MAY 30, 2012 — Oil spill response and total environmental solutions provider American Pollution Control Corp. (AMPOL) has been selected by the National Response Corporation (NRC) to store and maintain a large
MAY 30, 2012 –Lloyd’s Register has approved new prismatic IMO Type B independent cargo tanks, so called ACTIB (Aluminum Cargo Tank Independent Type B). The initial approval is for use in a
MAY 30, 2012 – Classification society Nippon Kaiji Kyokai ClassNK reports that its register surged past the 200 million gross ton mark on May 28, 2012. Founded in Tokyo in1899, ClassNK’s register
MAY 29, 2012 — Bollinger Shipyards, Inc. has been awarded the 2011 “Award for Excellence in Safety” by the Shipbuilders Council of America for the seventh consecutive year. And focused efforts on
MAY 30, 2012 – A federal jury in Miami last week convicted a Miami-based ship surveyor for lying to the Coast Guard and for falsely certifying the safety of ships at sea,
MAY 30, 2012 — To save time and money for the owners of a 270-meter containership that was leaking oil, a Hydrex diver/technician team recently replaced three stern tube seals, using one
MAY 30, 2012 — Rotterdam based tugboat operator Rotortug and ASD Ship Design have invented a revolutionary tugboat technology to prevent towline failures resulting from chafing against a tugboat’s fixed towing point.
MAY 29, 2012 – IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) has agreed recommended interim measures aimed at enhancing passenger ship in the wake of the Costa Concordia incident in January, The MSC agreed
MAY 29, 2012 —Norway’s Havyard Group has signed a contract to deliver a platform supply vessel of Havyard 832 design to India’s Global Offshore (formerly Garware). The NOK 270 million contract includes
MAY 29, 2012 —Ingram Barge Company reports the promotion of Crystal Taylor to Senior Vice President and Controller effective June 1. Ms. Taylor joined Ingram in 1993 as a staff accountant at
