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Wednesday, March 13, 2019
IMB Piracy Centre: Five Crew Kidnapped from OSV in Latest Violent Attack Off Nigeria
Piracy

IMB Piracy Centre: Five Crew Kidnapped from OSV in Latest Violent Attack Off Nigeria

Pirates kidnapped five crew members from an offshore supply vessel last week off the coast of Brass, Nigeria, marking yet another violent attack highlighting

March 13, 2019
Total Views: 137

Tuesday, March 12, 2019
operation deep freeze 2019
Shipping News

United States’ Only Heavy Icebreaker Returns Home from Casualty-Ridden Antarctic Deployment

The United States’ only heavy icebreaker, the USCGC Polar Star, returned to its homeport of Seattle on Monday following a 105-day casualty-ridden

March 12, 2019
Total Views: 241

CMA CGM ANTOINE DE SAINT EXUPERY
Shipping News

CMA CGM Partners with IKEA to Test Marine Biofuel On Board Containership

The logistics arm of retail giant IKEA has teamed up with French shipping group CMA CGM and others to test the use of sustainable marine bio-fuel oil on board

March 12, 2019
Total Views: 96

Monday, March 11, 2019
containership ship bunkering
Shipping

BP Introduces New IMO 2020-Compliant Bunker Fuel

BP says it will begin selling a new type of low sulphur bunker fuel that meets new MARPOL regulations limiting the sulphur content of marine fuels to 0.5%. BP

March 11, 2019
Total Views: 100

Friday, March 8, 2019
yantian express fire
Shipping News

Yantian Express Container Salvage Could Take Five More Weeks

The salvage of containers onboard Hapag-Lloyd’s fire-stricken Yantian Express is expected to take another five weeks in the Bahamas, but it could be even

March 8, 2019
Total Views: 96

women in maritime
Shipping News

Maritime Industry Celebrates International Women’s Day – #WomenInMaritime

To celebrate International Women’s Day, the International Maritime Organization along with other maritime stakeholders are putting the spotlight on

March 8, 2019
Total Views: 301

Port of Virginia NIT Expansion project
Ports

Port of Virginia Completes First Phase of $375 Million Expansion

The Port of Virginia announced Friday it has completed phase one of the $375 million expansion project at the Norfolk International Terminals (NIT) terminal

March 8, 2019
Total Views: 135

Wednesday, March 6, 2019
Passengers Injured as Norwegian Escape Hit by ‘100 Knot Wind Gust’ Off U.S. East Coast
Shipping News

Passengers Injured as Norwegian Escape Hit by ‘100 Knot Wind Gust’ Off U.S. East Coast

Several passengers aboard the cruise ship Norwegian Escape were reported injured after freak gust of wind reportedly caused the ship to list as much of 45

March 6, 2019
Total Views: 211

YM Wellbeing
Shipping News

Yang Ming Launches Last 14,000 TEU Containerships

Yang Ming has christened the final two 14,000 TEU containerships in a five-vessel series built by Imabari Shipbuilding and chartered by Yang Ming. The two

March 6, 2019
Total Views: 137

mv sajir lng conversion
Shipping News

MAN Hired for World’s First Megaship Conversion to LNG Fuel

MAN Energy Solutions has signed a contract for the conversion of a 15,000 TEU container vessel to dual-fuel LNG operation. The container vessel MV SAJIR is

March 6, 2019
Total Views: 153

ABB Ability™ Marine Pilot Vision looks beyond human vision for ship automation
Press Releases

ABB Ability™ Marine Pilot Vision looks beyond human vision for ship automation

Press Release – ABB’s situational awareness solution can be used by officers anywhere on board a ship and marks the next step towards remotely

March 6, 2019
Total Views: 112

Tuesday, March 5, 2019
Rotor Sails installation final
Shipping News

Norsepower Rotor Sails Issued First-Ever Design Type Approval for Onboard Wind Propulsion

Finnish clean technology group Norsepower announced Tuesday that its innovative Rotor Sail Solution has received the first-ever type approval design

March 5, 2019
Total Views: 187

President Trump Signs Order  to Help Veterans Transition Into U.S. Merchant Marine
Shipping News

President Trump Signs Order to Help Veterans Transition Into U.S. Merchant Marine

U.S. President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order Monday supporting transition of active duty service members and veterans into the United States

March 5, 2019
Total Views: 44

Monday, March 4, 2019
Vice Adm. William “Bill” Moran.
Navy

Top US Navy Admiral Says “None Of The Promised Reforms Are Complete”

by Robert Faturechi and T. Christian Miller (ProPublica) Sen. Angus King wanted some straight answers. At a Feb. 12 hearing of a panel of the Senate Armed

March 4, 2019
Total Views: 83

fitzgerald-crystal-timeline
Navy

USS Fitzgerald: A Warship Doomed By Its Own Navy

By T. Christian Miller, Megan Rose and Robert Faturechi (ProPublica) A little after 1:30 a.m. on June 17, 2017, Alexander Vaughan tumbled from his bunk

March 4, 2019
Total Views: 229

maersk tankers
Shipping News

Maersk Tankers to Install Scrubbers on Select LR2 Product Tankers

Maersk Tankers will invest in four scrubber systems to be installed on selected LR2 vessels in the Maersk Product Tanker fleet before January 2020. The

March 4, 2019
Total Views: 58

Press Releases

Crowley Provides Alaska Air Carriers Association (AACA) Aviation Scholarship for Seventh Consecutive Year

Press Release – Crowley – For the seventh consecutive year, Crowley Fuels has funded the Alaska Air Carriers Association (AACA) Forrest

March 4, 2019
Total Views: 27

Friday, March 1, 2019
SST Grizzly and SST Orca: RAstar 3200 Tugs Dazzle Guests at Blessing Ceremony
Press Releases

SST Grizzly and SST Orca: RAstar 3200 Tugs Dazzle Guests at Blessing Ceremony

Press Release – Robert Allan Ltd. – On the bright early evening of February 13, against a backdrop of freshly fallen snow on the local mountains,

March 1, 2019
Total Views: 100

uscg icebreaker polar star
Defense

FIRE IN ANTARCTIC OCEAN Aboard USCG’s Last Heavy Icebreaker

The 150-member crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star fought a fire at approximately 9 p.m. PST Feb. 10 that broke out in the ship’s incinerator

March 1, 2019
Total Views: 1068

Incat Crowther Designing 1000-Passenger Ro-Pax Ferry for Taiwan Route
Press Releases

Incat Crowther Designing 1000-Passenger Ro-Pax Ferry for Taiwan Route

Press Release – Incat Crowther is pleased to announce a project to design a 1000-passenger high speed ro-pax ferry to operate between mainland China and

March 1, 2019
Total Views: 168