Administration plans largest ever offshore oil and gas lease sale

OCTOBER 26, 2017 — The U.S. Department of the Interior is proposing the largest oil and gas lease sale ever held in the United States –76,967,935 acres in federal waters of the

Incat Crowther marks 500-vessel milestone

OCTOBER 26, 2017 — Australian naval architectural firm Incat Crowther marked an historic milestone with the design of its 500th vessel, following the launch of a new 27m catamaran passenger ferry built

MAIB issues report on grounding of ultra large containership

OCTOBER 26, 2017 — With ever larger containerships entering the world fleet, the U.K. Marine Accident InvestigatIon Branch (MAIB) has issued a report that deserves close attention. It covers the August 22,

Liberia adds more features to Waypoint web portal

OCTOBER 26, 2017 — Liberian International Ship & Corporate Registry (LISCR), the U.S based manager of the Liberian Registry, has announced a major upgrade of WayPoint, its web-based client interface system. When

Largest dry dock in Mediterranean is back in operation

OCTOBER 25, 2017 — The largest dry dock in the Mediterranean — the Port of Marseille’s Graving Dock No. 10 (Forme 10) — is back in operation. Opened in 1975 to accommodate

Stena Line plugs in to shoreside power at another Swedish port

OCTOBER 25, 2017 — Ferry giant Stena Line is now connecting up its two vessels M/S Skåne and M/S Mecklenburg-Vorpommern to the electricity grid during calls at the Port of Trelleborg, Sweden.

Goodbye Chris Christie, hello NJ offshore wind

OCTOBER 25, 2016 — Whoever wins the race to succeed Chris Christie as Governor of New Jersey, things look brighter for the offshore wind industry. Christie was once a fervent advocate of

IMO: We’re run by countries, not corporations

OCTOBER 25, 2017 —A London headquartered operation called InfluenceMap aims, among other things, to accurately assess, rank and communicate the extent to which corporations are lobbying climate and energy policy worldwide. Its

Algoma Tankers hit by maritime union strike

OCTOBER 25, 2016 — Algoma Central Corporation (TSX : ALC) reports that the Canadian Merchant Service Guild, which represents navigation and engineering officers on the company’s domestic product tanker fleet, has launched a

Seatruck takes Do-It-Yourself approach to BWTS installation

OCTOBER 25, 2017 — Irish sea freight ferry operator Seatruck has installed Optimarin ballast water treatment (BWT) systems in five of its vessels while they were undertaking normal operations, with its own

LOAD MORE