Plecdist: Paperless Navigation with new ECDIS
The CS68 ECDIS from Simrad is based on the newly developed, marine dedicated MC50 computer, designed to provide SOLAS vessels with fully approved (Wheelmark) ECDIS.
Moose Awarded U.S. DOT Contract
Aluminum boat maker Moose Boats won a contract from the Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration (MARAD), for the construction of two Moose 340C Catamaran Patrol Boats.
KCI Konecranes Wins 30-Crane Order
Maersk Inc. contracted KCI Konecranes for the delivery of 30 Rail Mounted Gantry Container Handling Cranes (RMG) to APM Terminals' new container terminal in Portsmouth, Va.
Houston Pilots Clarify Rules on Hulls
Effective July 1, any wide-body vessel entering the Houston Ship Channel with a beam of 120 ft. greater will be required to be double-hulled when sailing in darkness…
Rowan McAllister Aids in Freighter Rescue
On June 8, the 439 ft. freighter Camilla Desgagnes, sailing from Poughkeepsie, N.Y. to Canada, caught fire 88 miles East of Ambrose Tower, about 20 miles off the Long Island Shore.
Canada Ballast Water Management Proposal
Transport Canada published its proposed requirements for ballast water management starting at page 2129 of the Canada Gazette dated June 11. Ships would be required…
This Day in Naval History - June 15
1944 - Fifth Fleet lands Marines on Saipan, under the cover of naval gunfire, in conquest of Marianas. 1963 - Launching of combat store ship, Mars (AFS 1), first…
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