The City of Portland, Oregon, has chosen Jensen Maritime Consultants, Inc., a Crowley company, to design the fastest response fire and rescue boat on Oregon’s Columbia River. Until now, Portland Fire &
Bollinger Shipyards, Inc. has launched the first-in-class USCG “Sentinel” Fast Response Cutter (FRC), Bernard C. Webber from its Lockport, La., facility. “We are pleased to announce the successful launch of the lead
A key element of using a “citadel” to protect crews against pirates is to provide a reliable communication link that the crew can use from inside the fortified space to inform patrolling
Wärtsilä has introduced a new series of midsize waterjets. The new series means that Wärtsilä’s range of stainless steel jets now includes all sizes from 510 mm to 3,250 mm. Wärtsilä says
The Department of Homeland Security has released some initial details of its FY 2012 budget It seeks. among other things. to push ahead with recapitalization of the Coast Guard and to fund
Fred. Olsen Windcarrier AS, Oslo, Norway, recently entered into a contract with Norwegian shipyard Båtservice Mandal AS for the construction of four crewboats for transport of service technicians to and from offshore
“In order for the Coast Guard to win the future, we need to continue recapitalizing our fleet,” said Coast Guard Commandant Bob Papp in his State of the Coast Guard address, delivered
The German Federal Police is warning that strong rooms or “citadels” may not provide absolute protection for crews against Somali pirates, reports North German broadcaster NDR. The warning comes as more facts
Pirates captured 1,181 seafarers and killed eight more last year, making 2010 the worst year on record for hostage taking at sea. The latest global piracy report from the International Chamber of
