[ad_1] Activation of Thordon Bearings’ revolutionary inflatable emergency seal prevented a 70ft (21m) long workboat from certain sinking in February, following multiple shaft failures that damaged the vessel’s primary shaft seal. The crew of the 2002-built twin-screw workboat activated Thordon Bearing’s TG100’s secondary seal during operations...
[ad_1] Despite Italy's ban, a second migrant rescue boat has docked in Lampedusa. The vessel, Alex, operated by the Italian NGO Mediterranea and carrying 41 migrants, docked at the same quay as the Sea Watch 3 a week earlier. The Sea Watch 3 made contact with...
[ad_1] Newbuilding orders dropped to record lows in Q2 2019. Bulkers The total number of bulker newbuild orders is down 73 percent for the first half of 2019 compared to the same period in 2018. So far this year, Panamaxes have been the most popular size to order...
[ad_1] Robert Allan Ltd. is pleased to announce they have been awarded the contract from Ocean Industries Inc., a related corporation of Ocean Group Inc., to design a new generation of Ship Handling tugs to be built at the Ocean Industries Inc. shipyard at L’Isle-aux-Coudres,...
[ad_1] Hurtigruten’s diesel hybrid powered cruise ship Roald Amundsen is the first vessel of her kind, and this week she became the first cruise ship in the world to sail (for a period) on battery electric power alone. "This opens a new chapter in maritime history. MS...
[ad_1] Passengers on cruise ships marvel at the magnificent views, but can be uncomfortable with too much sunlight, glare and heat. However, at the Cruise Ship Interiors Expo last month, cruise line executives, interior designers, outfitting experts, certified suppliers, and a busy flow of other...
[ad_1] Commercial space launch firm SpaceX has successfully completed the recovery of a rocket nose fairing at sea for the first time. SpaceX is attempting to lower the cost of launching satellites by reusing rocket components wherever possible. After launch, it lands its rocket booster stages at...
[ad_1] HMAS Success (II), the longest serving ship in the Royal Australian Navy’s Fleet, was decommissioned at her homeport at Sydney’s Garden Island on Saturday. HMAS Success - dubbed the “Battle Tanker” - has been operational for 33 years, sailing more than a million nautical miles...
[ad_1] As OPEC and OPEC+ meet in Vienna, the outlook for the market is mixed, Ann-Louise Hittle, vice president, Macro Oils, at Wood Mackenzie said. “Geopolitical risk means the supply outlook is tightening, offsetting the moderate weakening in oil demand growth thus far this year,” she...
[ad_1] The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released a Marine Accident Brief about an incident that occurred on April 6, 2018, involving the bulk carrier Shandong Fu En. The vessel struck Dock 1 of the Ergon-St. James Terminal wharf on the Lower Mississippi River...
