[ad_1] On Thursday afternoon, fuel oil was spotted leaking from an unnamed container ship at a terminal on Staten Island, New York. The U.S. Coast Guard has launched a response, and a containment boom has been deployed and skimming operations are under way. The spill was...
[ad_1] First published in 1997, with a second edition in 2002, Tug Use in Port by Captain Henk Hensen is known as the “tug bible.” A third edition of this practical guide to port towage and escort operations has now been published, taking in developments in...
[ad_1] The Liberian-registered bulk carrier Anna-Elisabeth has been detained by Australian authorities after the international crew on board complained of insufficient food, bullying aboard the vessel and denial of shore leave. The complaints from crew were received by the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) while the...
[ad_1] Nano-Clear® Industrial Coating has been selected as the winner of the prestigious NACE MP Corrosion Innovation of the Year Award (Coatings & Linings category). The award was announced and presented to Thomas Choate, CEO of Nanovere Technologies during the NACE 2019 Corrosion Conference & Expo. This distinguished award is presented only once every two years at the world's largest event for the prevention and mitigation of corrosion. Global nominations were rated by a panel of leading corrosion experts spanning multiple niches across the industry. Each winning innovation had to demonstrate the potential for a...
[ad_1] Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has developed two firefighting robots: the "Water Cannon Robot" and the "Hose Extension Robot." As a team they are designed for situations too hazardous for firefighting crews, such as fires at petrochemical plants. The Water Cannon Robot can extinguish and cool fires...
[ad_1] The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has released its investigation into the contact with wharf by livestock carrier Angus Express at the port of Broome, Western Australia, saying it highlights the challenging situations that marine pilots may encounter, and why it is important that...
[ad_1] This week’s ransomware cyber attack on Norsk Hydro, one of the world’s largest aluminium producers, is a clear demonstration of the growing threat facing firms within the maritime and ocean industries, says Per Martin Tanggaard, Director of Nor-Shipping. Norsk Hydro computer systems were initially hit by the...
[ad_1] Last week, U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized one million pounds of illegally-smuggled Chinese pork at Port Newark-Elizabeth Marine Terminal, part of the busy Port Authority of New York and New Jersey complex. In an operation targeting 50 shipping containers, over 100 CBP agents and K-9...
[ad_1] Bakker Sliedrecht has been the first to develop a generator protection system (CDG-protection) for dual fuel vessels which operate with a dynamic positioning system (DP) 2 and 3. The system has been successfully tested by classification society DNV GL. The Common Diesel Generator protection system...
[ad_1] Viking welcomed seven additions to its river fleet on Tuesday during a celebration on the Rhine River in Basel, Switzerland. Of the seven ships, six are 443-foot, 190-passenger Viking Longships – Viking Einar, Viking Sigrun, Viking Sigyn, Viking Tir, Viking Ullur and Viking Vali –...
