USCG assists tugs beset by ice in Hudson River

JANUARY 2, 2018 — As winter weather continues to plunge the northeastern U.S. into the  deep freeze, the Coast Guard has been assisting two vessels beset by ice in the Hudson River.

Fishing vessel cited for having “paper captain”

JANUARY 2, 2018 — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Oliver Berry (WPC 1124), a 154-foot Fast Response Cutter homeported in Honolulu, recently completed a 10-day patrol of the U.S. Exclusive Economic

GasLog orders LNGC with X-DF propulsion

JANUARY 2, 2018 — Monaco headquartered GasLog Ltd. today reported that it has ordered a newbuild 180,000 cubic meter vessel with X-DF propulsion from shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries that is scheduled to

Research vessel renovation includes Valmet systems

JANUARY 2, 2018 — Espoo, Finland, headquartered Valmet is to upgrade the control and machinery monitoring systems of the nearly 30 year old research vessel Aranda to current standards. Owned by the

Crowley Maritime makes management changes

DECEMBER 29, 2017 — Crowley Maritime Corp. has appointed four industry veterans to oversee the consolidated lines of business of recently formed Crowley Shipping group. Crowley is reorganizing its non-liner and logistics

Hong Kong flag ship suspected of breaking North Korea sanctions

DECEMBER 29, 2017 — A Hong Kong registered vessel has been seized in South Korea, after it was suspected of violating UN sanctions by trading oil with North Korea. Arirang News reports

California issues reminder on biofouling management

DECEMBER 29, 2017 — In a letter sent yesterday, the California State Lands Commission reminds shipping agents to advise vessels arriving at California ports of the state’s biofouling management requirements. Vessels are subject

Triyards says buyer terminates two chemical tanker contracts

DECEMBER 29, 2017 — Singapore headquartered Triyards Holdings reports that wholly owned subsidiary, Saigon Offshore Fabrication and Engineering has received notices of termination of two shipbuilding contracts. The contracts cover the design and

Samsung Heavy on track to beat 2017 shipbuilding sales target

DECEMBER 28, 2017 — Yonhap news agency reports shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries as saying that it is set to clinch a deal worth 210 billion won (US$195 million) to build a liquefied

MOL and Furuno to develop Augmented Reality enhanced displays

DECEMBER 28, 2017 — Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) and Furuno Electric Co., Ltd. plan to jointly develop a system that supports ship operation during voyages using augmented reality (AR) technology.

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