ShipArrestor protects coastlines when ships lose power

JULY 19, 2017 — Oslo, Norway, headquartered salvage technology specialist Miko Marine AS has delivered an improved and upgraded version of its ShipArrestor system to the Norwegian Coastal Administration (NCA). The system

ICS backs plan to delay BWMS implementation for existing ships

JUNE 19, 2017 — The global shipping industry—as represented by the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) — is backing a proposal to delay implementation of the IMO Ballast Water Management convention for

BAE Systems cuts time of RN minesweeper refits

JUNE 19, 2017 — BAE Systems reports that a U.K. Royal Navy minesweeper, HMS Brocklesby, has begun her sea trials program, a significant milestone in her overaul period, four months earlier than

Another prison term handed down in GDMA bribery scandal

JUNE 19, 2017 — Retired U.S. Navy Captain Michael Brooks, 59, of Fairfax Station, Virginia, was sentenced in federal court June 16 to 41 months in prison for his role in the

Two more LNG carriers to have ME-GI engines

JULY 19, 2017 — Haugesund, Norway, headquartered Knutsen OAS Shipping has ordered four MAN B&W 5G70ME-GI engines with EGR systems in connection with the construction of two 180,000 cu.m LNG tanker newbuildings.

Heroic efforts saved Fitzgerald, but seven died in flooding

JUNE 19, 2017 — Damage to the USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) following its June 17 collision with the containership ACX Crystal included a significant impact under the ship’s pilothouse on the starboard

Ingalls Shipbuilding awarded $3 billion to build LHA 8

JUNE 17, 2016 — Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE:HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division has been awarded a $3 billion contract for the detail design and construction of the amphibious assault ship Bougainville (LHA 8).

USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) damaged in collision with containership

JUNE 16, 2017 —The Navy reports that the Arleigh Burke class destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) was involved in a collision with a merchant vessel at approximately 2:30 a.m. local time, June

U.K. Chamber President urges step change in shipping safety

JUNE 16, 2017 — Speaking in Edinburgh, Scotland, yesterday, Dr. Grahaeme Henderson, President of the U.K. Chamber of Shipping, called for a step change in shipping safety. “Our shipping industry has a

NYC Ferry ups capacity of final three newbuild boats

JUNE 16, 2017 — Demand for New York City’s new NYC Ferry public system has been so strong that the service is already having to charter in additional boats, according to local

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