[ad_1] Classification society DNV GL and Keppel Marine and Deepwater Technology (KMDTech), a subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M), announced that they have signed a framework agreement to boost the uptake of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as ship fuel. The agreement covers potential newbuilding projects including...
[ad_1] A dredge workboat capsized near Charleston, South Carolina on Thursday, leaving one mariner missing. On Thursday night, the dredge Brunswick was towing a workboat in Charleston Harbor. Coast Guard Sector Charleston received a request for assistance from the Brunswick at 2151 hours; the dredge reported that...
[ad_1] ABB and the SINTEF Ocean laboratory in Trondheim will assess how fuel cells and batteries can best function together for short-distance ferry operations, and how Fiskerstrand can integrate them with other engine room systems. The tests will also provide insight into the introduction of...
[ad_1] Interlake Steamship Company and Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding are building the first American self-unloading laker in 35 years. It is believed to be the first ship for U.S. Great Lakes service built on the Great Lakes since 1983. Great Lakes self-unloading bulkers - known generally as...
[ad_1] The U.S. Navy's classrooms are beginning to test augmented reality and virtual reality technology for training, and if the trial is successful, this advanced tech could eventually make its way to the deckplate level. “Virtual reality training is well suited to training tasks that are...
[ad_1] On Sunday morning, crew members from Coast Guard Station Port Angeles medevaced a 29-year-old Chinese crewmember from the freighter Great Fluency in the Straight of Juan De Fuca, Washington. At approximately 0720, Coast Guard District 13 watch standers received a call for assistance from the Great Fluency. The...
[ad_1] Oceans and seas cover 70 percent of the Earth’s surface. Humans use this landscape for defense, commerce, transportation, offshore drilling, research, environmental cleanup, and much more – with as many as 180,000 large ships at sea at any given moment. This number continues to rise...
[ad_1] Leading marine insurer Gard is warning its clients to make firm plans for compliance in advance of the IMO 2020 sulfur rule, which will take effect on January 1 of next year. Some port states have already made clear that they intend to enforce...
[ad_1] “Contacted submarine. Destroyed same. Lat 34°12 ½” Long 76° 35″. Have 33 of her crew members on board. Proceeding Charleston with survivors.” -Lt. Maurice Jester, Coast Guard Cutter Icarus, May 9, 1942 U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Maurice Jester transmitted the message above after sinking U-352,...
[ad_1] European river cruise specialist A-ROSA has signed a contract with Concordia Damen for a newbuild river cruise ship. The new vessel, which will be delivered in spring 2021, will operate in the northern Rhine region, including trips from Cologne to Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Antwerp and Bruges....
