OCTOBER 2, 2018 — The 93 foot research vessel, R/V Virginia, built for the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) by the Meridien Maritime Reparation shipyard in Matane, Quebec, has successfully completed
SEPTEMBER 26, 2018 — Following the tragic fire aboard the containership Maersk Honam in March this year, in which five crew members lost their lives (see earlier story), Maersk took measures and
SEPTEMBER 21, 2018 — The National Transportation Safety Board has released a Marine Accident Brief on the September 5, 2017 partial sinking of the Savage Inland Marine towing vessel Savage Ingenuity. The
SEPTEMBER 14, 2018 — Norwegian headquartered P&I club Gard says that “little or no headway” has been made in identifying the root cause of recent incidents of bunker contamination. Meantime, there have
SEPTEMBER 11, 2018 — VT Halter Marine, Inc. has won a contract to build an Articulated Tug Barge (ATB) tug for Bouchard Transportation Co., Inc. The order includes an option for a
AUGUST 29, 2018 — ABS and Crowley Maritime Corporation’s naval architecture and marine engineering subsidiary Jensen Maritime have completed a pilot project using three dimensional (3D) computer aided design (CAD) models to
AUGUST 24, 2018 — Shipowners and operators looking for options to comply with the pending IMO 0.5% sulfur cap have another alternative fuel to consider—ethane. Class society ABS reports that the Ethylene/LPG
AUGUST 21, 2018 —The 93 ft x 28 ft research vessel R/V Virginia, for the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS), was launched last week after 18 months of construction by Meridien
AUGUST 20, 2018 — The Clean Jacksonville, the first Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) bunker barge built in the U.S. has been officially delivered by Conrad Industries, according to the Morgan City, LA-based
AUGUST 18, 2018 — Common Structural Rules Software LLC, a joint venture company formed by classification societies ABS and Lloyd’s Register (LR), has released a software upgrade that simplifies compliance with current
