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Press Release – Incat Crowther is pleased to announce the delivery of Summit PSA 5, a 25m monohull crewboat built by Singapore-based shipbuilder Lita
By Michael Carr – U.S. Army Maritime capabilities will be radically reduced this year as the service deactivates and divests itself of numerous vessels,
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.
Press Release – Cat® – The new Cat® C13B leverages a proven, reliable core engine with over 109 million off-highway field hours
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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
Press Release – Damen Shipyards – On Thursday 27 December, an InvaSave 300 Mobile Ballast Water Treatment System was transported from Damen Green
By Barbara Liston (Clearview Post) – Think anonymous reviews in crowd-sourced forums like Yelp and Glassdoor are protected by the First Amendment? A
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
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.
Prominent Turkish ship owners Advantage Tankers & Advantage Products (with Genel Denizcilik acting as the technical management company), have selected Alfa
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
Press Release – Samskip takes the lead in ambitious initiative to develop autonomous, zero-emissions container ships that also compete on cost Europe’s
Japanese shipping line Mitsui O.S.K. Lines has participated in a demonstration test of ship class survey using aerial drones to inspect an MOL-operated coal
Press Release – DSM, the producer of Dyneema®, the world strongest fiber™ and world leading crude oil transporter COSCO Shipping Energy
Boston-based Sea Machines Robotics has closed a $10 million Series A investment which will help the company further develop autonomous technology for use
To complete an extensive oil pipeline dredging and installation project, Murjan Al Sharq Marine Contracting Co. Ltd. (MSMC) has taken delivery of three Damen
Cargo volume at the Port of Long Beach continued to rise in November, setting the stage for a second consecutive calendar year record. The Port handled 621,835
Press Release – Intellian, the world’s leading provider of satellite communication antenna systems, introduces the new GX60HP, a 60cm-class compact Global
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