MacGregor to have a new owner
One of the best known companies in the maritime cargo handling and transfer sector, MacGregor, is to come under new ownership. Cargotec Corporation reported today that it has today signed an agreement
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Vigor names Jayson Robertson VP of fabrication
Portland, Oregon, headquartered Vigor has named Jayson Robinson its vice president of fabrication, taking the helm of the complex and marine fabrication divisions with facilities in Clackamas and Portland, in Oregon, and
USCG: “Presumed human remains” recovered from Titan wreck
The U.S. Coast Guard says it has received debris and evidence recovered from the seafloor at the site of the Titan wreck when the M/V Horizon Arctic arrived in St. John’s Newfoundland,
Titan submersible: Debris consistent with “catastrophic loss of pressure chamber”
Dashing any lingering hopes raised by sounds detected in the area, the latest media briefing from the Unified Command makes it clear that the OceanGate Expeditions Titan submersible imploded in the water
Missing submersible: Underwater sounds detected
As the search for the OceanGate Expedition’s missing submersible Titan continues, U.S. Coast Guard First District reported last night that a Canadian P-3 aircraft had detected underwater noises in the search area.
VIDEO: USCG updates on hunt for missing submersible
Citing reports from relatives, the BBC is reporting that a UAE-based British billionaire, Hamish Harding, is among those aboard a submersible missing in the vicinity of the RMS Titanic wreck, some 900
Op-Ed: Bio-LNG production is scaling rapidly
By Steve Esau, Chief Operating Officer, SEA-LNG The European Commission’s REPowerEU plan aims to boost European biomethane production tenfold from 3.5 bcm today to 35 bcm per year by 2030. Much of this
Titan acquires two Seapeak gas carriers for conversion to bunkering vessels
Amsterdam-headquartered low and zero emission fuel supplier Titan has acquired two 12,000 cu.m gas carriers from Seapeak. Both built in 2011, they are listed on the Seapeak fleet list as LPG carriers
World’s largest bio-LNG plant to be built in Amsterdam
Bio-LNG (or liquefied biomethane) is widely seen as key to “extending the runway” for existing LNG-fueled tonnage to meet tightening GHG-reduction targets. To help meet the growing demand for the fuel, Amsterdam-headquartered
Big deal: Crowley, Svitzer merge salvage operations
APRIL 21, 2015—Starting May 1 there will be a new name in maritime salvage and emergency response—Ardent. The new company will be 50/50 owned by Crowley Maritime Corporation, Jacksonville, FL, and Svitzer, Ijmuiden, the Netherlands, after