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[ad_1] Total and its partners have announced first oil from the Iara license in the deepwater Santos Basin pre-salt offshore from Brazil.  This marks the start-up of the P-68, the first of the two floating production, storage and offloading units (FPSOs) already launched and to be...

[ad_1] In a House subcommittee hearing on Thursday, the head of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board's Marine Safety Office critiqued the U.S. Coast Guard's willingness to tighten safety rules for passenger vessels based on evidence from past small-vessel casualties. The recent casualties involving the...

[ad_1] The National Marine Dredging Company has replaced the rubber cutter shaft bearings on the 89m dredger Al Khatem, marking a step closer to the Abu Dhabi-based dredging company’s fleet-wide conversion to Thordon Bearings’ seawater lubricated Composite cutterhead bearings and cutterhead intermediate lineshaft bearings. The 1979-built Al Khatem is...

[ad_1] The emergence of the digital shipyard is an exciting prospect for major shipyards. By connecting workers, docks, tools and supply chains, the digital shipyard offers improved information sharing and substantial efficiencies over traditional shipbuilding environments.  To ensure the viability of the product lifecycle management (PLM)...

[ad_1] New research by Cardiff University urges shipping companies to provide more amenities for seafarers. Specifically, the report states that they should be provided with internet access and: • At least one activity onboard, such as basketball, squash or swimming; • At least four activities from table...