Canada issues ship safety bulletin on drone use
MAY 22, 2017 — Transport Canada has issued a ship safety bulletin intended to make the marine community aware of the rules and regulations that apply to Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAVs), or
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Canadian repairs to barge raise coastwise privilege question
JANUARY 4, 2017 — In addition to all the other problems Kirby Corporation faced when one of its ATBs ran aground in British Columbia waters in October (see earlier story) was that
Obama permanent drilling bans could be short lived
DECEMBER 21, 2016 — Oil and gas industry voices are already calling on the incoming Trump administration to reverse “permanent” restrictions on drilling in the Arctic and Atlantic announced yesterday by President
Robert Allan Ltd helps ITB Marine build ATB tugs at own yard
OCTOBER 19, 2016 — Canada’s ITB Marine Group Ltd., Richmond, BC, (ITB) is currently well into construction of the first of two Robert Allan Ltd. designed twin Z-drive, ATB pusher tugs for
TSB Canada investigates passenger boat grounding
OCTOBER 3, 2016 — Less than a year after a whale watching vessel operated by Jamie’s Whaling Station, Tofino, BC, capsized with the loss of six lives (see earlier story) another of
Canada starts sampling ship fuels for sulfur compliance
SEPTEMBER 9, 2016 — Canadian Marine Safety Inspectors last month began using on site fuel sampling and testing to verify compliance with the 0.1% sulfur content requirement for marine fuel. Canada’s Vessel
Canada starts sampling ship fuels for sulfur compliance
SEPTEMBER 9, 2016 — Canadian Marine Safety Inspectors last month began using on site fuel sampling and testing to verify compliance with the 0.1% sulfur content requirement for marine fuel. Canada’s Vessel
Lightering of grounded Great Lakes bulker gets underway
JUNE 3, 2016 — The U.S. Coast Guard says that it continues to monitor and respond as lightering operations, which began this morning, continue on the grounded Great Lakes self-unloading bulker Roger
VIDEO: Membrane scrubber breakthrough
MAY 13, 2016 — In a breakthrough for a promising new technology, China’s Cosco Nantong Shipyard has completed the first shipboard installation of an Ionada Membrane Scrubber exhaust gas cleaning system (EGCS)
Lack of navigational awareness, so ferry hits rock
MAY 6, 2016 —An investigation report (M15A0009) released by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) today concludes that the 38.45 m passenger ferry Grace Sparkes, operated by the Newfoundland Department of