IEC Telecom adds Iridium to satcom portfolio

Cergy, France, headquartered satellite communications specialist IEC Telecom says it has successfully completed an interconnection with the Iridium Certus service, which is now the newest addition to IEC Telecom’s portfolio of satellite

Klaveness takes delivery of second next gen combi carrier

Oslo headquartered Klaveness Combination Carriers ASA today took delivery of the MV Barracuda from New Yangzi Shipyard in China. The MV Barracuda is the second of eight contracted CLEANBU vessels that will

Survitec’s David Parslow appointed vice-chair of ILAMA

London headquartered Survitec reports that members of the International Lifesaving Appliance Manufacturers Association (ILAMA) have appointed David Parslow as Vice-Chair, Board of Directors, during the Association’s recent Annual General Meeting. Parslow, who

Port of Virginia reports record cargo handling in FY2019

Driven by an increase in imports, the Port of Virginia completed fiscal year 2019,) having handled a record 2.9 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), which is a volume increase of 4 percent

Fast underwater stern tube seal replacement avoids need to drydock

Underwater repair specialist Hydrex reports that last month one of its diver/technician teams carried out underwater stern tube seal repairs on a 192 meter RO/RO vessel in Rotterdam. The vessel was suffering

River cleanup group reaches new milestone

Illinois-based environmental organization Living Lands & Waters has nearly doubled the amount of garbage removed from U.S. inland rivers compared to this time last year. So far in 2019, the group, established

Bourbon requests suspension of listing

French based offshore services giant Bourbon says that its Board of Directors yesterday acknowledged that certain creditors of group affiliates had addressed credit payment request and/or contractual allowances to those affiliates. Bourbon

Inland dredging wins $16.7 million USACE contract

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans, La., has awarded Inland Dredging Co. LLC, Dyersburg, Tenn., a $16,744,000 firm-fixed-price contract for furnishing one fully-crewed and equipped hydraulic pipeline cutterhead dredge on

Iran snatches U.K-flag tanker, delays second ship

Yesterday Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy seized a British flagged tanker and delayed the passage of a Liberian-flagged, U.K. owned, vessel.. Putting the incidents in perspective, London-based maritime security consultancy Dryad

All towboats in triple sinking removed from river

The Coast Guard has transitioned from pollution response to the investigation phase of the major marine casualty that occurred July 5, 2019, involving three vessels that sank in the Illinois River near

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