[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 ABS Guide for Fire-Fighting Systems for Cargo Areas of Container Carriers has just been published, in an industry first. The guide is the first of its kind to address firefighting and safety systems of cargo holds of container vessels, the location of a series of high-profile fires...
[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...
[ad_1] [By Ensign Malia Hindle] Last summer, the Coast Guard Cutter Bear was tasked with serving as a research vessel in the search for the wreck of the original United States Revenue Cutter Bear. This tasking strayed from normal mission operations, but the crew of CGC...
[ad_1] WATER IS NOW THE ONLY TECHNICALLY, ENVIRONMENTALLY AND COMMERCIALLY VIABLE PROPELLER SHAFT LUBRICANT Thordon Bearings is alerting its customers to the recent publication of a DNV GL study that concludes the recent surge in propeller shaft bearing failures is indeed related to the use of...
[ad_1] Master Marine, Inc. has delivered the first of two vessels to Osage Marine Services, Inc., St. Louis, MO. We would like to congratulate Osage personnel for their great teamwork in taking delivery of its first newly built towboat along with obtaining all its USCG...
[ad_1] I am very pleased to forward a Purple Heart Medal and Certificate to you for service at Guadalcanal in August of 1942. Men such as you who have made great contributions to the grand heritage of the Coast Guard make me proud to be...
[ad_1] Fincantieri Marinette Marine (FMM) and Vigor (Team RB-M) announced the delivery of the first three on a six vessel RB-M contract to the US Coast Guard. The boats are part of a Foreign Military Sale to The Kingdom of Bahrain’s Coast Guard. Hulls four...
[ad_1] For the eighth consecutive year, the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) ended its annual meeting without designating marine protections in the waters off East Antarctica. Member governments also failed to reach consensus on designation of marine protected areas (MPAs)...
