Norway expels Russian in DNV GL employee spy case

Norway’s Foreign Ministry on Wednesday expelled a Russian diplomat linked to a case in which an employee of DNV GL was taken into custody by PST, the Norwegian security agency, on August

Bureau Veritas steps up North American marine and offshore services

Classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) has opened a new remote survey center in Miami in one of a number of steps it is taking to broaden and deepen its marine and offshore

Scandlines builds up rotor sail operating experience

Since the end of May the Scandlines hybrid ferry M/V Copenhagen has been operating on the Rostock-Gedser route between Germany and Denmark with its propulsion assisted by a 30 meter tall Norsepower

Ricardo delivers its first virtual remote IMO Tier III certification testing

With COVID-19 travel restrictions and associated measures in place, global engineering and technical consultancy Ricardo plc has implemented a virtual certification test service that enables it to offer customers in the marine

Wakashio Captain and Chief Officer arrested and detained

The Captain of the grounded bulk carrier Wakashio, Indian national Sunil Kumar Nandeshwar and the Chief Officer, Tilak ratna Suboda, a Sri Lankan, are now being held in police custody in Mauritius

Carnival discloses ransomware attack

In an SEC filing yesterday, cruise giant Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK) disclosed that on August 15 it had detected a ransomware attack that accessed and encrypted a portion

BAR Technologies 30 meter CTV

Innovative 30 meter Jones Act CTV awarded ABS AiP

ABS has issued an Approval in Principle (AiP) for an innovative 30 meter offshore wind crew transfer vessel (CTV) design developed by Portsmouth, U.K. based naval architect firm BAR Technologies and Southampton,

VIDEO: Island Offshore to convert three PSVs to battery-hybrid operation

Ulsteinvik, Norway, headquartered offshore services vessel operator Island Offshore has awarded Kongsberg Maritime a contract to supply turnkey hybrid battery solutions for three of its UT 776 CD-design Platform Supply Vessels, Island

St Kitts and Nevis to provide berths for two Royal Caribbean vessels

The Federation of St Kitts and Nevis today outlined the process to be used for safely harboring two Royal Caribbean vessels this week. Minister of Tourism, Lindsay Grant, told a press conference

Mauritius: Bow of grounded bulker to be towed out to deep water

The bow of the grounded bulk carrier Wakashio is to be towed to 8 nautical miles from the outer limit of the reefs that almost completely surround Mauritius to water 2,000 meters

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