Mystery solved: Wreck is long-lost Navy tug

MARCH 24, 2016 — A 1904 issue of Marine Log magazine’s predessor, Marine Engineering, has played a part in helping NOAA and the U.S. Navy confirm the discovery of the USS Conestoga

RINA and Iranian partner dual class two IRISL ships

MARCH 24, 2016 —Genoa, Italy, headquartered RINA Services and the Tehran, Iran, headquartered Asian Classification Society (ACS) recently classified two 15,000 gt general cargo owned by IRISL, Iran’s largest shipping company. RINA

Minerva chooses BMT Smart performance monitoring

MARCH 24, 2016 — BMT Smart, the BMT Group’s fleet and vessel performance management company reports the successful installation of its vessel performance monitoring system on board two Minerva Marine Inc. chemical

TMS Tankers opts for Wartsila FPPs with EnergoProFins

MARCH 24, 2016 — Athens headquartered TMS Tankers Ltd, part of George Economou’s Cardiff Marine Group, has selected Wärtsilä fixed pitch propellers (FPPs) for its new vessels under construction in China. The

USCG issues warning on electrical deficiencies

MARCH 23, 2016 — Due to an increase in reported electrical deficiencies on commercial vessels, the U.S. Coast Guard District 9 (Great Lakes) is warning commercial vessel owners to inspect their vessels’

Panama announces inauguration date of Canal Expansion

MARCH 23, 2016 — The President of Panama, Juan Carlos Verela, took the helm of a scale model cargoship today during a ceremony at which the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) announced today

VIDEO: Future control center for unmanned ships

MARCH 23, 2016 — Rolls-Royce today unveiled its vision for the land-based control centers that it believes will remotely monitor and control tomorrow’s unmanned ships. In a six minute film, Rolls-Royce presents

Crowley tests Cat Asset Intelligence solution

MARCH 23, 2016 — Crowley Maritime Corporation is installing Cat Asset Intelligence software on its tugboat Guide, a ship-assist vessel operating out of Seattle, WA The custom vessel monitoring and diagnostics solution

U.S., Cuba in agreement on navigational safety

MARCH 23, 2016 — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reports that Ambassador Jeffrey DeLaurentis, the Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Havana, and Col. Candido Alfredo Regalado Gomez,

Shipping losses decline slightly

MARCH 22, 2016 — According to the Allianz Global Corporate and Specialty Safety and Shipping Review 2016, the shipping industry saw the number of total losses remain stable during 2015, declining slightly

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