ILWU’s first Safety Award goes to Foss Maritime
MARCH 4, 2016 — Foss Maritime has been recognized by the ILWU Marine Clerks Local 52 for zero injuries at Terminal 5, Seattle, WA, between March 2015 and February 2016. The first-ever
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DNV GL offers “Scrubber Ready” notation
MARCH 3, 2016 — Classification society DNV GL has created a new class notation to help shipowners prepare their newbuildings for the installation of an exhaust gas scrubber. “Scrubber Ready” ensures that
Inmarsat: Saving lives at sea for 25 years
MARCH 1, 2016—Inmarsat, the leading provider of global mobile satellite communications, has marked the 25th anniversary of Inmarsat C by revealing that more than 600 distress alerts from vessels in urgent need
Study raises new questions on methane slip
MARCH 1, 2016 — A study just released by the U.S. Maritime Administration is likely to add to the debate over the relative merits of the Diesel cycle and the Otto cycle
Life saving appliance checklist app released
FEBRUARY 26, 2016 —LR and the UK P&I Club have released a Life-Saving Appliances pocket checklist app to help ensure that ship personnel are trained in how to inspect, maintain and operate
“Ineffective visual navigation” led to grounding
FEBRUARY 25, 2016 — The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) says that “ineffective visual navigation leading to the loss of situational awareness” contributed to the January 11, 2015 grounding of the
Switch to Intersleek earns shipowners carbon credits
FEBRUARY 24, 2016 — AkzoNobel reports that the first carbon credits, worth a total of more than $500,000, have been issued to the owners of 16 ships that have converted from a
Cathelco to seek U.S. Type Approval for BWTS
FEBRUARY 23, 2016 — Chesterfield, U.K., based ballast water treatment (BWT) system manufacturer Cathelco has ]submitted a Letter of Intent to the U.S. Coast Guard verifying its readiness to begin testing its
Maersk, Qatargas and Shell ink MOU on LNG as marine fuel
FEBRUARY 22, 2016 — Qatargas, the Maersk Group and Shell have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to explore the development of LNG as a marine fuel in the Middle East region.
AHTS is first vessel certified to meet IMO Polar Code
FEBRUARY 19, 2015 — After a successful survey, DNV GL and the Danish Maritime Authority confirm that the AHTS Magne Viking, owned by Viking Supply Ships, is in compliance with the new