Environment

MSRC beefs up response capabilities in GoM

The Marine Spill Response Corporation reports that it has completed its Gulf of Mexico expansion program known as Deep Blue. The new response capabilities created under this program are now ready to

GEA Westfalia BWT meets IMO requirements

GEA Westfalia Separator Group reports that its BallastMaster ultraV ballast water treatment system has been type approved as meeting IMO guidelines and regulations. The certification body is the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic

New York relents on ballast water reg deadline

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Joseph Martens has filed comments with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency indicating that New York will pursue a uniform, national ballast water standard that

Class NK issues guidelines for gas-fueled ships

Classification society Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) has issued new guidelines for gas-fueled ships. The guidelines specify requirements for the design of natural gas fueled ships based on the current draft of IMO’sInternational

Titan Salvage awarded NAVSEA salvage contract

Titan Salvage, a Crowley Maritime Corp. company, has been awarded a contract to serve as the commercial marine salvage and engineering support contractor for the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA). In this