Shell Marine introduces MILES program

MAY 11, 2017 — Shell Marine is introducing its Marine Integrated Lubrication and Expert Solutions (MILES) program. This new initiative includes combining purchasing options, services and an extensive range of lubricant products

WinGD adds another Full Mission Simulator to network

MAY 11, 2017 — A Winterthur Gas & Diesel (WinGD) W-Xpert Full Mission Simulator (FMS) for training complete engine room crews is now in operation at the Marine Power Academy Training Center

CBP does a U turn on Jones Act letter revocations

MAY 10, 2017 — U.S. Customs and Border Protection has withdrawn a January 18 revocation notice that was widely welcomed by the U.S. domestic marine industry as promising to restore American jobs

AWO approves LR to carry out RCP audits

MAY 10, 2017 — The American Waterways Operators (AWO) has approved classification society Lloyd’s Register (LR) as a third-party organization authorized to conduct audits of member operations as part of the AWO

Former GDMA execs plead guilty in Fat Leonard bribery case

MAY 10, 2017 — In the latest development in the so-called Fat Leonard scandal, Neil Peterson and Linda Raja, former executives of foreign defense contractor Glenn Defense Marine Asia (GDMA), yesterday pleaded

Smit Lamnalco opts for KVH maritime solution

MAY 10, 2017 – Middleton, RI, based KVH Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: KVHI) reports that Rotterdam headquartered Smit Lamnalco finalized an agreement earlier this year to install KVH’s maritime solution on its offshore

Why a twisted tail could be an energy saver

MAY 10, 2017 — A vessel with an asymmetric stern has a twisted aft shape that is designed to account for the differing flow conditions on each side of the propeller. The

OSG reports “solid” first quarter

MAY 10, 2017 — Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. (NYSE:OSG), which these days describes itself as “a provider of energy transportation services for crude oil and petroleum products in the U.S. Flag markets,”

University of Liege wins 2017 WFSA student ferry competition

MAY 10, 2017 — Teams from the University of Liege, Webb Institute and the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, have taken the first, second and third prizes respectively in the Worldwide Ferry

VIDEO: Zero emissions, zero ballast — and zero crew

MAY 9, 2017 — Norwegian based fertilizer giant Yara is cooperating with Kongsberg to develop what will be the world’s first fully electric autonomous containership, with zero emissions  and zero ballast. To

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