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

MSC Cruises celebrates double event at STX France

NOVEMBER 16, 2017 — MSC Cruises yesterday staged a double event at shipbuilder STX France: A traditional coin ceremony for the Meraviglia class MSC Bellissima and cutting of the first steel for

Norwegian contracts MAN PrimeServ for SOLAS insulation upgrades

NOVEMBER 16, 2017 — MAN PrimeServ, MAN Diesel & Turbo’s after-sales division, has booked an order from Norwegian Cruise Line for SOLAS (Safety of Life at Sea) insulation upgrades for 44 engines,

Walk-to-work vessel starts outfitting at Ulstein Verft

NOVEMBER 16, 2017 — The hull of a new SX195 walk-to-work vessel on order for Den Helder, Netherlands, based Acta Marine has now arrived at Ulstein Verft AS, Norway, from Poland. Outfitting

Ships that don’t meet sulfur limit could be deemed “unseaworthy”

NOVEMBER 16, 2017 — Edmund Hughes, Head of Air Pollution and Energy Efficiency at IMO’s Marine Environment Division, reminded delegates at an Athens conference this week that the 0.50% limit on sulfur

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