IMO to trim subcommittees
JULY 2, 2013 — IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) and Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) have agreed to a restructuring of IMO’s Sub-Committees that will see the number of Sub-Committees trimmed from
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Hyde Marine names W&O as BWTS sales distributor
MAY 6, 2013 — Hyde Marine, Inc.has named W&O Supply as its exclusive sales distributor in the U.S. and Canada for Hyde Guardian Ballast Water Treatment Systems (BWTS). The chemical free Hyde
MOL completes VLCC BWTS retrofit at Keppel
APRIL 16, 2013 — Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) has completed the retrofit installation of a ballast water treatment system (BWTS) on the 300,000 dwt VLCC Libra Trader at Keppel Shipyard in
Big cruise ship has small carbon footprint
MARCH 7, 2013 — Norwegian Cruise Line (NASDAQ: NCLH) has released details of some of the new environmentally-friendly and technologically advanced innovations on its newest cruise ship, Norwegian Breakaway, which is currently
Crowley and Titan wrap up Hurricane Sandy response efforts
FEBRUARY 5, 2013 — Crowley Maritime Corp. and Pompano, FL, based subsidiary Titan Salvage recently completed companywide, comprehensive emergency response efforts in support of the relief organizations working in the areas hardest
Howard Fireman picked to lead new ABS department
JANUARY 31, 2013 — Classification society ABS has named Howard Fireman, Vice President, Operational and Environmental Performance to lead a new Operational and Environmental Performance department. Mr. Fireman joins ABS from the
BIMCO looks at challenges ahead
JANUARY 4, 2013 – BIMCO has published Reflections 2013, which it calls “a concise, condensed and thought-provoking analysis of the challenges facing the shipping industry today and during the coming year.” It
First of new series of Platform Supply Vessels for Brazil
AUGUST 2, 2012—The 4,500 dwt Starnav Perseus, the first of four GPA 688SC PSVs (Petrobras PSV 4500), was recently launched at Brazilian shipyard Detroit Brasil Ltda., a subsidiary of Detroit Chile.
Inland Salvage refloats stranded drill barge
JULY 24, 2012 — Harvey, La., based Inland Salvage Inc. (ISI) reports that it has completed the successful fuel removal, partial dismantlement and refloating of a stranded 2,500 ton posted drill barge.
Ship manager to pay $1.2 million in pollution case
MAY 31, 2012 — Singapore-based Target Ship Management Pte. Ltd., the operator of the M/V Gaurav Prem pleaded guilty and was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Mobile for deliberately falsifying records