Hapag-Lloyd Cruises Employ OnAir Phone Services
Hapag-Lloyd Cruises passengers can now remain in touch in the most remote corners of the world. The luxury cruise operator is adding OnAir’s mobile phone services, already deployed on MS EUROPA, to its two Expedition ships, MS HANSEATIC and MS BREMEN. OnAir’s satellite service was designed to allow passengers to use their own mobile devices just as they do on dry land, for calls, text messages, email and mobile data.
2011 WJTA-IMCA Conference & Expo
High pressure waterjetting/waterblasting and industrial vacuum equipment play an integral role in industrial cleaning/recovery and surface preparation. The 2011 WJTA-IMCA Conference and Expo…
EU NAVFOR Warship Sinks Pirate Skiffs
On the morning of 10 June, the EU NAVFOR German warship FGS Niedersachsen detected a suspected Pirate Action Group (PAG) whilst conducting a routine patrol in the Southern Somali Basin. The PAG, which is suspected of carrying out a number of attacks on merchant vessels in the area, consisted of a fishing dhow and 2 attack skiffs. Small arms and Rocket Propelled Grenades (RPG)s were also seen on board.
BOEMRE Strengthens Offshore Inspections Program
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) Director Michael R. Bromwich announced today that the bureau will begin to use multiple-person…
Vizada and Thrane & Thrane Announce Partnership
Vizada, a provider of global satellite-based mobility services, and hardware manufacturer Thrane & Thrane have signed a partnership agreement to launch a new broadband offer to the maritime market.
Dometic Marine Introduces Air Chiller
Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) specialist Dometic Marine launches the Marine Air Chiller Compact to the European commercial market at this year’s Seawork International. Featuring a compact design, the chilled water system is designed for an extensive range of applications including cooling of on-board spaces and marine electronics. The Marine Air Chiller Compact provides 16,000 to 24,000 BTUs (British thermal unit) and attaches to air handlers.
Indonesia Still a Problem for Bulk Carriers Loading Coal
Self-heating incidents involving coal cargoes have been problematic for centuries. It was a much-feared hazard in the days of wooden sailing ships, and has continued…
PPG Introduces New Line of Marine Coatings
PPG Industries’ (NYSE: PPG) protective and marine coatings business has introduced NOVAGUARD(TM), PHENGUARD(TM) and SIGMAGUARD(TM) CSF coatings for petrochemical and biofuel storage tank lining applications in the United States. The addition of solvent-free NOVAGUARD and SIGMAGUARD CSF coatings and of solvent-borne PHENGUARD coatings provides storage tank owners and maintenance engineers with a comprehensive range of PPG tank lining solutions for all types of chemical storage.
NYS "Urger" Turns 110
A tugboat that has plied the waters of New York's Canals for nearly eight decades years turns 110 today, according to the New York State Canal Corporation. The tug Urger is the oldest state vessel operating on New York's waterways. Originally christened the Henry J. Dornbos, the vessel was operated by the Verduin family on Lake Michigan for 20 years. Due to her unparalleled seaworthiness, the vessel was occasionally used by the U.S. Lifesaving Service (a forerunner of the U.S.
Auxano Introduces Line of Coupling Bolts
Sleeve type coupling bolts, used for connecting drive shafts, have been common for many years in the newbuilding market. Now, UK-based Auxano Technologies Ltd. has made them available off the shelf, complete with type approval. Auxano has developed seven different-sized bolts that will satisfy configuration with holes from 55 to 125mm in diameter. The company, whose name derives from the Greek word ‘auxein’ (meaning "to grow or increase")…
Delivery of Stena Premium
Concordia Maritime has taken delivery of the product tanker Stena Premium, which will soon enter into a three-year charter contract with Glencore subsidiary ST Shipping.
MarPro INTERVIEW: USCG Admiral Robert Papp
When Admiral Robert J. Papp assumed the duties of the 24th Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard on May 25, 2010, he also served notice that it won’t be business as usual at headquarters.
Alternative Fuel: Defrosting LNG
As Cargo, Fuel or both; LNG is emerging as the clear and clean way forward for the maritime industry. The use of LNG as a marine fuel is not new. Vessels trading cryogenic LNG have burned boil-off natural gas in steam boilers for many years as a simple solution to maintaining necessary temperatures and pressures within cargo spaces. The use of the fuel varied according to the size of the ship and a boil off rate ranging between 0.10 to 0.18 percent of the total cargo.
Interview: Joe Angelo, MD, INTERTANKO
In shipping, there’s little that one can count on from year to year. The word “change” comes to mind immediately. Another constant is a steady hand at the helm at…
Arctic Spill “Response Gap” Under the Microscope
Make no mistake about it: the Arctic is open for business. The cumulative environmental footprint of oil exploration outfits, merchant shipping, mining, eco-tourism…
Noah Ship Management Controls its Growth
So where do you turn when you would like to start your own ship management company, but you need a million dollars and the worst financial crisis of a lifetime has rendered traditional sources moot? In the case of Dubai, UAE-based Noah Ship Management’s Svein Elof Pedersen and Thomas Chacko Arakal, the core tenants of the real estate business – Location, Location, Location – applied to their vision of creating a small, efficient ship management company.
GE Marine to Power Naval Ship
GE Marine reports that it will provide Austal USA, Mobile, Alabama, with two LM2500 aeroderivative gas turbines to power the United States Navy’s fourth LCS-Class-Independence variant. The new LCS will be named USS Montgomery, and will be powered by the LM2500s arranged in a COmbined Diesel and Gas turbine (CODAG) configuration with two diesel engines. Austal USA plans to launch the second LCS-Class-Independence variant USS Coronado in the fourth quarter 2011.
MAN Diesel & Turbo Launches New Engine
With the market launch of its new, two-stage-turbocharged MAN 18V48/60TS engine, MAN Diesel & Turbo is continuing the expansion of its product portfolio with a low-emission…
MAN Diesel & Turbo Improves WHR Systems
MAN Diesel & Turbo used the world premiere of its MAN B&W ME-GI gas engine in Copenhagen to present efficiency technologies for its twostroke engines, namely its WHR (Waste Heat Recovery) systems…
COMEQ and SAFAN Announce Partnership
COMEQ, Inc. of White Marsh, MD, and SAFAN of Lochem, the Netherlands, have announced a partnership for the sales, service and parts supply of the SAFAN line of sheet metal and steel fabricating machinery. SAFAN, a long-time manufacturer of hydraulic press brakes and hybrid shearing machines, was the first to develop "servo electric" press brakes in 1995. Many of the SAFAN E-Brake servo electric press brakes had been sold under the Finn-Power brand name throughout North America.
