Costa Concordia refloat prep put on hold
APRIL 30, 2014 — The committee overseeing the operation to remove the wreck of the Costa Concordia from Giglio Island, Italy, today ordered the temporary suspension of preparatory work. The decisions on
APRIL 30, 2014 — The committee overseeing the operation to remove the wreck of the Costa Concordia from Giglio Island, Italy, today ordered the temporary suspension of preparatory work. The decisions on
APRIL 26, 2014—March 24 marked the 25th anniversary of the Exxon Valdez oil spill, which resulted in one of the shipping’s worst environmental disasters and triggered sweeping U.S. and international marine pollution
APRIL 26, 2014—The first of the 19 sponsons that will be installed on the Costa Concordia in preparation for the refloating of the submerged cruise ship arrived this morning in Giglio Island,
APRIL 25, 2014 — Two new fishing vessels under construction at the Celiktrans shipyard in Turkey for Iceland’s HB Grandi will be fitted with new versions of the Wärtsilä NOx Reducer (NOR)
APRIL 25, 2014 — Hamburg Sud’s M/V Cap Palmerston plugged into shoreside power at the Port of Hueneme, California, at a recent ribbon cutting ceremony to introduce the port’s Grid-Based Shore Power
APRIL 22, 2014 — IMO’s MEPC (Marine Environmental Protection Committee) has adopted amendments to the MARPOL convention that will require ships built from 2016 onwards to meet “Tier III” standards for NOx
APRIL 22, 2014 — In an Earth Day announcement, Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), the world’s largest cruise company, reports that it will meet its goal of reducing its
APRIL 15, 2015 — The Netherlands-based Green Award Foundation has selected ClassNK Executive Vice President Tetsuya Kinoshita to serve on its Board of Experts from May 1 2014. The Green Award Foundation
APRIL 8, 2014 — An articulated tug barge being built by VT Halter Marine for Bouchard Transportation is being fitted with Hyde Guardian ballast water treatment systems. The system being installed on
APRIL 7, 2014 — Caterpillar Marine reports the first shipment of Cat 3500 series marine gas engines from its Lafayette, IN, manufacturing facility. The five Cat G3516 marine engines will power the