MARCH 18, 2014 — U.K. based Condor Ferries is taking advantage of Wärtsilä’s new Aquarius Ready solution to retrofit two RO/RO ferries with ballast water management systems (BWMS). The vessels have been
MARCH 14, 2014 — Though last year saw some major losses, including that of the MOL Comfort, total shipping losses continued their downward trend with 94 losses reported worldwide in 2013, coming
MARCH 12, 2014 — Color Line’s high speed ferry Superspeed 2 is set to enter Denmark’s FaYard shipyard later this month for what will be the first installation of Wärtsilä’s new inline
MARCH 11, 2014 — Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd reports that it has signed shipbuilding contracts with United European Car Carriers (UECC) covering the construction of two 3,800 car capacity pure car and
MARCH 10, 2014 — Trojan Technologies, London, Ontario, a subsidiary of Danaher Corporation (NYSE:DHR), reports that its Trojan Marinex Ballast Water Treatment (BWT) product suite has obtained International Maritime Organization (IMO) Type
MARCH 7, 2014 — The Australian Transport Safety Bureau says that shipowners are being warned of a dangerous drainage system modification that contributed to the death of an engineer. The accident occurred
MARCH 7, 2014 — Poole, U.K., headquartered Dryad Maritime Intelligence says that it recently issued a special advisory warning all of its shipping clients on the increased threat of crew kidnap in
MARCH 6, 2014 — In a Marine Safety Information Bulletin (MSIB Number: 05-14) dated yesterday, the U.S. Coast Guard Inspections and Compliance Directorate said: U.S. Coast Guard Port State Control Officers will
MARCH 5, 2014 — Wärtsilä reports that its Aquarius UV Ballast Water Management System (BWMS) has completed verification testing for explosion proof (EX) requirements. The verification was handled through DEKRA, a German
MARCH 5, 2014 — The U.S.Department of Justice reports that Singapore-based Odfjell Asia II Pte Ltd (Odfjell) and one of its senior crew members pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Hartford,
