Kim Heng swoops on Swiber AHTS trio

JUNE 12, 2017 — Singapore based Kim Heng Offshore & Marine Holdings Limited reports that it has completed the purchase of three 10,800 bhp Anchor Handling Tug / Supply vessels — the

Vryhof makes two senior appointments

JUNE 12, 2017 — Capelle aan den IJsel, Netherlands, headquartered anchor and mooring systems specialist Vryhof has made two senior appointments. Evan Zimmerman is Vryhof’s new Vice President and Chief Technology Officer

Damen’s Swedish repair yard wins ferry contract

JUNE 12, 2017 — Damen Oskarshamnsvarvet, Sweden. has won a contract for the refit and repair works of the 77 m long Ro/Ro ferry Castellafrom Trafikverket (the Swedish Transport Administration). The vessel

MTU gas engine to be trialed in Lake Constance ferry

JUNE 12, 2017 — From 2019, Rolls-Royce Power Systems and Stadtwerke Konstanz, the local public utility in Konstanz, Germany, are to begin testing the marine propulsion technology of the future — in

VIDEO: Biofuel and beer pilot an inland waterways green corridor

JUNE 12, 2017 — Netherlands-based sustainable fuels specialist GoodFuels reports that it is cooperating with Heineken Netherlands and Nedcargo to launch a pilot to demonstrate a sustainable “drop-in” marine fuel on-board the

Mexico slaps car carrier giants with antitrust penalties

JUNE 12, 2017 — COFECE, Mexico’s antitrust commission has imposed penalties totaling 581,660,000 pesos (about $32 million) on shipping companies involved in what it calls an international cartel operating in the motor

USCG issues fourth BWMS Type Approval

JUNE 12, 2017 — The Coast Guard Marine Safety Center has issued the fourth U.S. Coast Guard Ballast Water Management System Type Approval Certificate to the BalClor system to China’s Sunrui Marine

VIDEO: Royal Caribbean floats out Symphony of the Seas

JUNE 9, 2017 — The newest member of Royal Caribbean International’s Oasis class of ships, Symphony of the Seas has been floated out of the building dock at STX France’s Saint Nazaire

Veslink Voyage Reporting certified as EU MRV solution

JUNE 9, 2017 — Commercial maritime software and services provider Veson Nautical says that its Veslink Voyage Reporting system has been certified as a solution for the European Union’s (EU) upcoming Monitoring,

Foss Maritime taps ABS for Subchapter M compliance support

JUNE 9, 2017 — Seattle, WA, headquartered Foss Maritime has awarded classification society ABS a Third Party Organization (TPO) contract to support compliance with U.S. Coast Guard Subchapter M requirements. The contract

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