Four years after the fire aboard the Conception dive boat claimed 34 lives, the National Transportation Safety Board has renewed its call for the U.S. Coast Guard to require safety management systems
German Ship Repair Jamaica Limited (GSRJ), a private joint venture of German, Turkish and Jamaican investors, has welcomed its first floating dry dock to Jamaica. The 215 meter-long Panamax-size dry dock was
Sighs of relief came from West Coast ports as the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) yesterday ratified the tentative contract agreement reached in June with employers represented by the Pacific Maritime
Samutpraken, Thailand, shipbuilder Seacrest Marine has delivered its sixth vessel built in partnership with Incat Crowther for government departments in Thailand , a 20-meter monohull patrol vessel that’s now patrolling the oceans off
The Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority has signed a memorandum with the Port of South Louisiana and the Port of New Orleans. It covers cooperation on technical planning, development, construction, administration, operation, and
A captain’s decision to navigate close to shore in an area with uncharted rocks led to a fishing vessel grounding and capsizing in Alaska last year, the National Transportation Safety Board says
Kongsberg Digital is to provide a second full mission K-Sim engine room simulator package to Denmark’s largest marine engineering school, Aarhus School of Marine and Technical Engineering (Aarhus Maskinmesterskole, or AAMS). This
Alfa Laval and Wallenius joint venture Oceanbird reports that its first wing sail, Wing 560, has received Approval in Principle (AiP) from DNV. Conceived by Wallenius, the Oceanbird system for vessel propulsion
This week has not been a good one for U.S. offshore wind. Tuesday’s much anticipated U.S. Gulf of Mexico lease sale produced only one winning bid. RWE Offshore US Gulf, LLC was
Birdon America, Inc. has selected Master Boat Builders, Inc. of Coden, Alabama, to build the superstructure for the Coast Guard’s Waterways Commerce Cutter (WCC) Program. Birdon has a contract worth a potential