Press Releases

  Seabrook, Texas – October 24st, 2016 – The Shearer Group, Inc. (TSGI) is pleased to announce the completion of a 200’ x 35’ x 12’ double skin

Two new Wärtsilä designed Anchor Handling Tug Supply (AHTS) vessels were delivered from the Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Group yard in China during the

A new 158 metre long car and passenger ferry being built for Danish operator Mols-Linien, will be powered by two 8-cylinder Wärtsilä 31 main

Caterpillar is establishing a clear lead in the design and production of LNG-fuelled propulsion systems through its MaK™ branded products. With a global

Fleet Xpress makes impact via Nor-Fishing contracts “Too much market and too little fish”, said Norway’s Fisheries Minister, Per Sandberg in introductory

UK Chamber Of Shipping CEO, Guy Platten has welcomed the announcement today of the recipients of the Merchant Navy Medal for Meritorious Service;   “I

Last week, West Coast Maritime Training held their first ever Leadership and Managerial Skills Training in Las Vegas, NV.   Students and their

Today, the Panama Canal celebrated 102 years of successful operations and service to the global maritime community, just one day after welcoming its 100th

By Adam Minter (Bloomberg) While commodities traders still work their way out of a historic slump, Japan is looking ahead to the next boom. According to

The Coast Guard recently awarded a Meritorious Public Service award to Roy Bleiberg, former director of the American Bureau of Shipping’s Global Gas

By Capt. George Haynes ,Pilot, Vice-President ,Lakes Pilots Association  The Norwegian Viking Ship Drake Harald Harfagre is on its way to Chicago from Bay

  11 July 2016– West Coast Maritime Training, Ltd  announced they will begin holding the USCG required Leadership and Managerial Skills training as

Denmark will put an end to the 100 years old tradition of certifying ships by means of old-fashioned certificates on paper. Until now, the vessel certification

  New approved school opens for maritime officers Bremerton, WA, April 18, 2016– West Coast Maritime Training, Ltd  held its grand opening

(DNV GL) – Ships constructed on or after January 1, 2016 and entering into the North American or U.S. Caribbean Emission Control Areas (ECA) must comply

Lubricant suppliers have needed to anticipate unfolding maritime legislation while still meeting shipping’s commercial drivers. Shell Marine Products Global

Last week Gas Technology Institute (GTI) joined with Marine Firefighting Inc. to train more than 150 stakeholders and first responders about liquefied natural

The United Kingdom Hydrographic Office is encouraging all ship owners to speak to their ECDIS manufacturers following the recent announcement of updated ECDIS

London International Shipping Week 2015 (LISW15) is delighted to announce that Emily Maitlis, Presenter of BBC Newsnight and the News Channel, is to moderate

The International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) has published new versions of some of its ECDIS Standards. These have been reviewed and updated to reflect