Coast Guard halts another illegal charter operation

The Coast Guard continues its crack down on illegal charter boat operations. Among the latest caught in the net is a 75-foot pleasure craft carrying 22 passengers that was boarded Saturday, Nov.

Havyard Group and PowerCell working on most powerful maritime fuel cell system yet

Gothenburg headquartered PowerCell Sweden AB has signed a contract with Norway’s Havyard Group ASA to develop the design the technical specifications for a zero-emissions fuel cell system. The aim is to design

Gulf of Guinea: Pirates seize nine crew from JJ Ugland bulker

Pirates kidnapped nine crew members from the 58,105 dwt JJ Ugland owned bulker Bonita early on Saturday when the vessel was at anchor of Cotonou, the largest port in Benin. According to

M/V Green Lake wins Gallant Ship award for Liberty Ace rescue mission

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administrator, Mark H. Buzby, has presented the Maritime Administration’s (MARAD) Gallant Ship Citation Award and U.S. Merchant Marine Medals for Outstanding Achievement to the crew of

Vard Marine develops design package for Fincantieri Bay LNG bunker barge

Vancouver, B.C., based Vard Marine Inc. recently completed the concept design of the the new 5,400 cu. m LNG bunker barge on order at Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding. Vard Marine is currently developing

WISTA International re-elects Theodosiou as President

Despina Panayiotou Theodosiou, co-CEO of Cyprus headquartered Tototheo Maritime, was re-elected as President of WISTA International (Women’s International Shipping & Trading Association) during the association’s 39th Annual General Meeting, held in the

Damen delivers customized Cutter Suction Dredge to Brazil

Damen Shipyards has just shipped a fully customized Cutter Suction Dredge (CSD) 350 to Brazil. The standard dredge was adapted to meet Brazilian Naval requirements and received additional options requested by the

Thordon Bearings polymer pioneer wins Sperry Award

Thordon Bearings founder George A. (Sandy) Thomson, a pioneer in the development of advanced polymer materials, has been presented with the 2019 Elmer A. Sperry Award in recognition of “leading the innovation

NTSB: Lube oil leak onto hot surface caused towboat fire

The National Transportation Safety Board has issued a report on a September 12, 2018 incident in which a fire broke out aboard the 1968-built towing vessel Jacob Kyle Rusthoven while it was

Gulf Island lays keel for T-ATS lead ship

Gulf Island Shipyard held a keel laying ceremony on Oct. 30 for the future USNS Navajo (T-ATS 6), the lead ship of the Navy’s new class of Towing, Salvage, and Rescue vessels.

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