Pittsburgh picks Lake Assault to build advanced river rescue vessel

Lake Assault Boats (a subsidiary of Fraser Shipyards, Inc, Superior, Wis.) is to construct a 30-foot EMS river rescue vessel for the City of Pittsburgh River Rescue Unit,. The craft’s primary mission

Ferry major adds a tug to its fleet

Spanish ferry major Baleària has taken delivery of a Damen Shipyards Stan Tug 1606 E3. It will be the first IMO Tier III compliant tug to operate in the Mediterranean and the

Maritime HR guru to speak at FERRIES 2019

Veteran maritime industry human resources professional Tom Montgomery is among the industry leaders who will be speaking at Marine Log’s upcoming FERRIES 2019 conference, which this year is being held November 5

Wight Shipyard completes two cats for Mexican customer

Britain’s Wight Shipyard Co. has completed its second export order. Placed by Ultramar, the largest ferry operator in Mexico, it consists of two 37 meter catamaran fast ferries which will be transported

New Saudi shipyard’s first VLCC will be built in South Korea

Saudi Arabian tanker giant Bahri has committed to ordering a VLCC from a giant new shipyard being developed in the King Salman Complex for International Maritime Industries and Services at Ras Al-Khair.

Evac Evolution BWMS gains USCG Type Approval

The Evac Evolution ballast water management system (BWMS) has received Type Approval from the U.S. Coast Guard. The system is manufactured by Evac’s Cathelco subsidiary which attained USCG Alternate Management Systems (AMS)

Two former Höegh Autoliners execs indicted

An indictment of two former Höegh Autoliners executives has been unsealed in the U.S. District Court in Baltimore, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Ingar Skiaker and Øyvind Ervik have been

Coralius carries out its first ARA LNG bunkering

Espoo, Finland headquartered Gasum reports that its 5,800 cu.m LNG bunkering vessel, Coralius has carried out its first ship-to-ship bunkering in the port and refining area of Rotterdam, one of the most

Containers at pierside

Can blockchain solve the problem of misdeclared dangerous goods?

Maritime Blockchain Labs (MBL), founded by blockchain technology specialist BLOC and the Lloyd’s Register Foundation (LRF), reports that a consortium has been established to explore the use of blockchain in tackling the

More charges brought in deadly duck boat case

Two more employees of Ripley Entertainment, Inc. have been indicted in relation to the deadly sinking of the 1944-built duck boat Stretch Duck 7 that sank in Table Rock Lake, Miss., last

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