Fairplay Towage and Multraship Launch JV in Antwerp
Fairplay Towage and Multraship have jointly launched a new company to provide towage services in . Antwerp Towage NV, a 50/50 joint venture between Fairplay and Multraship, is the first new initiative launched by the two companies following the signing of an agreement in August this year by which Fairplay Towage took a 50 percent stake in Multraship. The new company will have an office on the Tavenierkaai…
LR: Flexible Ships Needed in Volatile Times
High or volatile oil prices and environmental concerns, point to the need for new designs capable of operating efficiently at different speeds. Lloyd’s Register warns that care needs to be taken when running at reduced power outputs. Most container ships trading today, and on order, were designed for a world of relatively low energy prices. With oil at recent high levels many owners have been implementing or considering slow steaming strategies.
House Urges for New Tug Rules
When Rear Adm. James Watson IV promised Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., at a hearing Tuesday that the Coast Guard would issue proposed rules regulating tugboats in 2009…
MMS Updates Activity Statistics
Offshore oil and gas operators in the are reboarding platforms and rigs and restoring production following both Hurricane Gustav and Hurricane Ike. The Minerals…
SNA Seeks to Raise Funds for Wounded Warrior Project
For the past two years, the Greater Washington Chapter of the Surface Navy Association (SNA) has conducted a campaign to assist our wounded shipmates recovering…
Agencies Sign Agreement for Cleanup of Coast Guard Yard
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the signing of a federal facility inter-agency agreement with the U.S. The agreement requires that the Coast…
Single Hull Tankers not Welcome in UAE after 2010
Single-hull tankers will not be allowed to trade in the UAE after 2010 despite indications by some Asian countries that they will welcome the tankers beyond the international phase-out deadline.
GD Wins $27m Navy Contract
General Dynamics Information Technology has won three task orders worth a total of $26.7m from the Naval Sea Systems Command. The company will provide IT engineering…
Livanos to be Remembered at World Maritime Day Event
The North American Marine Environment Protection Association (NAMEPA) will posthumously honor George P. Livanos; and his protégés will pay tribute to their mentor…
Final Rule for OPA 90 Vessel Financial Responsibility Announced
The Coast Guard published a final rule amending Coast Guard regulations under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA 90), in Title 33, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 138…
MarAd Awards Contract to Battle Invasive Species
The Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration has awarded a $350,000 contract to the Northwest-Midwest Institute’s Great Ships Initiative to develop…
BV Opens Yacht Technical Office
International classification society Bureau Veritas has opened a Yacht Technical Office in . It provides a center of expertise for all issues relating to the construction…
This Day in Naval History - Sept. 18
1926 - Navy brings relief aid to Miami after a severe hurricane. 1936 - Squadron 40-T, based in the Mediterranean, established to protect U.S. interests and citizens…
