Compact exhaust gas scrubber gets DNV approval

JULY 20, 2012 — A Green Tech Marine GTM R15 compact exhaust gas scrubber recently installed onboard Royal Caribbean International’s cruise ship Liberty of the Seas has now received a MARPOL “Statement

Dredge sinks and tugboat capsizes in Lake Huron incident

JULY 19, 2012 —The Coast Guard is coordinating the response to a sunken dredge and capsized tugboat in lower Lake Huron. A reported 500-foot sheen has not expanded. The Coast Guard was

Italian shipowner to pay $1.3 million in pollution case

JULY 12, 2012 — In a plea deal reached yesterday in U.S. District Court in Mobile, Ala, Italian shipowner Giuseppe Bottiglieri pleaded guilty to pollution charges on behalf of Giuseppe Bottiglieri Shipping

Fincantieri to build caissons for Costa Concordia salvage operation

JULY 5, 2012 — Fincantieri has received a contract for the construction of 30 steel caissons that will be used in the Costa Concordia salvage operation. The contract, described as “worth tens

NPS ferry is first dedicated Great Lakes vessel fitted with BWT system

JULY 3, 2012 — A 1958-built National Parks Service ferry has become the first dedicated Great Lakes vessel to be supplied with a ballast water treatment system (BWT), according to Hyde Marine,

MOL’s hybrid car carrier completed

JULY 1, 2012—Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. announced the completion of the 6,400-auto hybrid car carrier Emerald Ace, designed to generate zero emissions while berthed, at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., in the

Surveyor who died in Yemen bomb blast “doubted pirate attack story”

JUNE 29, 2012 — A U.K. court has been told that British marine surveyor David Mockett was killed by a bomb blast in Yemen on July 20 last year after he had

Vice Admiral Peter Neffenger to keynote Global Greenship

JUNE 27, 2012 —Marine Log is pleased to announce that Vice Admiral Peter Neffenger USCG will deliver the keynote address on environmental compliance on September 20, 2012, the opening day of Marine

Cruise industry adopts two new safety policies

JUNE 26, 2012 — The Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) and the European Cruise Council (ECC) report that the cruise industry has adopted two new safety policies. The policies result from the

Somali piracy cost 35 hostage lives last year

JUNE 22, 2012 — Last year, at least 3,863 seafarers were fired upon by Somali pirates armed with assault rifles and rocket propelled grenades according to an updated report on the impact

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