SEPTEMBER 4, 2015 — Coatings manufacturer Jotun and COSCO Dalian Ocean Shipping Company recently celebrated the 10,000th application of Jotun’s premium antifouling SeaQuantum. The ship marking the milestone, COSCO Dalian’s 297,336-dwt tanker,
SEPTEMBER 4, 2015 — Under one of the largest ballast water management system (BWMS) retrofit contracts issued thus far, eleven containerships owned by Hamburg, Germany, headquartered Bernhard Schulte GmbH & Co. KG
SEPTEMBER 4, 2015 — One of the reasons why President Barack Obama wants to accelerate acquisition of increased Coast Guard icebreaker capacity (see earlier story) is that climate change and receding ice
SEPTEMBER 4, 2015 —The Mississippi River yesterday remained closed to all traffic except response vessels between mile markers 939-922. A queue was in place, six up bound and nine down bound. In
SEPTEMBER 3, 2015 — The United States Department of State has awarded a Willard Marine, Inc., Anaheim, CA, a contract to provide the Philippine National Police Maritime Group with patrol vessels equipped
SEPTEMBER 3, 2015 — Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) has started demonstration tests of a new windshield for containerships that, it says, has the potential to reduce wind resistance, save fuel,
SEPTEMBER 3, 2015 — The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delware has given the go ahead for the sale of the assets of shipbuilder Signal International. Signal International filed for
SEPTEMBER 3, 2015 — Kirby Corporation has selected ABS to provide classification and International Safety Management certification for 11 push boats. Under Subchaper M towing vessel safety requirements proposed, but not yet
SEPTEMBER 3, 2015 — Spain’s Baleària Group has reached an agreement with shipbuilder Construcciones Navales del Norte – La Naval for the construction of two natural gas fueled ferries. The agreement is
SEPTEMBER 2, 2015 — Poland’s Remontowa shipyard recently used a drone to inspect internal spaces in a 51,747 dwt chemical/product tanker. The ship, the U.K.-flagged, LR-classed CPO Japan is owned by Hamburg,