Long Beach fireboat is built for Big Ships Era
JUNE 9, 2016 — The Port of Long Beach yesterday officially welcomed into service the first of two advanced new fireboats. Named Protector, the vessel was dedicated in memory of Donald Domenic
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DNV GL to class Stena gas ready RoPax ferries
JUNE 7, 2016 — DNV GL reports that it has signed a contract to provide classification services for Stena Line’s new gas-ready RoPax ferries, recently ordered at AVIC Weihai Shipyard in China
Inmarsat launches Fleet One Global
JUNE 5, 2016 — Inmarsat (LSE:ISAT.L) has launched Fleet One Global; a simple, cost effective service designed to offer basic voice and data connectivity to the maritime market. Traditionally, satellite communications have
Ardent celebrates its first birthday
JUNE 3, 2016 — Houston headquartered Ardent, the company created by the merger of Crowley Maritime’s Titan Salvage and the Maersk Group’s Svitzer Salvage, has just celebrated its first birthday. “One year
NYPD takes delivery of another Response Boat – Medium
MAY 31, 2016 — Seattle, WA, based Kvichak Marine Industries, a Vigor Industrial company, has delivered a fourth, 45 ft Response Boat – Medium C (RB-M C) to its long-time customer, the
BWTS manufacturers edge closer to USCG Type Approval
MAY 20, 2016—While no ballast water technology manufacturer has yet gained U.S. Coast Guard Type Approval, some are now reporting that they have completed land-based and shipboard testing, the final steps on
First methanol fueled tanker joins DNV GL fleet
APRIL 21, 2016 — Classification society DNV GL has welcomed the world’s first methanol fueled oceangoing vessel to its fleet. Named Lindanger in ceremonies at shipbuilder Hyundai Mipo’s Ulsan, South Korea, shipyard
VIDEO: Robot snakes could handle subsea IMR
APRIL 18, 2016 — The next big thing in subsea inspection, maintenance and repair? It could be swimming robot snakes. The NTNU (Norwegian University of Science and Technology) and research company Sintef
VIDEO: DARPA christens sub-hunting super drone
APRIL 7, 2016 — DARPA’s sub-hunting super drone vessel was officially named Sea Hunter today in a ceremony in Portland, OR. Developed by the DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Project Agency) Anti-Submarine Warfare
Alfa Laval plans huge extension of Aalborg facility
MARCH 2, 2016 — Alfa Laval is to expand its already massive Test & Training Center in Aalborg, Denmark, to five times its current size. The move is in response to the