The Coast Guard has issued a Marine Safety Information Bulletin (MSIB) saying that marine employers with mariners in safety sensitive positions who are subject to drug testing under 46 Code of Federal
Wärtsilä has signed an agreement that will enable it to integrate patented gate rudders into its propulsion product designs. Unlike the traditional arrangement of the rudder in the propeller slipstream, the gate
Coronavirus-related travel restrictions have placed serious restrictions on shipowners’ ability to make crew changes, imposing hardships on seafarers and putting shipowners in possible breach of a number of international maritime regulations, governing
In what is likely the first ever virtual delivery of a cruise ship, executives of Celebrity Cruises on Friday accepted official command of Celebrity Apex, the second ship in the line’s Edge
BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair, San Diego, Calif., has been awarded a $200,313,251 firm-fixed-price contract for the execution of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer’s (LHD-4) docking and selected restricted
As Donjon Marine began dredging operations to prepare a berth at New York City’s Manhattan Cruise Terminal for the U.S. Navy’s hospital ship USNS Comfort, on the other side of the country,
Captain Rajesh Unni, founder and CEO of Singapore-headquartered ship manager Synergy Group, is proposing a solution to the seafarer welfare problem caused by coronavirus related restrictions on crew changes. He believes the
Donjon Marine Co., Inc., Hillside, N.J., is expediting dredging operations at Manhattan Cruise Terminal to make way for the U.S. Navy’s hospital ship USNS Comfort. The USNS Comfort has received orders from
The U.S. Coast Guard has issued a Marine Safety Information Bulletin (MSIB 09-20) explaining the measures it is adopting during the COVID-19 outbreak with regard to vessel inspections, exams and documentation. The
Spay, Germany, based Schottel has secured another order to provide propulsion systems for U.S. Navy vessels. This latest order will see the company supply systems for five Workboat Docking vessels and two