JUNE 17, 2016 — With the implementation date for new container weighing requirements 14-days away, Chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission Mario Cordero says the time has come for ocean carriers to
JUNE 17, 2016 — The U.S. Coast Guard has created a Domestic Vessel LNG Fuel System Inspection Job Aid. Prepared by the Liquefied Gas Carrier (LGC) National Center of Expertise (NCOE), the
JUNE 17, 2016 — USS Jackson (LCS 6), an Austal-built Independence variant LCS, has completed the first of a three-part series of full ship shock trials (FSST). Jackson is the first ship
JUNE 17, 2016 — The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, NY, is suspending the traditional Sea Year — actually a period in both sophomore and junior years when midshipmen are assigned
JUNE 17, 2016 — Seattle based Foss Maritime Company reports that Chief Operating Officer John Parrott will take over the role of President, assuming responsibility for the day-to-day operations of the company
JUNE 16, 2011 — The two newest inland river towboats in Tidewater Transportation and Terminals’ fleet were christened Granite Point and Ryan Point during a late afternoon ceremony last Saturday at Vancouver
JUNE 16, 2016 — Ireland’s Department of Defence has awarded Babcock International Group a contract extension that will see Babcock’s Appledore shipbuilding facility in North Devon, England, build a fourth Offshore Patrol
JUNE 16, 2016 — A European environmentalist group looks to be calling for a tax on nitrogen oxides (NOX) emissions from ships. A study commissioned by Transport & Environment (T&E) identifies policy
JUNE 16, 2016 — Scana Propulsion has signed a contract with AO Shipyard Yantar, Kalingrad, Russia, to deliver propulsion and maneuvering systems for three fishing vessels on order for VI Lenin Collective
JUNE 16, 2016 — A retrofit option for MacGregor subsea cranes replaces the original steel wire rope with high-performance synthetic fiber rope, using the same technology as MacGregor’s advanced fiber-rope crane, the