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The technology group Wärtsilä, together with class society RINA, ABB, Helbio – a subsidiary of Metacon AB, the Liberian Registry, and an energy major
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ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. — The Coast Guard honored Ralph Berry, the service’s first African American diver, Tuesday, in a ceremony at Coast Guard Air
Press Release – Inmarsat, the world leader in global, mobile satellite communications, has installed a new connectivity solution using virtualised
The U.S. Navy is opening facilities in Port Hueneme, California, which is located less than 100 miles north of the Port of Los Angeles. The opening is in
A tanker operating company’s decision to change masters without a handover period led to a $72.9 million marine accident off the coast of Louisiana,
METIS Cyberspace Technology SA has signed an agreement with global data and analytics expert Spire Global covering the provision of highly accurate
ABB Ability™ OneBox – Marine Signals Monitoring offers shipowners a new point of entry to digitalization, providing data about ship performance to improve
Press Release – Swiss engine designer WinGD has announced that its engines will be able to run on methanol and ammonia from 2024 and 2025
Eight additional current and former merchant mariners have been indicted related to a test score-fixing scheme at a United States Coast Guard exam center in
The National Transportation Safety Board issued Marine Accident Brief 21/23 Tuesday for its investigation of the Nov. 14, 2020, accident
Press Release – Robert Allan Ltd and Svitzer have signed a design agreement for a new generation of methanol fuel cell tug. Utilizing a combination of
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (NASDAQ: GLDD) has announced the signing of a $92.5 million dredging contract for the Houston Ship Channel widening
By Vel Moonien in Mauritius – Okiyo Maritime Corp, the Japanese company which owns the MV Wakashio, filed a motion before the Supreme Court of Mauritius
US-based shipping company Crowley has reached agreement with Saunders International to provide engineering, procurement, construction and management (EPCM)
Press Release – The technology group Wärtsilä has launched its new IQ Series exhaust gas treatment system, designed by its Exhaust Treatment business
The crew aboard U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB-20) approach the pier at Base Seattle Saturday, Nov. 20, after completing a 22,000-mile, 133-day deployment
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