Shearwater Geo enters deepwater OBS market with U.S. GoM award

Shearwater GeoServices Holding AS reports it has been awarded a major Ocean Bottom Seismic (OBS) deepwater ROV project by TGS and partner in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. This will be Shearwater’s

V.Group encourages more women to consider a career at sea

As International Women’s Day approaches, ship management and marine services specialist V.Group is encouraging more women to consider a career at sea. V.Group employs 47,000 people in onshore and offshore roles. Currently,

BV performs first survey by drone

Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV) has completed its first survey by drone. The survey was carried out in the holds of a bulk carrier in an Italian port. The scope was

DOT announces availability of port infrastructure grants

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today announced a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to apply for $225 million in discretionary grant funding through the Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP). “America’s ports

Navy takes delivery of LHA 7

The Navy accepted delivery of the future USS Tripoli (LHA 7), its newest America-class amphibious assault ship, from Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding Division on Feb. 28. “On behalf of the

Alfa Laval PureBallast 3 certified for installation on Chinese-flagged vessels

Alfa Laval PureBallast 3 has become one of the first non-Chinese ballast water treatment solutions to be type approved by the China Classification Society. With the Chinese type approval in hand, PureBallast

Port of Caddo-Bossier marks barge milestone

The Port of Caddo-Bossier in Shreveport, La., marked the end of January with a milestone. Port employees offloaded the 100th barge carrying steel coils for Vulcraft-Texas a division of Nucor. The barges

Huntington Ingalls Chairman to retire

Shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) reports that retired Adm. Thomas B. Fargo, HII’s chairman of the board of directors, will retire from the HII board after the next annual meeting of

Coast Guard offers new Subchapter M training options

The U.S. Coast Guard’s Towing Vessel National Center of Expertise has launched a new training hub that allows industry compliance officers or operators, Third Party Organization representatives, and Coast Guard marine inspectors

ClassNK unveils “Digital Grand Design 2030”

In the maritime industry, digital technology promises to create new value by collecting and utilizing data on ship operations and cargo movements, and sharing it among different players. At the same time,

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