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Turkey’s TOR Group Delivers Series of RAstar 3300 Tugs to GPHA
Press Release – Robert Allan Ltd. is pleased to announce that TOR Group of Companies’ (TOR) shipyard in Tuzla Bay (Istanbul), Turkey has
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Damen delivers Long Range Ocean Patrol Vessel to the Mexican Navy
Press Release – The Secretariat of the Navy of Mexico (SEMAR) has held a ceremony marking final acceptance and delivery of the Long Range Ocean Patrol
Friday, February 7, 2020
News
Evergreen Line Defends Shipbreaking Practices
Editor’s note: Taiwanese shipping line Evergreen has responded to our report on the NGO Shipbreaking Platform’s recently published list of ships
Tuesday, February 4, 2020
Shipping News
Coast Guard Closes Portion of Intracoastal Waterway in Louisiana Due to Grounded Towing Vessel
The Coast Guard is responding to a report of a towing vessel that ran aground on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway at mile marker 99, near Berwick,
Sunday, January 26, 2020
Press Releases
“Flower Power” from Sanmar and Robert Allan Ltd. – 200 Tugs and Counting…
Press Release – On the 11th of January 2020, Sanmar and Robert Allan Ltd. celebrated the commissioning of the 200thtug built by Sanmar to a Robert Allan
Friday, January 24, 2020
Shipbuilding
Wärtsilä To Help Build New LNG Short Sea Shipping Vessels
Wärtsilä will supply all the main equipment for the first LNG fuelled short-sea Ro-Lo (roll-on, lift-off) vessels to be operated by Finland based Bore for
Wednesday, January 22, 2020
Shipping News
Lawsuit Filed After Deadly Tanker Collision Near Galveston
The owners of the MT Odfjell Bow Fortune, the 600-foot tanker that collided with a fishing vessel near Galveston, Texas on January 14, has asked a Federal
Tuesday, January 21, 2020
Press Releases
New RAstar 3800-DF Dual Fuel Tug Delivered to Ningbo Port
Press Release – Ningbo Zhoushan Port Company Ltd. of Ningbo, China, has recently received delivery of Yong Gang Xiao Tuo 60, a dual fuel RAstar 3800-DF
Friday, January 17, 2020
Shipping News
Watch: Amazing Time-Lapse Shows the World’s Biggest Nuclear Icebreakers
Check out this mesmerizing time-lapse showing the Russian nuclear-powered icebreaker Yamal conducting Arctic operations along the Northern Sea Route. The video
Friday, January 10, 2020
Press Releases
Liberian Registry introduces a simplified vessel registration process
Press Release – The Liberian Registry has announced its Expedited Registration Process, or ERP, effective as of 01 January 2020, in an effort to further
Wednesday, January 8, 2020
Press Releases
ShipServ appoints Henrik Hyldahn as CEO
Press Release – ShipServ, the world’s leading maritime e-procurement platform, today announced that Henrik Hyldahn has been appointed as its new CEO,
Sunday, December 22, 2019
Navy
Flawed Bridge Technology Set The USS McCain Up For Disaster
By T. Christian Miller, Megan Rose, Robert Faturechi and Agnes Chang (ProPublica) Dakota Bordeaux had rarely traveled outside his home state of Oklahoma before
Thursday, December 19, 2019
Press Releases
Metal Shark to Commence Full-Rate Production of the US Navy’s Next-Generation Patrol Boat
Press Release – Shipbuilder Metal Shark and the US Navy are nearing the end of theoperational test and evaluation (OT&E) trial period for the
Press Releases
New RAscal Tug For United States Navy
Press Release – Robert Allan Ltd. has been awarded a contract by Modutech Marine Inc. of Tacoma, Washington to design a new version of the commercially
Monday, December 16, 2019
Press Releases
Bunker fuel tracking startup celebrates prestigious maritime award for supply chain innovation
Following its successful launch and trial earlier this year, UK startup wins at the Lloyd’s List Europe Awards Press Release – Blockchain and DNA-based
Wednesday, December 11, 2019
Press Releases
ABB completes delivery for the world’s most advanced icebreaking LNG carrier fleet
Press Release – Final vessel in 15-ship series enters service for Yamal LNG project ahead of schedule, powered by ABB’s leading-edge technology Yakov
Tuesday, December 3, 2019
Shipping News
Georgia Ports Set to Pass 4.6 Million TEU in 2019
The Georgia Ports Authority is on track to exceed 4.6 million twenty-foot equivalent container units for the first time in 2019 as it continues to add
Wednesday, November 27, 2019
Press Releases
Incat Crowther 32 Demonstrates the Benefit of Bespoke Design
Press Release – Incat Crowther is pleased to announce the launch of Mar de Cies, an Incat Crowther 32 built by Astilleros Armon for Spanish operator Mar
Tuesday, November 26, 2019
Press Releases
Realizing Virtual Reality
Press Release – Imagine exploring your vessel years before its keel is even laid. What was once a fantasy is now a possibility thanks to VR (virtual
Monday, November 25, 2019
Press Releases
Catch the wave! Rutter launches sigma S6 WaveVision™
Press Release – Climate change is real. We witness its effects almost every day. And nowhere is its impact being felt, observed, and measured more than
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