An IMO-commissioned study into the impact of mandatory energy efficiency measures for international shipping shows that implementation of the measures will lead to significant reductions of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from ships,
BMT Group member BMT Argoss has formed a partnership with International Paint to deliver demonstrable and transparent improvements in performance, efficiency and environmental emissions for the global shipping fleet. They say that
With the U.S. government setting a target of producing 54 gigawatts of energy from offshore wind by 2030, major players in offshore wind development and maritime expertise have begun to form strategic
The American Salvage Association (ASA) recently announced that Tim Beaver, Chief Executive Officer of Global Diving & Salvage, Inc., Seattle, WA, has been elected President of the association at its National Maritime
Maersk Line, Limited (MLL) and its guests celebrated the naming of its fourth U.S. flag tanker, the MAERSK PEARY, last Friday at the Half Moone Cruise and Celebration Center in Norfolk, Va.
USNS Spearhead, the first of the U.S. Navy’s joint high-speed vessels designed for rapid intra-theater transport of troops and military equipment, was christened September 17, 2011 during a ceremony at shipbuilder Austal
Uniteam Marine Shipping GmbH, a German corporation, was sentenced in federal court in San Juan, Puerto Rico, for violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (APPS) and making false statements to
Naval architecture and marine engineering firm Gibbs & Cox reports that Vice Admiral Paul Sullivan, USN (Retired) has been unanimously elected to its Board of Directors. The Board believes his extensive naval
Wave energy technology pioneer Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. reports that one of its PowerBuoy autonomous wave energy devices has been deployed for sea trials as part of a U.S. Navy coastal security
The U.S. Coast Guard reports that its third National Security Cutter, Stratton, successfully completed rigorous acceptance trials Friday to ensure the cutter meets its contractual requirements and is ready for delivery to
