Kirsi Tikka moves on from ABS

Dr. Kirsi Tikka has stepped down as Executive Vice President and Senior Maritime Advisor at American Bureau of Shipping (ABS). Effective September 2, 2019 she will become an independent non-executive director of

AAL outlines its IMO 2020 strategy

Singapore-based multipurpose shipping specialist AAL has released details on how it plans to comply with the IMO 2020 global sulfur cap. AAL notes that it has has served the multipurpose heavy lift

Damen introduces new Landing Utility Vessel

The aquaculture industry got its first look at a new Damen designed support vessel, July 26, when  Coastal Workboats Scotland delivered the first Damen Landing Utility Vessel 1608 to client Loch Duart.

VIDEO: World’s largest plug-in hybrid delivered

Norway’s Ulstein Verft shipyard has delivered the world’s largest plug-in hybrid vessel, Color Hybrid, to Color Line. Measuring 160 m in length and 27.1 m in beam, the vessel can carry 2,000

Schottel modernizes two Finnish ferries

Spay, Germany, headquartered Schottel reports that its after sales team has carried out a modernization on two double-ended ferries operated by FinFerries Both vessels, capable of holding either 14 cars or up

Boluda closes Kotug Smit Towage acquisition

Boluda Towage, the towing division of Spain’s Boluda Corporación Marítima, has successfully closed the acquisition of the Dutch company Kotug Smit Towage. The transaction strengthens Boluda’s position as leading operator in Europe,

BAWAT applies for USCG BWMS type approval

The USCG Marine Safety Center has received its 29th application for Ballast Water Management System type. It is for the BAWAT Mk 2 system manufactured by Denmark’s BAWAT A/S. MSC will review

Fincantieri uses ALE equipment and technology for cruise ferry stretches

The lengthening of two Grimaldi Group group cruise ferries by Fincantieri’s Palermo, Italy, shipyard earlier this year was accomplished using heavylift equipment and expertise supplied by Stafford, U.K., based ALE . The

Sovcomflot signs up for ABB remote diagnostics support

ABB has won a contract to supply its ABB Ability Marine Remote Diagnostic System to eleven Sovcomflot vessels operating in the Arctic and Russia’s Far East, helping optimize safety and performance through

Navy works to make all its ships stay the same shade of gray

The U.S. Navy would prefer that its ships be just one shade of gray. Now, a pigment package designed by the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) to slow discoloration of the exterior

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