Damen to build 9 more EU-funded migrant rescue boats for Turkey

Damen Shipyards is to build nine more SAR 1906 search and rescue boats for the Turkish Coast Guard. They will be paid for by the European Union as part of its response

Guilty plea in Austal USA fraud case

Capital, two engineers charged in box ship pollution case

Piraeus, Greece, headquartered Capital Ship Management Corporation and two of its chief engineers have been named in a five-count federal indictment charging them with failing to record the illegal dumping of oily

High-end sail cruising for the eco-conscious

The latest design to be unveiled by Danish naval architectural firm Knud E. Hansen is a 110 meter sail assisted Wind Cruise Vessel. Able to accommodate up to 100 passengers, it has

Shipping banks make GHG reduction part of lending decisions

A group of leading international banks, including Citi, Societe Generale, and DNB, aim to promote greener shipping by making climate considerations a part of shipping, lending decisions. The banks will use a

FCC to crack down on non-compliant AIS use

The Federal Communications Commission is to crack down on the use of “nuisance AIS” transponders deployed on things like fishing nets and widely available from sites such as eBay under the name

Bridge reopens after being hit by tanker

Lousiana’s Sunshine Bridge reopened yesterday after being closed after it was hit by the 45,923 chemical/products tanker Dank Silver. Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received a report 1.30 yesterday, that the Marshall

Boskalis to salvage both tankers hit in Strait of Hormuz attacks

Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. reports that it has been appointed as the salvor for both tankers that were attacked yesterday morning in the Gulf of Oman. Shortly after the incidents the insurers

HullWiper hull cleaning now available in Mauritius

Underwater hull cleaning specialist HullWiper Ltd has launched its first East African hull cleaning solution in partnership with Immersub of Mauritius. HullWiper’s patented remotely operated vehicle (ROV) hull cleaning system uses adjustable

VIDEO: Iranians remove unexploded limpet mine from tanker

More details are now emerging on yesterday’s attacks on two tankers in the Strait of Hormuz. It now seems certain that the explosions were caused by limpet mines. Yesterday, U.S. Secretary of

Study indicates scrubber wash water has little impact in ports

The Clean Shipping Alliance (CSA) 2020 says that the preliminary results of an independent study indicate that accumulated concentrations of residues from exhaust gas scrubber wash water are at very low levels

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