Baleària to install ABB energy management package
MARCH 14, 2014 — Spanish ferry operator Baleària is to install ABB energy management systems on one of its largest vessels, the 1,200 passenger, 105 vehicle Martin i Soler. It has an
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Odfjell cops plea in pollution case
MARCH 5, 2014 — The U.S.Department of Justice reports that Singapore-based Odfjell Asia II Pte Ltd (Odfjell) and one of its senior crew members pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Hartford,
Kerala incident confirmed as hijacking
FEBRUARY 7, 2013 — The hijacking of Dynacom’s Liberian-flagged product tanker, Kerala, (IMO No.: 9390927), at Luanda, Angola on January 18, 2014 marked a significant extension south by gangs involved in refined
Metal Shark to expand into shipbuilding
JANUARY 24, 2014—Metal Shark Aluminum Boats, Jeanerette, LA, plans to expand into shipbuilding, following the acquisition of a 25-acre waterfront property in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana. Morgan City, the largest city in
Tanker suspected hijacked off Angola
JANUARY 22, 2014 — Athens headquartered Dynacom Tankers Management reports that communication with the 74,999 dwt, Liberian flagged M/T Kerala has been lost since January 18. “It is suspected that pirates have
Pirates nabbed after guards repel attack on Navios ship
JANUARY 21, 2014 — Though the suspected pirates have now been caught, the main lesson from the first Somali pirate attack of the year is that private armed security teams prevent hijackings.
Polar Star released from rescue mission
JANUARY 8, 2014 — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star was released by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority from search and rescue duties yesterday, following confirmation the Russian-flagged expedition ship Akademik
Polar Star joins Arctic rescue saga
JANUARY 4, 2014 — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star is the latest icebreaker to get drawn into the saga that began Christmas Eve when the members of the Australasian Antarctic
Chinese helicopter rescues ice ship passengers
JANUARY 2, 2014 — Although the 22 crew of the ice bound Russian expedition ship MV Akademik Shokalskiy remain on board, 52 scientists and passengers from the vessel are now aboard the
Antarctic expedition waits for helicopter rescue
DECEMBER 31, 2013 — Members of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition 2013-2014 spent their New Year’s Eve tramping down the ice (while singing Auld Lang Syne) to make a makeshift helipad. Their chartered