China developing unmanned ships
AUGUST 12, 2015—China’s Maritime Safety Administration announced that a key research project to develop unmanned ships won unanimous approval from Acceptance Expert Group on July 31. The MSA says that the
AUGUST 12, 2015—China’s Maritime Safety Administration announced that a key research project to develop unmanned ships won unanimous approval from Acceptance Expert Group on July 31. The MSA says that the
AUGUST 12, 2015—An investigative report by The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) said a miscommunication between a pilot boat and a small passenger vessel last August in Saint John, New Brunswick, contributed to the
AUGUST 12, 2015—An official ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held today at the Warren, RI, shipyard of Blount Boats, Inc., for the first offshore wind farm crew transfer vessel being built in the
AUGUST 12, 2015—Carisbrooke Shipping’s commercially managed fleet has now grown to more than 60 vessels, following the addition of eight modern, high quality 8,000-dwt general cargo vessels. Thirty one of the ships
AUGUST 12, 2015—The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit turned away a challenge to the Jones Act on July 30, 2015, reports Charlie Papavizas, Esq., Partner, Winston & Strawn LLP
AUGUST 11, 2015—Wärtsilä’s Board of Directors has appointed Jaakko Eskola, MSc (Eng.), as the new President and CEO of Wärtsilä Corporation. He will assume the position on November 1, 2015, succeeding Mr Björn
AUGUST 11, 2015—Amid the challenging oil market conditions, offshore support vessel owner Tidewater Inc., New Orleans, LA, reported a first quarter net loss for the period ended June 30, 2015, of $15.1
AUGUST 11, 2015—A research team led by U.S. philanthropist and entrepreneur Paul G. Allen successfully recovered the bell of the battlecruiser HMS Hood on August 7 in the Denmark Strait. The HMS Hood was sunk in
AUGUST 11, 2015—With a high rate of hijackings in Southeast Asia, small tanker operators will continue to face a security threat amid a high demand for illicit oil, together and a well-established
AUGUST 11, 2015—Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M)’s wholly owned subsidiary Keppel Shipyard Ltd has secured a Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) conversion contract as well as three repair, upgrade