Tried to fix fuel leak alone, died in engine room fire
SEPTEMBER 1, 2016 — The U.K.’s Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has issued a report on its investigation into an August 18, 2015, fire in the engine room of the suction dredge
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DNV GL in new effort to ease EU adoption of LNG as a fuel
AUGUST 31, 2016 — Uncertainty on availability remains an obstacle to the adoption of LNG as a marine fuel. “DNV GL has already developed new analytical techniques for assessment, services, standards and
Dupont pioneers space-saving multi-engine scrubber configuration
AUGUST 30, 2016 — DuPont, through its subsidiary Belco Technologies Corporation (Belco), reports the first installations of its proprietary in-line, multi-engine marine scrubber serving three auxiliary engines on two newbuild bulk carriers.
Alfa Lava expands PureBallast BWMS portfolio
AUGUST 29, 2016 — Alfa Laval continues to develop and expand its line of PureBallast ballast water management systems (BWMS). A new skid-mounted PureBallast 3.1/300 Compact will be on display at SMM
Ardent had Caribbean Fantasy covered
AUGUST 29, 2016 — The 561 ft cruise ferry Caribbean Fantasy which caught fire off Puerto Rico on August 17 is covered by an OPA-90, Salvage and Marine Fire Fighting “SMFF” coverage
Ardent had Caribbean Fantasy covered
AUGUST 29, 2016 — The 561 ft cruise ferry Caribbean Fantasy which caught fire off Puerto Rico on August 17 is covered by an OPA-90, Salvage and Marine Fire Fighting “SMFF” coverage
Damen and Evoqua launch “plug and play” BWMS
AUGUST 29, 2016 — Damen Green Solutions and Evoqua Water Technologies will launch a containerized “plug and play” ballast water management system (BWMS) at next month’s SMM event in Hamburg, Germany. The
NTSB investigators recover data from El Faro VDR
AUGUST 24, 2016 — The National Transportation Safety Board says that about 26 hours of information has been recovered from the voyage data recorder (VDR) of the El Faro, the TOTE cargo
Transocean Winner refloated and under tow
AUGUST 23, 2016 — The U.K. Maritime & Coastguard Agency reports that the drilling rig Transocean Winner that ran aground in bad weather on the Isle of Lewis nearly two weeks ago
Damen adds scrubbers to “one stop shop” solutions
AUGUST 23, 2016 — Damen Shipyards Group has signed a sales agreement with Eindhoven, Netherlands, headquartered exhaust gas scrubber producer AEC Maritime. Damen will now be able to offer shipowners access to