IMO panel backs away from ship speed or power limits
This week’s sixth session of the IMO Intersessional Working Group on the Reduction of GHG Emissions (ISWG-GHG 6) looks to have backed away from proposals to limit either ships’ speed or ships’
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Wärtsilä and PSA Marine ink LOI on smart technology
Wärtsilä and Singapore-based PSA Marine have agreed to collaborate in the co-creation of smart technologies for the marine sector. The focus will be on solutions that are human-centric and deployable. The Letter
Ulstein: Zero-emission SX 190 could sea trial in 2022
Norwegian shipbuilder and designer Ulstein says it is ready to deliver a zero-emission offshore construction vessel within three years. The SX190 Zero Emission DP2 construction support vessel is Ulstein’s first hydrogen powered
Conrad reports profitable quarter
Morgan City, La., headquartered shipbuilder Conrad Industries, Inc. (OTC Pink: CNRD) today reported its third quarter and nine months 2019 financial results and backlog at September 30, 2019. For the quarter ended
Arista and ABS in ocean data agreement
Athens-based Arista Shipping has reached an ocean data agreement with ABS. Arista’s fleet and managed vessels will use processed data from the ABS Metocean Hindcast Data application to guide operational decision making.
National Rivers Hall of Fame honors WCI, Debra Calhoun
Waterways Council, Inc. and its Senior Vice President, Debra (Colbert) Calhoun, were honored November 7, 2019, with National Rivers Hall of Fame (NRHOF) Achievement Awards, during the 16th Annual Waterways Symposium in
MetalCraft launches patrol boat for Mobile, Ala., police
MetalCraft Marine recently launched what it calls “a serious patrol boat” for the Mobile, Ala., Police Department. The 34’ Interceptor patrol has a large cabin with 6’10” headroom, and a large aft
VIDEO: New Metal Shark pilot boats go to work in New Orleans
Jeanerette, La., based shipbuilder Metal Shark has delivered two new pilot boats to New Orleans-based Belle Chasse Marine Transportation, LLC (BCMT). Designed in-house by Metal Shark and built at its Jeanerette, production
Low lube oil levels led to near-grounding of Viking Sky
The Accident Investigation Board of Norway has issued an interim report on the March 23, 2019 incident that saw 479 passengers evacuated by helicopter from Viking Ocean Cruises’ Viking Sky when it
West Coast demos generate strong interest in high-power diesel outboard
Costa Mesa, Calif., based marine power specialist Boatswain’s Locker, reports great feedback and high levels of interest following five weeks of on-water demonstrations of the Cox Powertrain CXO300 – the world’s highest-powered