Accurate CFD simulations key to development of Becker Mewis Duct

JUNE 14, 2018 — Faced with tightening emission and environmental regulations, ship operators need to invest in “green” technologies to reduce fuel consumption and lower NOx, SOx, and CO2 emissions. To achieve

USCG issues new safety alert on Gulf Coast bunker contamination

JUNE 12, 2018 —The U.S. Coast Guard Safety and Compliance Directorate has issued a new safety alert (Safety Alert 10-18) raising awareness on recent problems with contaminated bunkers in the U.S. Gulf

CSA marks 60th Anniversary of Safety Achievement Award program

JUNE 12, 2018 – Over 200 people attended the Annual Safety Awards Luncheon held by the Chamber of Shipping of America at the Hilton Riverside Hotel, New Orleans, on June 5. Since

Mobile system successfully treats ballast water on ship in Coos Bay

JUNE 12, 2018 – Glosten and Global Diving & Salvage report the successful treatment of ballast water with a mobile system on board a 350-foot vessel moored in Coos Bay, Oregon. Glosten

KVH Industries announces new cybersecurity initiatives

JUNE 6, 2018 — The maritime industry’s drive to digitalization has brought increasing awareness of the importance of protecting networks and vessels from cyber risks. KVH Industries, Inc., (Nasdaq: KVHI), today announced

USCG issues its seventh BWMS type approval

JUNE 6, 2018 — The Coast Guard Marine Safety Center has issued the seventh U.S. Coast Guard Ballast Water Management System Type Approval Certificate to Busan, South Korea, headquartered Techcross, Inc. The

“Poor safety culture” cited in Baja Ferries’ RO/RO fire

JUNE 6, 2018 — The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the August 17, 2016, fire aboard the roll-on/roll-off passenger vessel Caribbean Fantasy was vessel owner Baja Ferries’

VIDEO: Australia launches investigation into Yang Min container spill

JUNE 5, 2018 — New South Wales, Australia, authorities were today continuing coastal clean-up efforts following the spill of 83 containers from a Yang Ming Marine Transport containership. On June 1, 2018,

Cutting maritime GHG emissions in focus at Jamaica workshop

JUNE 5, 2018 — Cutting greenhouse gas emissions from shipping and port operations were in sharp focus at a recent workshop hosted by the Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ) as part of

Composite scrubber eliminates corrosion worries

JUNE 4, 2018 — With a number of shipowners reporting corrosion problems affecting exhaust gas scrubbers, one leading manufacturer is offering an alternative to the high end alloys usual used in these

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