Japanese tug loses power, scrapes U.S. Navy destroyer

NOVEMBER 20, 2017 — Another U.S. destroyer has been involved in a collision, but in this case an apparently very minor one. U.S. Seventh Fleet reports that the guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold

Tier 4 Cummins QSK38 marine engine will be available 2019

NOVEMBER 20, 2017 — Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) announced today that the U.S. EPA Tier 4 solution for its marine QSK38 engine will be available in 2019 for marine customers operating in

GLDD takes delivery of advanced ATB hopper dredge

NOVEMBER 20, 2017 — Dredging services contractor Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation, Oak Brook, IL, has taken delivery of the articulated tug barge (ATB) hopper dredge Ellis Island and tug Douglas

NRG Marine launches new ultrasonic antifouling system

NOVEMBER 20, 2017 — Coventry, U.K., headquartered NRG Marine has launched Soni8, its first ultrasonic antifouling system designed specifically for large commercial vessels and superyachts Soni8 is the latest product in the

Optimarin is first BWTS manufacturer to offer five year guarantee

NOVEMBER 20, 2017 — Sandnes, Norway, headquartered Optimarin says it has become the first ballast water treatment system (BWTS) manufacturer to offer a five-year parts and servicing guarantee. CEO Tore Andersen says

LNG fueled ferry to have Wärtsilä engines and nav system

NOVEMBER 20, 2017 — Wärtsilä will supply the engines, the navigation system, and a broad scope of other products and systems for the 63,000 grt, 2,800 passenger LNG-fueled cruise ferry to be

NTSB issues report on fatal engine room fire in 58 year old towing vessel

NOVEMBER 17, 2017 — The National Transportation Safety Board has issued the report on the July 14, 2016 engine room fire aboard a 1958-built Luhr Bros towing vessel in which two crew

Singapore Registry moves ahead on digitalization, sustainability

NOVEMBER 17, 2017 — More than 4,600 ships flying the Singapore flag will benefit from service enhancements to be introduced from November 2017 by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA).

EPA grant will help Port of Long Beach upgrade three cranes, four tugs

NOVEMBER 17, 2017 — The Port of Long Beach has been awarded $2.4 million from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to help Stevedoring Services of America (SSA), Foss Maritime and Curtin Maritime

Inmarsat introduces next generation safety service

NOVEMBER 17, 2017 — Marking a key stage in upgrading the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS), satellite communications provider Inmarsat has launched a new service for Maritime Safety Information Providers

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