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Virginia starts construction of first offshore wind farm

Virginia Governor Ralph Northam picked up a shovel July 1 to take part in a ceremonial ground breaking marking the start of construction of the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) demonstration project,

IMO’s MSC moves ahead on inclinometer carriage

The carriage of electronic inclinometers on all newbuild containers and bulk carriers could become mandatory under the SOLAS convention. IMO’s Marine Safety Committee recently approved a German government submission on inclinometer performance

Grimaldi cruise ferries go greener with Corvus “mega batteries”

Corvus Energy reports that it has completed the installation of a 5.5 MWh battery energy storage systems (ESS) in each of the two Grimaldi Group RoPax cruise ferries Cruise Barcelona and Cruise

Business booming at BWTS specialist Optimarin

Sandnes, Norway, headquartered ballast water treatment specialist Optimarin reports that its results for the first six months of 2019 show a year-on-year doubling of revenues, orders and a substantial increase in earnings.

China raises Malacca Strait security level to MARSEC 3

The Chinese Ministry of Transport has raised the security level for Chinese-flagged vessels transiting the the Strait of Malacca to MARSEC Level 3 — the highest threat level. “All relevant international shipping

ExxonMobil introduces its 0.50 percent sulfur marine fuels range – EMF.5

ExxonMobil has introduced EMF.5, its range of Engineered Marine Fuels developed ahead of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) global 0.50 percent sulfur cap. It says that all the fuels in the range

VIDEO: Boskalis solution will speed Carnival Vista Azipod repairs

In a first of its kind operation, Carnival Cruise Line has contracted Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) to lift its cruise ship Carnival Vista out of the water onto the world’s largest

DESMI Ocean Guard BWMS hold time cut to two hours

Aalborg, Denmark, headquartered DESMI Ocean Guard A/S reports that the U.S. Coast Guard has issued an amended type approval certificate for the CompactClean Ballast Water Management System (BWMS). As a result, the

Chinese state-controlled shipbuilders to merge

In what’s called a “strategic restructuring,” China’s two state controlled shipbuilding giants —China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) and China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC) — are preparing to merge. The detailed plan for

Port Canaveral gets $1.5 million in state funding for new fireboat

The Canaveral Port Authority will receive $1.5 million in funding from the State of Florida to support the acquisition of a specialized fireboat to provide marine firefighting and rescue capabilities for Port

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