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Ship operators need to ensure that they have an appropriate process in place to properly manage the level of crew fatigue according to the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB).The advice is a result of the ATSB's investigation into the April 3, 2010 grounding of Chinese bulk carrier Shen Neng 1 on Douglas Shoal, off the coast of Queensland near Gladstone. ...

The Coast Guard's acquisition problems seem not to be as far behind it as might be hoped. The House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, chaired by U.S. Rep. Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ), today conducted a hearing to examine the status of the Coast Guard's major acquisition programs.  The Subcommittee received testimony from the U.S. Coast Guard and the Government Accoun ...

Damen Shipyards, Gorinchem, Netherlands, is currently finalizing the first "Twin Axe" catamaran designed to provide a wide range of support services tooffshore wind farms in the widest sense. It says that its High Speed Support Vessel 2610 is one of the most innovative design concepts it has  developed in the last decade.Although the "Axe Bow" conc ...

Deltamarin has received the first order for its B.delta37 standard bulk carriers, which have gotten market interest of the market with their improved cubic capacity and  low fuel consumption compared to other available designs. It has signed an agreement with China's Tianjin Xingang Shipbuilding Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. for the design of four handymax bulk carriers to b ...

The combination of slow steaming and Emissions Control Areas is making the choice of marine lubricants more complex says Total Lubmarine.The North American Emissions Control Area (ECA), which will be effective from 2012, will impact 50 percent of maritime traffic, forcing shipowners and operators not typically operating in ECAs to begin use of lower basicity cyl ...

The combination of slow steaming and Emissions Control Areas is making the choice of marine lubricants more complex says Total Lubmarine.The North American Emissions Control Area (ECA), which will be effective from 2012, will impact 50 percent of maritime traffic, forcing shipowners and operators not typically operating in ECAs to begin use of lower basicity ...

The U.S. Department of Justice reports that four corporations involved in owning and operating a fleet of vessels regularly visiting New Orleans pleaded guilty today and agreed to pay a $1 million penalty and be banned from doing business in the United States for the next five years under the terms of a proposed plea agreement. The plea terms also require personal banning of the own ...

Ocean Tug & Barge Engineering Corp., Milford, Mass., has released some more details of the 25,000 dwt ocean bulk articulated tug barge of OT&BE design recently ordered  from d tug bargeshipbuilder Signal International by Kirby Ocean Transport Compan ...

Classification society ABS achieved another record performance in fleet size during 2010, reported Chairman Robert D. Somerville at today’s annual meeting. An eight percent increase in gross tonnage from year-end 2009 resulted in the ABS-fleet reaching a new record of 173 million gross tons representing 11,191 vessels.  Mr. Somerville pointed out that ABS is in a s ...

Schiedam, Netherlands, based SBM Offshore has awarded a contract to Keppel Singmarine shipyard in Singapore for the detailed design and construction of a multi-purpose Diving Support & Construction Vessel (DSCV). It says the investment is an important element of its strategy to grow offshore contracting activities within the Turnkey Services segment, adding to its fleet a mode ...