[ad_1] Even with the restrictions and challenges that face the shipping industry with the corona virus pandemic and the latest low oil prices, wind assisted propulsion solutions are still making headway. Netherlands-based eConowind and Boomsma Shipping announced their collaboration with eConowind contracted to install two of...
[ad_1] A message from Tim Lowe CBE, CEO, UK Hydrographic Office: On behalf of the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO), I would like to reassure users of our products and services that maintaining safety of life at sea during this time remains one of our highest priorities. We...
[ad_1] Stena Bulk is preparing to test run an MR tanker on 100 percent biofuel. The fuel is the MR1-100 bio-fuel oil, produced from used cooking oil and supplied by GoodFuels in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. It has been bunkered onto the Stena Immortal and will be used to...
[ad_1] The sinking of a grossly overloaded fishing boat, Victory II, has led to New Zealand fishing company Nino’s Limited, its sole director and the vessel’s master being fined a total of NZ$449,500 ($284,426). Additionally, the company has been ordered to pay NZ$64,800 ($41,003) in reparation...
[ad_1] The U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has announced that it will ban imports of Mexican shrimp and other seafood caught in the habitat of the critically endangered vaquita porpoise. The action is being taken under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), which requires the...
[ad_1] A consortium led by ABS has been granted EU funding for a study on the future of the Ship Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI). ABS, Vessel Performance Solutions (VPS), and Arcsilea Ltd formed a consortium to deliver the study, titled: Decarbonisation of Shipping: Technical Study on...
[ad_1] Maritime College is very pleased to announce that Jennifer K. Waters has been appointed Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs beginning July 1. Dr. Waters currently serves as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD –...
[ad_1] A small cruise operator in Kobe, Japan has filed for bankruptcy due to the effects of the coronavirus outbreak. The epidemic has led to extensive disruption for the cruise industry in Asia, and harbor cruise operator Luminous Cruising Co. said in court filings that...
[ad_1] [By Dr. Robert M. Browning, U.S. Coast Guard (ret'd)] "The American flag was raised on top of Mt. Suribachi. Many a life was lost trying to get to the top of that mountain." - Diary of Carpenters Mate 3rd class Leno DiRosario, LST-795, February 23, 1945 In...
[ad_1] The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has again criticized the U.S. Navy's vessel maintenance performance saying the Navy has persistently underestimated the time and work required to maintain its ships based overseas. The report follows one issued last year which warned that "persistent and substantial"...
