Swedish Ferry Enters Service with New SurvitecZodiac Slide
A new version of the successful SurvitecZodiac MIS MES escape slide and liferaft system has been fitted to the latest addition to the Ventrafiken fleet. The Uraniborg was recently completed at the Hvide Sande shipyard in Denmark and has just entered service between Landskrona and the island of Ven located in the Oresund between Sweden and Denmark. The new ferry is fitted with two SurvitecZodiac escape slide systems that each contain two 151-person open reversible liferafts.
Diana Shipping Inks Two Time Charters
Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE:DSX), a global shipping company specializing in the ownership and operation of dry bulk vessels, has announced that it has entered intoā¦
Kalmar Secures Large Order
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has signed a large order for twelve all-electric rubber tyred gantry cranes (RTGs) to Piraeus Container Terminal (PCT) SA in Greece. The cranesā¦
BWTS Supply Order for Optimarin
Optimarin to supply three ballast water treatment systems to Siem Offshore vessels. The first ship to be supplied with Optimarin Ballast Systems (OBS) is the AHTS Siem Opal during drydocking. The Type Approved Optimarin Ballast System (OBS), is based on solid separation (filter) as pre-treatment and high doses of UV irradiation for inactivation of marine organisms, viruses and bacteria, without affecting the normal operation of the ship.
Port of Los Angeles to Break Ground
Who: Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Los Angeles City Councilman Joe Buscaino, Port of Los Angeles officials break ground on $137 million intermodal rail yard project in Wilmington. What: The Berth 200 Rail Yard and Roadway Project will improve a critical link in the nationās freight network. The new storage and queuing yard will clear the way for greater on-dock rail capacity and operational efficiencies at nearby Port container terminal facilities.
Kraken Awarded AquaPix Sonar Contract
Kraken Sonar Systems Inc., a marine technology company, has announced that it has been awarded a contract for an AquaPix Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Sonarā¦
Lakes Limestone Trade Down 3.6 Percent in 2012
Shipments of limestone on the Great Lakes totaled 27,145,219 tons in 2012, a decrease of 3.6 percent compared to 2011. The trade was 7 percent below its 5-year average. Shipments from U.S.
Maritime Training Company Strengthens Team
Clyde Marine Training, the UKs largest maritime training organization, has entered 2013 by strengthening its training division with a number of new starts. Firstā¦
Trailer Bridge Appoints Chris J. Dombalis CEO
Trailer Bridge, Inc. has appointed Chris J. Dombalis as a Board Member and Chief Executive Officer of the Company to succeed Frank Halliwell. Trailer Bridge providesā¦
MMA Ink OSV Charter with BHP Billiton Petroleum
Mermaid Marine Australia Limited (MMA) awarded offshore marine support contract for FPSO operations off NW coast of Australia. The vessel to service the contractā¦
Delta Towing Wins Out in Legal Tussle
LeBlanc Bland P.L.L.C. announces important Fifth Circuit Maritime Ruling: decision addresses enforceability of liquidated damages provision. An important Fifth Circuitā¦
Classification Society's Key Role in 'Viking Grace' Success
The worldās most environmentally friendly large passenger ship, 'Viking Grace', delivered by STX Finland, & maiden voyage tickets a sell-out. Apart from its unique green credentials, the vesselās two standout features are its LNG-powered Wartsila engines and its safe return to port compliance technology. Such was the vesselās much anticipated arrival that tickets for its maiden voyage from Turku to Stockholm were sold out months in advance.
Frigstad Orders Ultra-deepwater Semi-submersibles
Subsidiaries of Frigstad Deepwater Ltd sign construction contracts for two ultra deepwater semi-submersible drilling units from CIMC Raffles in Yantai, China. Theā¦
Canadian Radar Satellite Contract for MDA
MacDonald, Dettwiler & Associates Ltd. win Canadian Space Agency $706 million contract to build, launch & provide initial operations for the RADARSAT Constellation Mission (RCM). The RCM is designed for three main uses: maritime surveillance (ice, wind, oil pollution and ship monitoring); disaster management (mitigation, warning, response and recovery) and ecosystem monitoring (forestry, agriculture, wetlands and coastal change monitoring).
Dock Landing Ship 'USS Tortuga' Leaves for Spring Deployment
The first Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) landing ship 'USS Tortuga' leaves homeport for deployment in the 7th Fleet's area of responsibility. The forward deployed Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46), part of the Bonhomme Richard ARG, dsparts its homeport, for its spring deployment in the 7th Fleet Area of Responsibility. Tortuga will take part in an Amphibious Integration Training (AIT) and Certification Exercise (CERTEX)ā¦
Austal Lanches First Cape-class Patrol Boat
Austal launch the first-in-a-series Cape Class Patrol Boat at the company's Henderson Shipyard in Western Australia. The vessel is the first of eight new boats being built by Austal for the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service under a design, construct and in-service support contract valued at approximately A$330 million. The ceremony marked the first time the boat has been lowered into the water.
'Boat Smart' White Paper Updated
Jeppesen and Alliance for Safe Navigation partners announce updated 'Boat Smart' white paper emphasizing importance of updated charts for navigation. Jeppesen andā¦
Ten Seamen Saved from Sea off Somalia
EU Naval Force French Frigate 'Surcouf' rescues 10 from life-raft after their coastal cargo vessel sank 30 miles off the Somali coast. The master of the Indian flagged vessel had sent out a distress call after engine failure and the vessel began to ship water. FS Surcouf, which was conducting counter piracy patrols 26 nautical miles away, raced to assist the mariners, who by now had āabandoned shipā in rough seas and climbed into a life raft.
Shell's 'Kulluk' Rig Accident: WWF Canada Urge Better Planning
A close call for the 'Kulluk': better planning needed before more oil and gas traffic in Arctic waters comments WWF Canada. The Kulluk, a conical, Arctic-class drill ship, was being towed from the Beaufort Sea in Alaskan Arctic waters back to Seattle following Shellās first drilling season in the region. Its tow vessel lost control of the massive platform during a harsh winter storm, resulting in the shipā¦
Piracy & Armed Robbery: Latest Report
In the past 7-days the following attacks were noted by the International Chamber of Commerce, Commercial Crimes Services. Two robbers armed with long knives boardedā¦
