NTSB reports on why bulker was in $4.3 million allision

APRIL 26, 2017 — The National Transport Marine Safety Board has issued a Marine Accident Brief on the March 26 allision of a 739 ft Panama-flagged bulk carrier with the Louisiana Sugar

BWMS: Why bulkers are different

APRIL 25, 2017 — The U.S. dry bulk market will face a shortfall of vessels in a few years of time unless owners of this type of vessel can persuade the U.S.

Bullets fly as piracy incidents mount

APRIL 24, 2017 — Several recent incidents show that Somali pirates are active again and are showing no hesitation in firing on merchant vessels. EU NAVFOR reports that late on Saturday evening,

Thordon water-lubricated bearing for new fast ferry

APRIL 24, 2017—New Zealand operator Fullers Group’s new 34.9m catamaran ferry Korora will feature Thordon Bearings’ TG100 seal as part of its water-lubricated propeller shaft arrangement based around a Henley Integrated Propulsion

Princess pollution case whistleblower collects $1 million

APRIL 19, 2017 — A U.S. District Court judge in Miami today awarded $1 million to the whistleblower in the “magic pipe” case in which Princess Cruise Lines Ltd. made a plea

Antifouling foul? More tin sneaks in

APRIL 19, 2017 — Remember TBT? Perhaps the most effective antifouling toxin ever, organotin tributyltin (TBT) was banned by an IMO convention that came into effect in 2008. Or was it? There

Yara to supply scrubbers for two Toll RO/RO ships

APRIL 18, 2017 — Norway’s Yara Marine Technologies is pleased to announce it has been awarded a contract for the supply of hybrid scrubber systems for two Toll Group RO/RO vessels. Work

Yarra to supply scrubbers for two Toll RO/RO ships

APRIL 18, 2017 — Norway’s Yara Marine Technologies is pleased to announce it has been awarded a contract for the supply of hybrid scrubber systems for two Toll Group RO/RO vessels. Work

Evoqua gears up for increase in BWMS demand

APRIL 18, 2017 — With IMO’s Ballast Water Management Convention set to enter into force this September, Evoqua Water Technologies is upgrading its SeaCURE system production facility in Caldicot, Wales, to meet

VIDEO: USCG rescues two from capsized tow boat

APRIL 17, 2015 — The Coast Guard rescued two people Saturday from a Sea Tow boat 26 miles west of Cedar Key, FL. At 11:04 p.m. Friday watch standers from Sector St.

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