VIDEO: Crane raises tug that sank near Tappan Zee Bridge

MARCH 24, 2016 — New York local news stations today showed footage of the 84 ft tugboat Specialist slowly being raised from beneath the Tappan Zee Bridge. The tug sank March 12

MTU powers Damen navy tugs

MARCH 24, 2016 — Rolls-Royce supplied Damen Shipyards Group with a total of ten MTU Series 4000 engines and five MTU Series 2000 engines, along with azimuth thrusters, for five tugs being

VIDEO: Damaged bulker completes river transit

MARCH 24, 2016 — The 54,881 dwt Panamanian flagged bulk carrier Sparna is now awaiting repairs pierside in North Kalama, WA, after briefly grounding near river marker 36 in Oregon on Monday

TMS Tankers opts for Wartsila FPPs with EnergoProFins

MARCH 24, 2016 — Athens headquartered TMS Tankers Ltd, part of George Economou’s Cardiff Marine Group, has selected Wärtsilä fixed pitch propellers (FPPs) for its new vessels under construction in China. The

USCG issues warning on electrical deficiencies

MARCH 23, 2016 — Due to an increase in reported electrical deficiencies on commercial vessels, the U.S. Coast Guard District 9 (Great Lakes) is warning commercial vessel owners to inspect their vessels’

Panama announces inauguration date of Canal Expansion

MARCH 23, 2016 — The President of Panama, Juan Carlos Verela, took the helm of a scale model cargoship today during a ceremony at which the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) announced today

VIDEO: Future control center for unmanned ships

MARCH 23, 2016 — Rolls-Royce today unveiled its vision for the land-based control centers that it believes will remotely monitor and control tomorrow’s unmanned ships. In a six minute film, Rolls-Royce presents

Crowley tests Cat Asset Intelligence solution

MARCH 23, 2016 — Crowley Maritime Corporation is installing Cat Asset Intelligence software on its tugboat Guide, a ship-assist vessel operating out of Seattle, WA The custom vessel monitoring and diagnostics solution

U.S., Cuba in agreement on navigational safety

MARCH 23, 2016 — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reports that Ambassador Jeffrey DeLaurentis, the Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Havana, and Col. Candido Alfredo Regalado Gomez,

Shipping losses decline slightly

MARCH 22, 2016 — According to the Allianz Global Corporate and Specialty Safety and Shipping Review 2016, the shipping industry saw the number of total losses remain stable during 2015, declining slightly

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