MAIB issues safety bulletin following workboat fire
FEBRUARY 26, 2014 — The U.K. Marine Accident Investigation Branch is investigating last month’s fire and subsequent foundering of a 14 m wind farm support catamaran, ECC Topaz. At this stage in
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TOTE cuts steel for LNG fueled containership
FEBRUARY 25, 2014 — Fireworks marked the first cut of steel in a ceremony last night as construction of TOTE, Inc.’s new Marlin Class, the first liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered containerships in
Toxicology report awaited in Maersk Alabama guard deaths
FEBRUARY 25, 2014 — The Seychelles Police said in a statement released today that samples taken in the autopsies of the two counter-piracy security guards found dead on the Maersk Alabama last
MMP protests treatment of Seaman Guard 35
FEBRUARY 25, 2014 — A U.S. maritime union is protesting the Indian government’s treatment of the 35 crew and security guards who were aboard the Seaman Guard Ohio which was seized October
Young Brothers to deploy Honolulu fuel cell
FEBRUARY 25, 2014 — More details have been released about the portable hydrogen fuel cell unit being trialed in the Port of Honolulu (see earlier story). The unit is currently in the
Drugs implicated in Maersk Alabama guard deaths
FEBRUARY 21, 2014 — Traces of narcotics and hypodermic needles were found with the bodies of the two security guards discovered dead on Maersk Alabama, CNN reports, citing a Seychelles government official,
Two security guards found dead on Maersk Alabama
FEBRUARY 20, 2014 —Two 44 year old former U.S. Navy SEALS were found dead in a cabin on Maersk Alabama February 18. The men were employed by Trident Group, Virginia Beach,VA, which
ClassNK joins Drive Green Project scrubber research
FEBRUARY 18, 2014—ClassNK will join with Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (K-Line), Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), Mitsubishi Kakoki Kaisha, Ltd, (MKK), and Japan Marine United Corporation (JMU) in a new joint development project
Ferus Smit to build LNG fueled dry cargo ship
FEBRUARY 18, 2014 — Lidköping, Sweden, headquartered Erik Thun A.B. has placed an order with shipbuilder Ferus Smit for an LNG powered cargo vessel. The order includes options for two more units
Armed guards deter pirate attack off Somalia
FEBRUARY 17, 2014 — Fire from armed guards aboard the 3,527 dwt RO/RO cargo vessel Andrea successfully deterred a pirate attack off the coast of Somalia last week. According to a NATO