Salvage

John Walker has been appointed as head of GL Noble Denton's Marine Casualty Investigation practice for the Americas region. Based in the New York office, Mr. Walker leads a team of marine engineers, master mariners and naval architects. His team play a key role in determining the cause and extent of machinery damage, fires ...

Donjon Marine, Co., Inc. has named John Noble as Managing Director - Donjon UK. Mr. Noble's career in commercial shipping began in 1962 when he joined HMS Conway, the preeminent pre-sea training school in the United Kingdom.  Subsequently he served as a deck officer in the British Merchant Marine sailing with shipping lines i ...

Fairmount Marine’s tug Fairmount Glacier has successfully assisted in the refloating of Greek owned bulk carrier Akiba which was grounded offshore Maputo, Mozambique. The salvage operation was conducted by Greek salvage company Five Oceans Salvage under a Lloyd’s Open Form. When contracted, the Fairmount Glacier was ...

Crowley Maritime company Titan Salvage, in collaboration with Italian marine contractor Micoperi, has won the contract to salvage the Costa Concordia, Costa Cruise Lines announced April 21. The salvage plan, which must be approved by Italian authorities, involves refloating the cruise ship in one piece and towing it to a ...

Resolve Marine Group, Inc. and its Resolve Salvage & Fire (Asia) Pte Ltd. subsidiary report that wreck removal operations at Kankesanthurai (KKS) Harbor in northern Sri Lanka have been completed. Retained by the Government of India/Shipping Corporation of India, and working on site in cooperation with the Government of S ...

Salvage operations have successfully refloated a Crowley tug, which had been submerged in a sunken dry dock at Vigor Marine in Everett, WA, since March 18. ...

Titan Salvage, a Crowley Maritime Corp. company, has been awarded a contract to serve as the commercial marine salvage and engineering support contractor for the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA). In this new role, Titan will provide the Navy with marine salvage, salvage-related towing, harbor clearance, ocean engineering and point-to-point towing services in the event of an ...

Titan Salvage's Mark Hoddinott has accepted the position of general manager for the International Salvage Union (ISU). The position will combine the role of secretary general with that of general manager.Mr. Hoddinott will be responsible to the president of the ISU and its executive committee for the day-to-day running of the ISU and its work on relevant issues. He ...