Marsh & REDfour Partner to Address Piracy
Marsh, insurance broker and risk adviser, and REDfour (MSS) Ltd, a maritime security firm, announced they are working together to help shipowners address potential…
MTNW Supports Frontier Drilling
Measurement Technology NW (MTNW) has recently completed a contract to provide installation, calibration and commissioning on an eight-point mooring monitoring system for Frontier’s drill ship, Duchess, off the coast of Nigeria. The new running line tensiometer and LCI-90 mooring monitoring system provides visibility into line tensions which will support mooring and rig movement monitoring. The Duchess…
ShipTech 2010, March 9-10
The 13th annual ShipTech event will be held at the Beau Rivage Resort in Biloxi, Mississippi, March 9-10, 2010. ShipTech 2010 is cosponsored by the Office of Naval…
