John Nobles named Managing Director, Donjon UK

Donjon Marine, Co., Inc. has named John Noble as Managing Director – Donjon UK. Mr. Noble’s career in commercial shipping began in 1962 when he joined HMS Conway, the preeminent pre-sea training

Fairmount Marine tug frees, then tows, grounded bulker

Fairmount Marine’s tug Fairmount Glacier has successfully assisted in the refloating of Greek owned bulk carrier Akiba which was grounded offshore Maputo, Mozambique. The salvage operation was conducted by Greek salvage company

Wilhelmsen RO/RO to be fitted with world’s largest exhaust gas cleaning system

A 38,486 dwt Wilh. Wilhelmsen RO/RO ship, MV Tamesis is to be retrofitteded with the world’s largest exhaust gas scrubbing system. Supplied by Wärtsillä Hamworthy, the multi-stream Krystallon Exhaust Gas Cleaning System

Titan Salvage awarded contract to salvage Costa Concordia

Crowley Maritime company Titan Salvage, in collaboration with Italian marine contractor Micoperi, has won the contract to salvage the Costa Concordia, Costa Cruise Lines announced April 21. The salvage plan, which must

Former chief engineer cops plea in Pago Pago purse seiner pollution case

A former chief engineer from the purse seine tuna fishing vessel San Nikunau pleaded guilty today in federal court in Washington, D.C., to violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (APPS),

OSG tanker involved in spill of HFO into Mississippi

The U.S. Coast Guard, together with the Louisiana Department of Envrionmental Quality and Plaquemines Parish, is responding to a report of a fuel oil discharge, Tuesday, on the lower Mississippi River near

American Club alert warns of California ban on vessel sewage discharge

The American P&I Club has issued an alert warning members that the State of California has introduced a No Discharge Zone (NDZ) that prohibits vessel sewage discharge in all California marine waters.

Resolve completes Sri Lanka wreck removal project

Resolve Marine Group, Inc. and its Resolve Salvage & Fire (Asia) Pte Ltd. subsidiary report that wreck removal operations at Kankesanthurai (KKS) Harbor in northern Sri Lanka have been completed. Retained by

Coltec and NASSCO will pay civil penalty to settle Clean Air Act case

Coltec Industries Inc. and National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) have agreed to pay a civil penalty of $280,000 and spend approximately $500,000 on an environmental project to resolve alleged violations of

E-power barge will cut cruise ship emissions in Port of Hamburg

Two Hamburg, Germany, based companies have come up with an alternative to plugging into shoreside power as a way to cut ships’ emissions while in port. The Eckelmann Group, a specialist in

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