Navy budget: The game begins

FEBRUARY 10, 2015 — The Department of the Navy’s $164 billion FY 2017 budget submission is lower than widely expected by defense analysts. It is 3.5 percent less than last years spending

Sail training ship to have MAN 6L21/31 engine

FEBRUARY 10, 2016 —When not propelled by its 3,350 sq.m of sails, a 110 m cadet training ship under construction at Spain’s Freire Shipyard will be powered by a MAN 6L21/31 engine.

NTSB eyes Anthem of the Seas incident

FEBRUARY 10, 2016 — Sen. Bill Nelson has called for the National Transportation Safety Board to investigate the voyage that saw passengers aboard the Royal Caribbean cruise ship Anthem of the Seas

Greece tops shipowning nations by value

FEBRUARY 10, 2016—Greece is the top shipowning nation by fleet value in 2016, with a total fleet value of $95.29 billion, according to data compiled by VesselsValue.com. The valuation is based on

Denmark issues preliminary container weighing rule

FEBRUARY 10, 2016 — Shippers may not like it but, under an amendment to the SOLAS convention, but from July 1, 2016 packed containers intended to be carried on international sea voyages

Wartsila DF engines to power 16 Japanese gas carriers

FEBRUARY 10, 2016 — Sixteen gas carriers being built in Japanese shipyards for Japanese owners are to be powered by Wärtsilä dual-fuel engines capable of running on liquefied natural gas (LNG) or

Maersk Group sees another tough year head

FEBRUARY 10, 2016 — The Maersk Group has published its 2015 Annual Report. With a loss-making fourth quarter, the group delivered a profit of $925 million, compared to the prior year’s $5.2

Foss VP honored as Diversity Champ

FEBRUARY 9, 2016 — Foss Maritime’s Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Ethics Officer, Lam Nguyen-Bull, has been named 2016 Diversity Champion by the Puget Sound Business Journal’s 2016 Corporate Counsel Awards

Surge in demand for biotech based antifouling agent

FEBRUARY 9, 2016 —I-Tech, a Swedish bio-tech company founded by a group of researchers from Chalmers University of Technology and the University of Gothenburg, reports an “extraordinary” upsurge in demand for its

ICS releases latest flag state performance table

FEBRUARY 9, 2016 —The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has published its Shipping Industry Flag State Performance Table for 2015/2016. The table provides an annual overview of the performance of the world’s

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