Houston Ship Channel closed by spill
MARCH 24, 2014 — The Houston Ship Channel remained closed this morning as efforts continued to clean-up after a massive spill of marine bunker fuel. The spill occurred Saturday. At approximately 12:35
Schumer urges funding of three new ferries for New York
MARCH 24, 2014—Senator Charles E. Schumer (D-NY) is urging the federal government to provide $267 million in funding for a New York City Department of Transportation plan to build three new 4,500-passenger
Meyer Werft cuts first steel for Norwegian Escape
MARCH 21, 2014 — The first steel was cut at Meyer Werft, Papenburg, Germany yesterday for the construction of Norwegian Escape, the first of two new Breakaway Plus Class cruise ships for
ICS sets out its position on CO2 monitoring, reporting
MARCH 21, 2014 — The IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) session that starts March 31 will try to make progress on developing a global system of monitoring and reporting of CO2
Rescue craft to have WhisperPower generators
MARCH 21, 2014 — WhisperPower, Drachten, the Netherlands, reports that Germany’s Fassmer shipyard has ordered its systems for three 28 m high speed rescue vessels it is building for the Deutsche Gesellschaft
DNV GL opens new Vietnam office
MARCH 21, 2014 — Classification society DNV GL has moved into a new office in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam following an opening ceremony by His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon of
WSF christens first Olympic class ferry
MARCH 21, 2014 — Vigor Industrial’s shipyard in Seattle yesterday hosted Washington State elected, transportation and manufacturing leaders for the christening of M/V Tokitae, the state’s first 1,500 passenger, 144-car Olympic Class
Moseley steps down as WSF head
MARCH 21, 2014 — David Moseley is stepping down as Washington State Ferries chief. “Recognizing that the ferry system is in a stronger position than when I came six years ago, I
Refiner to offer low sulfur blend to tug and towboat market
MARCH 20, 2014 — Independently owned crude oil refinery Continental Refining Company, LLC, Somerset, KY, is producing a low sulfur marine diesel fuel (T-90 700) for use in the ECA 1 Operating
BP back in the lease sale arena
MARCH 20, 2014 — BP was the high bidder on 24 tracts in yesterday’s Central Gulf of Mexico lease sales with bids for $41.6 million. BP was back in the arena within