Viking retrofits NGSCO gas carrier lifeboat hooks
JANUARY 3, 2014 — The National Gas Shipping Company (NGSCO) of Abu Dhabi has retrofitted the lifeboat hooks on four of its vessels well ahead of IMO regulations that would have allowed
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MRA has an app for OPA 90 SMFF
JANUARY 3, 2014 — The Marine Response Alliance (MRA), an association of the top U.S. emergency responders providing OPA 90 Salvage Marine Firefighting (SMFF), has launched an exclusive mobile app. It provides
USCG issues Marine Safety Alerts
JANUARY 2, 2014 — The U.S. Coast Guard Inspections and Compliance Directorate has issued two Marine Safety Alerts on deck and entanglement accidents. Following are the texts ATTENTION ON DECK! COMMERCIAL FISHING
Seaman Guard Ohio 35 granted bail
DECEMBER 27, 2013 — The Times of India reports that a court in Tuticorin, Tamil Nadhu, granted bail yesterday to the 25 guards and 10 crew members of Seaman Guard Ohio who
NTSB reports on tanker allision with bridge
DECEMBER 27, 2013 — The National Transportation Safety Board has published a Marine Accident Brief on the January 7, 2013 allision of the 752 ft tanker Overseas Reymar with the San Francisco‒Oakland
Canadian shipowners: VGP requirements “impossible”
DECEMBER 19, 2013 — The Canadian Shipowners Association says that the U.S. EPA’s new Vessel General Permit (VGP) requirements, which take effect today, “demand a technical solution that is currently unavailable to
VGP regulations cover anodes, too
DECEMBER 18, 2013 — According to Canada Metal (Pacific) Ltd, Delta, BC, by December 19, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency expects vessel owners and operators with craft included under the Vessel General
GAC launches diver-free underwater hull cleaning system
DECEMBER 16, 2013 —GAC EnvironHull, part of Dubai headquartered GAC Group, has launched HullWiper, offering diver-free, cost effective and eco-friendly underwater hull cleaning. GAC EnvironHull says that, espite its compact size of just
MAN Diesel & Turbo books another ME-GI order
DECEMBER 16, 2013 — Norway’s Knutsen OAS Shipping has placed an order for two sets of two MAN Diesel & Turbo 7G70ME-GI two stroke engines in connection with the building of two
Second Wärtsilä BWMS gains IMO Type Approval
DECEMBER 16, 2013 — Wärtsilä reports that its Wärtsilä Aquarius EC (Electro-Chlorination) Ballast Water Management System (BWMS) has been granted International Maritime Organization (IMO) Type Approval. This is in accordance with the