JULY 15, 2014 — ClassNK has acquired Victoria, B.C., Canada-based maritime software company Helm Operations, a leading provider of manning, maintenance, dispatch, and HSQE software to the workboat and offshore industries. Helm
JUNE 27, 2014 — The first ever Reverse Stern Drive (RSD) tug to be fueled by compressed natural gas (CNG) tug is being brought to the market by Damen Shipyards, engine manufacturer
JANUARY 8, 2014 — Qatar shipbuilder Nakilat Damen Shipyards Qatar (NDSQ) has laid the keels for two 16 m-long Stan Tugs that are among seven vessels on order at the yard for
OCTOBER 1, 2013 — Paul Hankins, Vice President for Salvage Operations at Donjon Marine Co., Inc., was elected President of the American Salvage Association (ASA) at its recent fall meeting in Arlington,
AUGUST 16, 2013 — “We delivered a good operational result for the quarter thanks to improved performance in most of our businesses. Maersk Line has made strong and consistent progress and is
MARCH 1, 2013 — LNG bunkering could be a reality in Australian ports by 2016, says a study by a joint industry project (JIP). The study sees no significant legal restrictions hindering
FEBRUARY 18, 2013—Immediate repairs have been completed on the world’s largest container ship, Emma Maersk, after the ship experienced an ingress of water into its engine room on February 1. The ship
OCTOBER 16, 2012 — Det Norske Veritas (DNV) and nine key members of the Australian maritime, port and energy sectors have established a four-month study organized as a Joint Industry Project (JIP).
Australian operator RiverWijs, a joint venture of Riverside Marine and Svitzer A/S, has recently taken delivery of two sister tugs from Singapore’s ASL Shipyard. Designed by Robert Allan Ltd. the RiverWijs Emma
Seven of the ten companies invited to submit plans to remove the capsized cruise ship Costa Concordia are members of the American Salvage Association (ASA). “While terribly tragic, the capsizing and grounding
