DFDS Mariners Tweak Engines to Save Fuel
Engine room crew of DFDS ship 'Petunia Seaways' reduce bunker consumption, enter company's fuel saving competition. By employing a number of operational tweaks, engine room staff at one of its vessels, Petunia Seaways, has reduced bunker consumption year on year for the first half of 2012, equivalent to annual savings of 179.2 metric tonnes (mt) of fuel oil and 100.8 mt of marine gas oil (MGO).
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Issues Major Vessel Contracts
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp. contracts Signal International for construction of hopper barge & tugboat. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation the largest provider of dredging services in the United States and a major provider of commercial and industrial demolition and remediation services, announce the execution of definitive contracts for the construction of a 15,000-cubic-yard-capacity trailing suction hopper barge and 14,000-horsepower tug.
Straits of Malacca & Singapore Marine Electronic Highway Handover
'Marine Electronic Highway' (MEH) IT systems handed over to Indonesia as project comes closer to fruition. The Straits of Malacca and Singapore, situated between Sumatra and the Malay peninsula…
Coast Guard Commissions Fast Response Cutter at Port Everglades
The US Coast Guard has commissioned its second Sentinel-class cutter during a traditional ceremony at Port Everglades. The 154-foot Coast Guard Cutter Richard Etheridge is a Fast Response Cutter and will be able to deploy independently to conduct missions such as ports, waterways, and coastal security, fishery patrols, drug and illegal migrant law enforcement, search and rescue, and national defense operations along the Gulf of Mexico and throughout the Caribbean.
Containerized Shipping & Logistics Market Report Published
Conditions will eventually improve for the industry over the next five years according to IBISWorld's market research. The report says that after years of easy growth…
Challenges Facing U.S. Private Maritime Security Industry
US Congressman meets with Skye Maritime to learn of factors inhibiting US private maritime security businesses. Congressman Duncan Hunter (R-CA), a Marine combat…
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