Hill Dickinson names new Head of Marine and Trade

Tony Goldsmith has been appointed as Head of Marine and Trade at Liverpool, U.K., headquartered international law firm Hill Dickinson. He will succeed the firm’s current Head of Marine, David Wareing, who

TIMCO Industries introduces Temperature Entry Access System

With maritime companies looking to include temperature scanning among the access protocols for vessels, shipyards and other facilities, New Albany, Ind., based TIMCO Industries has introduced a new Temperature Entry Access System

Sea Machines partners with Maine Maritime and MARAD on autonomous vessel training

Students at Maine Maritime Academy, Castine, Me., are to get hands-on education about autonomous marine systems. Boston-based Sea Machines Robotics has partnered with the academy and the U.S. Maritime Administration’s Maritime Environmental

VIDEO: Carnival Fantasy beached at Turkish scrapping yard

Postings on social media yesterday showed Carnival Fantasy being beached at a Turkish scrapping yard — a sad ending for a ship that had in many ways been an icon of the

Blount Boats to build icebreaking buoy tender

Warren, R.I., shipbuilder Blount Boats, Inc. has been awarded a contract to build a 90-foot icebreaker/buoy tender for the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. The vessel will be designed by BMT Designers

Stevens Towing supports South Carolina Bridge construction project

The South Carolina Department of Transportation is constructing a new high-level fixed-span bridge on US 21 over the Harbor River in Beaufort County and is removing the existing swing-span bridge, which is

Wilson Sons moves ahead on tugboat fleet digital transformation

Wilson Sons, Brazil’s largest integrated port and maritime logistics operator, is implementing a Closed Circuit TV (CCTV) and network cabling project for its tugboat fleet of nearly 80 vessels. Developed by its

NTSB reports on American Mariner strike on AOTON

NTSB reports on $4.7 million barge breakaway

The NTSB has issued its report on a May 23, 2019, incident in which two loaded barges, the MTC 7256 and LTD 11140, struck the Webbers Falls Dam. The barges had broken

Silver Ships delivers 36-foot fire rescue RHIB to Eglin AFB

A first-of-its-kind fire rescue boat recently delivered to Eglin Air Force Base in Florida by Silver Ships, Theodore, Ala., is the first Ambar 36-foot (11-meter) firefighting RHIB Silver Ships has built—similar fire

LNG-fueled research vessel nears delivery

The world’s first LNG-fueled research ship, Atair, was bunkered with liquefied natural gas by Finnish-based energy company Gasum on July 27 at Germany’s Fassmer shipyard. According to Gasum, the operation was the

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