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Monday, January 21, 2019
Dual Fuel RAstar 3800-DF Tug Launched
Press Releases

Dual Fuel RAstar 3800-DF Tug Launched

Press Release – Robert Allan Ltd. – Jiangsu Zhenjiang Shipyard has recently launched a dual fuel RAstar 3800-DF tug at their yard in Zhenjiang,

January 21, 2019
Total Views: 98

Sunday, January 20, 2019
Business of Shipping: Soo Locks’ Long-Awaited Upgrade
Blog

Business of Shipping: Soo Locks’ Long-Awaited Upgrade

The Business of Shipping is new column from Ira Breskin, senior lecturer at SUNY Maritime College in the Bronx, NY and author of The Business of Shipping (9th

January 20, 2019
Total Views: 99

Friday, January 18, 2019
Caterpillar Launches CG170-B Series of Gas Generator Sets with Increased Efficiency, Reliability and Improved $/kW Performance
Press Releases

Caterpillar Launches CG170-B Series of Gas Generator Sets with Increased Efficiency, Reliability and Improved $/kW Performance

Press Release – Caterpillar Energy Solutions is pleased to introduce the CG 170B 50 Hz series of generator sets with increased power output from 1.3 –

January 18, 2019
Total Views: 493

Thursday, January 17, 2019
Rafnar Leiftur 1100
Ports

Inventions Shaping Our Oceans: Rafnar Hull

By Ariadne Dimoulas – This article series will look into inventions shaping today’s seascape. How has our mariner history resulted in today’s

January 17, 2019
Total Views: 1188

Wednesday, January 16, 2019
Eleonora Maersk Los Angeles Record
Shipping News

Port of Los Angeles Sets New Western Hemisphere Cargo Record in 2018

Container throughput at the Port of Los Angeles rose to a record 9.45 million TEU in 2018, solidifying Los Angeles’ spot as the Western

January 16, 2019
Total Views: 27

anti-piracy defense
Shipping News

IMB Piracy Report: Worldwide Piracy Increases 2018 as Gulf of Guinea Attacks Surge

Maritime piracy increased across the globe in 2018, especially in West Africa as attacks against ships and crews continue to pose danger to seafarers, the

January 16, 2019
Total Views: 85

Tuesday, January 15, 2019
L3 ASV and Dstl Complete 1,380 km of Autonomous Reconnaissance Missions at Autonomous Warrior
Press Releases

L3 ASV and Dstl Complete 1,380 km of Autonomous Reconnaissance Missions at Autonomous Warrior

Press Release – L3 ASV announced the completion of a series of demonstrations at the Australian Defence Showcase, Autonomous Warrior 18, in Jervis Bay,

January 15, 2019
Total Views: 61

Lita Ocean Delivers Incat Crowther-Designed 25m Crewboat
Press Releases

Lita Ocean Delivers Incat Crowther-Designed 25m Crewboat

Press Release – Incat Crowther is pleased to announce the delivery of Summit PSA 5, a 25m monohull crewboat built by Singapore-based shipbuilder Lita

January 15, 2019
Total Views: 127

Monday, January 14, 2019
LCU-2000
Interesting

U.S. Army to Divest a Majority of its Watercraft and Maritime Capability

By Michael Carr – U.S. Army Maritime capabilities will be radically reduced this year as the service deactivates and divests itself of numerous vessels,

January 14, 2019
Total Views: 1216

Friday, January 11, 2019
crowley taino arrives in puerto rico
Shipping News

Crowley’s LNG-Fueled MV Taíno Completes Maiden Voyage to Puerto Rico

The second of Crowley Maritime Corp.’s new LNG-powered combination container/roll-on roll-off vessels has just completed its maiden voyage to Puerto Rico.

January 11, 2019
Total Views: 116

New Cat® C13B engine delivers more power in a compact, lightweight design that allows OEMs to downsize engine platforms
Press Releases

New Cat® C13B engine delivers more power in a compact, lightweight design that allows OEMs to downsize engine platforms

Press Release – Cat® – The new Cat® C13B leverages a proven, reliable core engine with over 109 million off-highway field hours

January 11, 2019
Total Views: 171

Thursday, January 10, 2019
sincerity ace fire
Shipping News

Captain Describes Sincerity Ace Rescue in Pacific Ocean

(MM&P Wheelhouse Weekly) – The officers and crew of the MV GREEN LAKE saved seven members of the crew of the SINCERITY ACE, a car carrier which

January 10, 2019
Total Views: 482

Wednesday, January 9, 2019
BIMCO Calls on EU, China and U.S. to Support Counter-Piracy Ops in Gulf of Guinea
Piracy

BIMCO Calls on EU, China and U.S. to Support Counter-Piracy Ops in Gulf of Guinea

The EU, China, and the U.S. need to step up their support of counter-piracy operations in the Gulf of Guinea amid a scourge of attacks and kidnappings in the

January 9, 2019
Total Views: 56

InvaSave shipped to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria for demonstrations under INTERREG Programme “Atlantic Blue Port Services”
Press Releases

InvaSave shipped to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria for demonstrations under INTERREG Programme “Atlantic Blue Port Services”

Press Release – Damen Shipyards – On Thursday 27 December, an InvaSave 300 Mobile Ballast Water Treatment System was transported from Damen Green

January 9, 2019
Total Views: 41

Friday, January 4, 2019
Judge Gavel
Shipping News

Bouchard Sues Glassdoor Over Identity of Anonymous Former Employee

By Barbara Liston (Clearview Post) – Think anonymous reviews in crowd-sourced forums like Yelp and Glassdoor are protected by the First Amendment? A

January 4, 2019
Total Views: 522

Wednesday, January 2, 2019
Debbie Graham barges
Shipping News

Response Continues to Christmas Day Coal Barge Accident on the Ohio River

The U.S. Coast Guard with the Army Corps of Engineers and Tennessee Valley Towing Company continue to respond to a tug and barge accident on the Ohio River in

January 2, 2019
Total Views: 204

ARABIAN SEA (Jan. 13, 2018) An MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the "Easyriders" of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 37 delivers cargo to the expeditionary mobile base USS Lewis B. Puller (T-ESB 3) during a vertical replenishment, Jan. 13, 2018. U.S. Navy Photo
Defense

Detyens Shipyards to Conduct Post Shakedown Availability of USNS Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams (T-ESB 4)

Detyens Shipyards is being awarded a contract, valued at around $30 million, for a 120-calendar day shipyard availability for the post shakedown of the U.S.

January 2, 2019
Total Views: 108

Advantage Tankers & Advantage Products sign fleet agreement covering retrofit and service of 33 Alfa Laval PureBallast 3 systems
Press Releases

Advantage Tankers & Advantage Products sign fleet agreement covering retrofit and service of 33 Alfa Laval PureBallast 3 systems

Prominent Turkish ship owners Advantage Tankers & Advantage Products (with Genel Denizcilik acting as the technical management company), have selected Alfa

January 2, 2019
Total Views: 78

Thursday, December 27, 2018
president trump
Interesting

Partial Government Shutdown Impacting Federal Maritime Commission, National Maritime Center Operations

The partial shutdown of the U.S. government is impacting operations as key maritime agencies and offices across the country. President Trump has warned of a

December 27, 2018
Total Views: 96

Friday, December 21, 2018
Samskip leads the way for Norway’s next generation of sustainable shortsea shipping
Press Releases

Samskip leads the way for Norway’s next generation of sustainable shortsea shipping

Press Release – Samskip takes the lead in ambitious initiative to develop autonomous, zero-emissions container ships that also compete on cost Europe’s

December 21, 2018
Total Views: 386