Vigor shipyard to build fireboat for San Francisco
JULY 3, 2014—Vigor Fab, Seattle, WA, has signed a contract to build a 88 ft x 25 ft x 14 ft fireboat for the San Francisco Fire Department. “We’ve been aggressively ramping
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Cargo theft hijackings: “Business as usual”
JUNE 26, 2014 — Recent hijackings of coastal product tankers in South East Asia for the theft of their cargoes mark a diversification of a long standing threat rather than a new
IMB warns small tankers of rising hijacking threat
JUNE 19, 2014 — After a spate of cargo theft tanker hijackings, the ICC Commercial Crime Services’ International Maritime Bureau (IMB) is warning small tankers to maintain strict anti-piracy measures in the
Floatel to have Wärtsilä Aquarius UV BWMS
JUNE 13, 2014 — A new semi-submersible accommodation and construction vessel (floatel) being built for Floatel International AB, the Swedish offshore floatel owner and operator, will feature two Wärtsilä Aquarius UV ballast
Foss vessels win Devlin safety awards
JUNE 6, 2014—The Chamber of Shipping of America (CSA) has recognized Foss Maritime’s commitment to safety by awarding 73 vessels for outstanding safety records. The 73 Foss vessels were recognized as 2013 Jones
Tanker hijacking “part of pattern” warns Dryad
JUNE 4, 2014 — Poole, U.K., headquartered Dryad Maritime Intelligence has issued an advisory following the latest report of a tanker hijacking in Southeast Asia. It says that the crime follows a
Agreement will widen LNG fuel availabilty
JUNE 2, 2014 — LNG America has reached an agreement with LNG midstream specialist Liquiline announce an agreement to jointly develop commercial offerings for LNG marine fuel markets in the North American
Langh brings scrubber to market through JV with Deltamarin
JUNE 2, 2014 — Back in October last year, we quoted Laura Langh-Lagerlöf (left), commercial manager of Finland’s Langh Ship, as saying the family-owned shipping company has “really hit the nail on
Singapore moves to improve navigational safety
MAY 30, 2014 — Investigations by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore showed that human error and poor judgement of the situation was the main cause of three collision incidents resulting
Costa Concordia to be scrapped in Genoa
JUNE 30, 2014 — Italian media report that the Costa Concordia will be scrapped in Genoa. Though the formal government approval needed has not yet been given, Transport Minister Maurizio Lupi said