Viking Life-Saving Equipment acquires Norsafe

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018 — Esbjerg, Denmark, headquartered maritime safety equipment manufacturer and service provider Viking Life-Saving Equipment A/S has acquired Arendal, Norway, based lifeboat builder Norsafe AS. The parties have agreed not

Eagle Bulk to retrofit up to 37 ships with scrubbers

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018 — Stamford, CT, headquartered Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. (NASDAQ: EGLE) reports that it has entered into a series of agreements for the purchase of up to 37 exhaust gas

Alfa Laval introduces new large UV reactor to PureBallast 3 range

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018 — Targeting tankers and other vessels with large ballast water flows, Alfa Laval is introducing a new UV reactor size to the Alfa Laval PureBallast 3 family of ballast

IMO sulfur cap: Choosing the right lubricant to protect your engine

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018 — Ship operators need to consider verifiable cylinder oil performance data and engine testing to cover all operating conditions when choosing their marine lubricants to address IMO’s 0.5% global

NTSB reports on 2017 towboat sinking while fueling

AUGUST 31, 2018 — The National Transportation Safety Board has issued its report on the August 23, 2017, sinking of the 1977-built Triple S Marine LLC towing vessel Gracie Claire while moored

BWTS manufacturer backs its products with a compliance guarantee

AUGUST 31, 2018 — Ecochlor Inc. has become the first ballast water management system manufacturer to back its products with a compliance guarantee. It says that its EcoCare Compliance Guarantee demonstrates its

IMO global sulfur cap brings fuel handling challenges

AUGUST 31, 2018 — With IMO’s 0.5% global sulfur cap set to take effect January 1, 2020, onboard fuel handling will become more complicated than ever before. “There will be many options

International consortium aims to reimagine containership

AUGUST 31, 2018 — In the run up to SMM 2018 in Hamburg, an international consortium of seven companies led by Dubai based Zaitoun Green Shipping L.L.C. (ZGS) recently inked a collaboration

Bulk carrier towed to Port of New York, after loss of propulsion

AUGUST 26, 2018 —The U.S. Coast Guard reported today that it coordinated the tow of a disabled 55,848 dwt, dry bulk carrier into the Port of New York and New Jersey after

Salvors nabbed in illegal plunder of WWI shipwreck

AUGUST 24, 2018 —The owners and master of the Dutch-registered salvage ship Friendship were fined a total of £250,000 after being convicted of trying to illegally take steel and copper from a

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