European Council

European Council adopts major maritime legislative package

The European Council has now adopted four important new pieces of legislation —and, as ever, the devil is in the details in terms of things that vessel owners and operators should start

Norwind Helm

VIDEO: Vard delivers new CSOV Norwind Helm

Vard has delivered the commissioning service operation vessel Norwind Helm to Norwind Offshore. The vessel was named in Ålesund, Norway, Nov. 15, and went to work the following day. It is the

Silvervack Marine truckable tug

Silverback Marine wins DoD contract for its truckable tug

Tacoma, Wash.-based aluminum workboat specialist Silverback Marine reports that, in partnership with Darley Defense, it has been awarded a multimillion-dollar Department of Defense contract for its new OX series truckable tractor tug.

Conrad Industries' Morgan City, La., shipyard

Conrad Industries reports a profitable third quarter

Morgan City, La.-headquartered shipbuilder Conrad Industries, Inc. (OTC Pink: CNRD) has reported its third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2024 financial results and backlog at September 30, 2024. For the

Canadian Minister of Labour Steve McKinnon intervenes in Canadian port labour disputes

Canadian Minister of Labour intervenes in port disputes

Canadian Minister of Labour Steven MacKinnon on Tuesday moved to intervene in port labor disputes in Montreal, Vancouver and Quebec City by asking the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) to order an

Somali pirates hostage taking

Two Somali pirates get 30 year prison terms for hostage taking of American journalist

In a case that dates back to the worst days of the Somali pirates, Abdi Yusef Hassan, 56, of Minneapolis, Minn,, and Mohamed Tahlil Mohamed, 43, of Mogadishu, Somalia, have each been

man-overboard recovery system

U.K. pilot boat trials Zelim man-overboard recovery conveyor

The U.K.’s Milford Haven Port Authority (MHPA) has retrofitted its 19-meter pilot boat Picton with Zelim’s SWIFT man-overboard recovery conveyor as part of a three-month trial to assess the system’s capability in

ILA opposes automation

Port strike fears grow as USMX and ILA fail to hammer out automation issues

Not all is going smoothly in the negotiations between U.S. East and Gulf Coast port employers, represented by USMX, and the ILA union. Both sides are bargaining as ILA members work under

hybrid caamaran

ABB to supply hybrid tech for new AAM-built OC San catamaran

Bellingham, Wash.- based shipbuilder All American Marine (AAM) has secured a contract to build a 63-foot hybrid catamaran for the Orange County Sanitation District (OC San). Built for the Southern California coast,

eLogs

Noble Corporation adopts ABS Wavesight eLogs

Offshore drilling contractor Noble Corporation is to adopt ABS Wavesight eLogs electronic logbooks on its entire fleet of offshore assets. ABS Wavesight says that this marks a major milestone in offshore adoption

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