House approves maritime legislation by voice vote

JULY 26, 2018 — The House of Representatives yesterday approved legislation intended to address maritime transportation safety issues raised by the El Faro sinking, promote the Coast Guard’s awareness of technologies that

Consortium to look at blockchain technology and bunkering

JULY 26, 2018 — Blockchain technology could be coming to the bunkering industry. Maritime Blockchain Labs (MBL), a subsidiary of Copenhagen headquartered Blockchain Labs for Open Collaboration (BLOC), has identified the bunker

Keppel Shipyard on track for on time delivery of Perenco FPSO

JULY 26, 2018 — Singapore’s Keppel Shipyard is on track is on track to deliver a Floating Production Storage and offloading vessel (FPSO) to Dixstone Holdings, an affiliate of the Perenco Group

Kirby President & CEO: Long term outlook remains very bright

JULY 26, 2018 — Kirby Corporation reported GAAP net earnings for the second quarter ended June 30, 2018 of $28.6 million, or $0.48 per share, compared with $25.8 million, or $0.48 per

Duck boat law based on ignored 1999 NTSB findings in works

JULY 25, 2018 – The duck boat accident that claimed 17 lives when a Ride the Ducks Branson vessel sank in Table Rock Lake in Stone County near Branson, MO, June 19,

Upgraded Wärtsilä 20 engine wins multiple orders

JULY 25, 2018 – Wärtsilä has won a number of significant orders for the upgraded version of its Wärtsilä 20 engine, which was introduced in December 2017 and delivers a power output

COSCO Shipping comes under cyber attack

JULY 25, 2018 — COSCO Shipping Lines has been hit by a cyber attack on its North American operations. Although the company reportedly identifies the problem as a ransomware attack in internal

Klaus Heim takes helm at WinGD

JULY 25, 2018 — Klaus Heim has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Winterthur Gas & Diesel (WinGD) effective August 6, 2018. Heim joins WinGD from fuel injection specialist OMT in Turin,

Sea Machines quadruples its team size in just 18 months

JULY 25, 2018 – In an indication of growing industry interest in the potential of autonomous vessel technology, Boston, MA, based Sea Machines Robotics, a leader in the new technology space, reports

New MAN PrimeServ service center opens in Zhousan, China

JULY 25, 2018 – MAN Energy Solutions reports that a new 580 sq.m MAN PrimeServ Service Station / Workshop has opened on Liuheng Island, Zhoushan, China. It is located within Zhoushan Xinya

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