NTSB issues preliminary report on deadly duck boat sinking

AUGUST 7, 2018 – The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) today released its preliminary report on the July 19, sinking of the amphibious passenger vessel Stretch Duck 7 in Table Rock Lake,

Nordic Capital sells Unifeeder Group to DP World

AUGUST 7, 2018 — Private equity investor Nordic Capital has signed an agreement to divest Aarhus, Denmark, headquartered short sea and feeder service specialist Unifeeder Group to DP World for EUR 660

Maersk lowers its expectations for 2018

AUGUST 7, 2018 — Based on the outlook for freight rates and facing continued high bunker prices, A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S said today that it is revising its expectations for its

V.Group launches Fleet Cell of the Future

AUGUST 7, 2018 — The Fleet Cell is V.Group’s term for a small team of people responsible for managing ship operations for a group of vessels. Now, though, V.Group is redesigning and

Tanker owner opts for ABS Enterprise Asset Management program

AUGUST 7, 2018 – Athens, Greece, headquartered Arcadia Shipmanagement Co. Ltd. has selected ABS Advanced Solutions to implement an Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) program to further enhance the reliability of its 15

Liberia adds more certificate security features to WayPoint web portal

AUGUST 7, 2018 – The Liberian Registry is continuing to expand the capabilities of its web-based client interface system, WayPoint, by enhancing certificate security features, introducing a QR Code symbol for electronic

ChartCo to launch new e-navigation and compliance platform

AUGUST 7, 2018 – Enfield, U.K., headquartered digital navigation specialist ChartCo is to announce a completely new e-navigation and compliance platform at this year’s SMM event in Hamburg, Germany. The company says

Harvey Gulf spells out details of proposed reverse merger with GulfMark

AUGUST 6, 2018 – HGIM Corp (Harley Gulf International Marine) today confirmed that it made a proposal to GulfMark Offshore, Inc. (NYSE: GLF) on August 1, 2018, to combine the companies through

Tuco Marine to be represented by Defence Unlimited International

AUGUST 6, 2018 — Denmark’s Tuco Marine has recently appointed Canadian-based Defence Unlimited International, to be the exclusive representative for its ProZero defense line of boats in specific geographical regions. Defence Unlimited

Wärtsilä’s divers help operators avoid unscheduled drydockings

AUGUST 6, 2018 — Late last year, Wärtsilä announced its acquisition of Trident B.V., a leading worldwide provider of commercial diving services. With the acquisition, Wärtsilä became the first Original Equipment Manufacturer

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