IEC Telecom adds Iridium to satcom portfolio

Cergy, France, headquartered satellite communications specialist IEC Telecom says it has successfully completed an interconnection with the Iridium Certus service, which is now the newest addition to IEC Telecom’s portfolio of satellite

Sovcomflot orders LNG fueled Aframax trio at Russian yard

Russian shipping company Sovcomflot has placed an order at Zvezda Shipbuilding Complex for the construction of three new-generation MR product carriers using LNG as their main fuel. The vessels will be chartered

U.K. rules out tanker swap with Iran

Britain’s new Foreign Secretary, Dominic Raab, has ruled out any exchange of the detained U.K flagged tanker Stena Impero for the Iranian owned Grace I. The idea of such a swap was

Survitec’s David Parslow appointed vice-chair of ILAMA

London headquartered Survitec reports that members of the International Lifesaving Appliance Manufacturers Association (ILAMA) have appointed David Parslow as Vice-Chair, Board of Directors, during the Association’s recent Annual General Meeting. Parslow, who

Training vessel crews for today’s ferry operations

Well -trained crews are vital to the success of any ferry service, especially as new vessels enter operation, often with advanced features and characteristics that may be unfamiliar to existing personnel. Among

Two ships collect Transport Canada speeding tickets

Today, Transport Canada has issued monetary penalties of C$7,800 each to two vessels Americaborg and Atlantic Spirit, for alleged non-compliance with a temporary mandatory slow down. put in place July 10, to

Port of Virginia reports record cargo handling in FY2019

Driven by an increase in imports, the Port of Virginia completed fiscal year 2019,) having handled a record 2.9 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), which is a volume increase of 4 percent

YPF to step up exports of Argentine LNG

Argentina’s largest energy company, YPF, has reached a preliminary agreement with Excelerate Energy L.P. for the charter of an LNG carrier that will export LNG from the Tango FLNG unit, located in

Evoqua applies for USCG type approval for SeaCURE BWMS

The Coast Guard Marine Safety Center has received its 28th application for Ballast Water Management System type approval. It is for the SeaCURE BWMS, manufactured by Evoqua Water Technologies Ltd. MSC will

Port State Control to crack down on emergency systems and procedures

Member authorities of the Tokyo and the Paris Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) on Port State Control will launch a joint Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on Emergency Systems and Procedures. Ships often operate

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