MARINE LOG recently interviewed Castrol’s Environmental Specialist Susannah Linington to gain some insights into how marine lubricants are playing their part in the drive for greener shipping. Ms. Linington has a BSc
Corvus Energy, Richmond, B.C., Canada, recently announced that its 6.5 kWh lithium-polymer batteries have passed the requirements of Lloyd’s Register Type Approval certification tests. Lloyd’s Register North America, Inc., Houston, Tex., reported
Rolls-Royce reports that it has won an order from Norwegian shipbuilder Simek AS to design and equip a UT755 LC platform supply vessel. Simek recently announced that it had booked an order
Even as we approach the tenth anniversary of September 11, it is clear that more needs to be done to protect shipping, offshore energy structures and port infrastructure from terrorist and pirate
Germany’s NSB Niederelbe Schiffahrtsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG has chosen Herndon, Va., headquartered GreySide Group, Inc. as its exclusive provider of armed maritime security. Initially, NSB will employ security on those vessels
VT Halter Marine, Pascagoula, Miss., has delivered Vision/650-10, the last of 10 Articulated Tug Barges (ATBs) in Crowley Maritime Corporation’s 650-series newbuild program. The ATB is now ready to enter service and
An LNG-fuelled ferry would not only have significant environmental benefits, but economic ones as well, according to a recently completed feasibility study for Washington State Ferries. Naval architectural and marine engineering firm
Adding to the growing number of reports on the Deepwater Horizon disaster, the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI), the country with which the rig was registered, has now issued its report
Robert Raymond Ruks, 34, of Portsmouth, Va., was sentenced today to 37 months in prison, followed by a term of three years supervised release, for making false statements to Navy officials and
The U.S. Coast Guard published today in the Federal Register a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) designed to improve safety on towing vessels. The rule could impact more than 5,100 vessels that
