
08/12/2020
Golden Ray Salvage Operations Resume
Golden Ray Salvage Operations Resume
Salvage operations to remove the overturned car carrier Golden Ray from St. Simons Sound in Georgia have resumed after work was paused…
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Golden Ray Salvage Operations Resume
Salvage operations to remove the overturned car carrier Golden Ray from St. Simons Sound in Georgia have resumed after work was paused…
MST Building Two Patrol Boats for the UK Navy
Merseyside, U.K.-based boatbuilder Marine Specialised Technology (MST) has been awarded a £9.9-million ($12.9 million) contract to…
Two from PSG Take Roles with Standards Groups
Two Pure Safety Group leaders have taken on roles with industry standards organizations.Mathew Moreau, product manager of dropped…
Philly Shipyard CFO Brian Leathers Passes Suddenly
Philly Shipyard announced the unexpected death of its chief financial officer, Brian Leathers, age 60. “It is with great sadness…
Mahoney Named President and CEO of Westwood Shipping Lines
Longtime Maersk executive Jack Mahoney has been named president and CEO of Westwood Shipping Lines, Inc., a Puyallup, Wash. based…
How Venezuela Lost Three Supertankers to Its Chinese Partner
A shipping joint venture between Venezuela and China has fallen apart in the wake of U.S. sanctions, resulting in the South American…
Beirut Container Terminal Resumes Operations
Beirut’s container terminal has restarted operations and sustained only minor damage in last week’s explosion, German container line…
Tug Pair Launched for Boluda Towage Europe
Two new tugs launched last month at the Damen Song Cam Shipyard in Vietnam are due to enter service for Boluda Towage Europe at the…
Uber Boat Launches in London
Uber is taking to the water in London. Earlier this month the international ride-hailing company marked the start of a partnership…
Norden Orders Two More Bulk Carriers at NACKS
Norden announced Tuesday it has added two bulk carriers to an existing newbuilding contract with shipbuilder Nantong Cosco Khi Ship Engineering Co.
Containership Allides With Pier in Manila
A 5,593-gross-ton containership Ocean Abundance allided with a dock in Manila, causing significant damage to the vessel's hull and…
Nevsky Shipyard Launches New Ferry Pavel Leonov
Russia's Nevsky Shipyard has launched the second and final cargo-passenger vessel as part of the PV22 project.The newbuild Pavel Leonov…
Who Owned the Chemicals that Blew up Beirut? No One Will Say
In the murky story of how a cache of highly explosive ammonium nitrate ended up on the Beirut waterfront, one thing is clear—no one…
Aussie Pumps Wins Korean Navy Contract
A Sydney base pump manufacturer and defense contractor has won a contract, to supply 3” engine drive salvage pumps for the Republic Of Korea Navy.
Phoenix Launches LED Floodlight for Pilot, Fire and Patrol Boats
US-based manufacturer Phoenix Lighting has introduced the Sturdilite Master Series - a low-voltage LED floodlight for installation on pilot…
Solstad Nabs More Work for Offshore Vessel Trio in Australia
Norwegian offshore vessel owner Solstad Offshore has secured more work for three of its offshore vessels in Australia, following…
Bulk Carrier that Spilled Oil in Mauritius Passed Annual Checks
A Japanese bulk carrier that ran aground off Mauritius and has leaked at least an estimated 1,000 tonnes of oil, passed the latest…
Four New Barges Launched for Canada's MTS
Four new 90-meter oil/deck cargo barges for Canada's Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) Marine Transportation Services…
Brokers Calculate Marine Insurance Losses from Beirut Blast
Insurance claims for damage to ships, goods and the port itself after a warehouse explosion last week in the port of Beirut were…
Royal Caribbean Eyes COVID-19 Testing to Help Restart Cruises
Royal Caribbean Group said on Monday testing passengers for COVID-19 was “very likely” going to be part of a new set of safety measures…
Lebanon's Leaders Were Warned in July About Explosives at Port
Lebanese security officials warned the prime minister and president last month that 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate stored in Beirut’s…
Singapore Launches New Patrol Boats
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) said it launched eight new patrol vessels to help ensure navigational safety and…
MSC Will Resume Cruises on August 16
Switzerland-based MSC Cruises announced Monday that it will resume "full-experience" cruise operations in the Mediterranean starting…
First of 10 New LR2 Tankers Delivered to Maersk
Maersk Tankers has taken delivery of Maersk Sandra, the first in a series of 10 newbuild LR2 tankers on order from Dalian Shipyard…
IMO Updates Virtual Meetings Calendar
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has published its remote meetings calendar for the rest of 2020 after its initial agenda…
Anxious Mauritians Use Hair to Stem Wakashio Oil Spill
Mauritians are making floating booms of human hair and leaves in a round-the-clock scramble to mop up oil leaking from a grounded…
Wakashio Oil Leak Stops as Mauritius Braces for 'Worst Case Scenario'
A Japanese ship that ran aground on a reef off Mauritius two weeks ago has now stopped leaking oil into the Indian Ocean but the…
Anxious Mauritians use hair to stem Japanese ship's oil spill
Mauritians are making floating booms of human hair and leaves in a round-the-clock scramble to mop up oil leaking from a grounded…
PDVSA Changes Oil Deals to Include Shipping as Sanctions Bite
Venezuelan state-run oil firm PDVSA has begun offering to ship its own oil, figuring in the costs in crude supply deals to help customers…
Surveyors Map Sunken Liberty Ship off Texas Coast
U.S.-based marine data acquisition services company TDI-Brooks said it recently mapped the Liberty Ship George Vancouver off Freeport…
Operator of Grounded Bulker in Mauritius Apologizes for Oil Spill
The operator of a Japanese bulk carrier which ran aground off Mauritius in the Indian Ocean apologized on Sunday for a major oil…
Svitzer Announces Leadership Changes
Towage operator Svitzer announced Monday that effective September 1, 2020, Lise Demant will leave her role as global chief commercial…
Considering an All-electric Future
One can hardly read industry news these days without seeing mention of hybrid vessels or batteries. We’ve all heard the praise and…
Libya's NOC Warns of Dangers at Oil Ports
The chairman of Libya's National Oil Corp (NOC) on Saturday warned against the risk of a disaster at the country's oil ports due…
Wakashio Spill Leads Mauritius to Declare Emergency
Fuel spilling from a Japanese bulk carrier that ran aground on a reef in Mauritius two weeks ago is creating an ecological disaster…
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