South Korea will “dismantle” Coast Guard
MAY 19, 2013 — President Park Geun-hye of South Korea today made a televised “heartfelt apology” for having failed to prevent the sinking of the ferry Sewol on April 16 and for
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Schumer urges funding of three new ferries for New York
MARCH 24, 2014—Senator Charles E. Schumer (D-NY) is urging the federal government to provide $267 million in funding for a New York City Department of Transportation plan to build three new 4,500-passenger
Top Ten Maritime Stories of 2013
JANUARY 20, 2014—What were the top maritime stories of 2013? As ranked by the activity of Marine Log viewers, the Top Ten stories of last year were tales of Triumph, tragedy and
Celebrating a milestone: EBDG marks 25th anniversary
MAY 17, 2013—Twenty-five years ago a group of employees from Nickum and Spaulding Associates (N&SA) decided to buy the company’s assets and launch what would become one of the most well known
Indonesia releases Skaugen vessel after six months detention
APRIL 8, 2013 — After payment of an out of court settlement of an undisclosed amount, Norgas Cathinka, the IM Skaugen Group vessel involved in a September 26, 2012 collision with the
Dredge shows big fuel savings after propeller and nozzle switch
DECEMBER 5, 2012 — A sand and gravel dredge owned by Scandinavian construction giant NCC is reporting a 14 percent improvement in fuel efficiency following an exchange and modernization of its propeller
Austal to build new design wind farm support vessel for Turbine Transfers
Austal is to build a fourth wind farm support vessel for U.K.-based Turbine Transfers Limited. The order is the first for a new Austal design that will enable safer and more efficient
Incat Crowther reports successes in China
Chinese shipbuilder Afai Ships, which builds aluminum vessels up to 120 m at its shipyard in Panzu, has recently awarded two design contracts to Australia’s Incat Crowther. One covers two 35 m
Blount Boats adds to order book
Boats, Inc., Warren, R.I., has been adding to its order book. Recent contract include an award by the Maine Department of Transportation to build a 110-foot passenger ferry for the Casco Bay
Incat building LNG-fueled, gas turbine powered cat
Australian high-speed catamaran pioneer Incat is set to notch up another first. Under construction at its Hobart, Tasmania, shipyard is Hull 069, a 99 m cat that, says Incat, will be “the