A keel laying ceremony at the Arctech Shipyard,Helsinki, Finland on January 19 marked the start of construction of an ultramodern multi-functional icebreaking supply vessel. The ship is specially designed to service the
W&O, Jacksonville, FL, has been recently named the exclusive distributor for Pres-Vac of its pressure/vacuum valve and inert gas systems in the U.S., as well as the only factory-authorized service center in
The Brazilian Navy has signed a contract worth £133 million with BAE Systems for the supply of three Ocean Patrol Vessels and ancillary support services. The contract also contains a manufacturing licence
Independent naval architectural and marine engineering firm Gibbs & Cox, Inc. has signed a Professional Services Agreement (PSA) with BAE Systems Ship Repair. It will allow any of the BAE Systems shipyards
Keppel Offshore & Marine reports that its Keppel Singmarine subsidiary has secured two contracts from Indonesian customers worth a total of about S$47 million. The first contract is for a coal transshipment
H.R. 2838, The Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2011, passed the U.S. House of Representatives today by voice vote. The bill is intended as a fiscally responsible reauthorization of the
An IMO-commissioned study into the impact of mandatory energy efficiency measures for international shipping shows that implementation of the measures will lead to significant reductions of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from ships,
BMT Group member BMT Argoss has formed a partnership with International Paint to deliver demonstrable and transparent improvements in performance, efficiency and environmental emissions for the global shipping fleet. They say that
With the U.S. government setting a target of producing 54 gigawatts of energy from offshore wind by 2030, major players in offshore wind development and maritime expertise have begun to form strategic
The American Salvage Association (ASA) recently announced that Tim Beaver, Chief Executive Officer of Global Diving & Salvage, Inc., Seattle, WA, has been elected President of the association at its National Maritime
