New DHS Plum Island ferry has Wesmar bow thruster

JUNE 15, 2017 – Woodinville, WA, based Wesmar (Western Marine Electronics),reports that its 75 horsepower hydraulic stainless steel dual prop bow thruster has been installed on a 118′ x 27′ x 10′-

Port of Charleston terminal reopens after dirty bomb scare

JUNE 15, 2017 — The Port of Charleston’s Wando Terminal has reopened following a dirty bomb scare that had seen the terminal evacuated and a safety zone imposed around it. The U.S.

Tesoro tankers will use ABB software to ensure safe transit

JUNE 14, 2017 — Tesoro Maritime Corporation supertankers entering the Port of Long Beach will use ABB’s marine software to produce real-time data of the keel-to-seabed clearance, improving the safety and efficiency

TSB Canada reports on fatal 2015 whale watching boat capsize

JUNE 14, 2017 — The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) issued three recommendations to improve passenger vessel safety resulting from its investigation (M15P0347) into the fatal October 2015 capsizing of the

Ship-to-ship LNG bunkering starts in Zeebrugge

JUNE 14, 2017 — Ship-to-ship LNG bunkering service has started in the port of Zeebrugge, Belgium. The bunkering vessel ENGIE Zeebrugge has made its first deliveries of LNG (liquefied natural gas) as

CMA CGM to acquire Maersk’s Mercosul Line

JUNE 14, 2017 — CMA CGM and Maersk Line report that they have entered into a binding agreement under which CMA CGM is to acquire Mercosul Line, a leading player in Brazil’s

Gregg McNelis now iMarine Software COO

JUNE 14, 2017 — Issa Odeh, CEO of New York based iMarine Software reports that Gregg McNelis, former CEO and President of TBS Ocean Logistics, a dry bulk shipowner and pool operator,

New liferaft release hook

JUNE 14, 2017 — A new crane hook, specially developed for launching inflated liferafts, has been introduced by Henriksen Hooks of Norway to meet a demand in the survival craft industry. The

MAN Diesel & Turbo racks ups Chinese dredge orders

JUNE 14, 2017 — MAN Diesel & Turbo has won contracts for four Chinese dredge newbuildings within the space of just four months. China’s CHECD, Jiangsu Haixin and Huanghua Port Bureau recently

Optimarin in spares and servicing agreement with Goltens

JUNE 14, 2017 — Sandnes, Norway, headquartered ballast water management system (BWMS) specialist Optimarin has signed an agreement with Goltens Green Technologies. Negotiated at this month’s Nor-Shipping event, it effectively gives Optimarin

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