Gulf of Guinea Maritime Crime Down in 2014
U.K.-based marine intelligence firm Dryad Maritime has said that maritime crime incidents in the Gulf of Guinea decreased 18% year on year in 2014 when compared to 2013.
Indonesia Joins Spain, Italy in Maritime Development Plan
Indonesia to have full cooperation in maritime infrastructure development from European countries Spain and Italy, says a report in Jakarta Post. Spanish Ambassadorā¦
Adani Ports Consolidated PAT Shoots Up by 37%
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited (āAPSEZā), Indiaās largest port developer and part of Adani Group, today announced the financial results for the thirdā¦
Maersk McKinney Moller Sets Container Loading Record
18,612 TEUs is the new world record for container loading, and was won by Maersk Line's Triple E Class vessel, Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller, first in the series of behemoths Danish companyā¦
Pacifica Rolls Out New Container Vessel
Pacifica Shipping, New Zealand's coastal shipping company, is launching a new container vessel from March replacing a smaller vessel whose charter has ended, reports The Stuff.
Jeffersonville Port Sets Cargo Record in 2014
The Port of Indiana - Jeffersonville handled over 2.4 million tons of cargo in 2014, up 48 percent from the previous year, according to a news release from the port.
Shipping Pollution Will Skyrocket -Study
International freight volumes will grow fourfold by 2050 while the average length of haul will increase by 12 percent over that time, trends that will cause a spikeā¦
Sheplerās New Ferry Takes Shape
Sparks are flying on the bulkhead and engine room of the $3.8 million, 85-foot Miss Margy, the newest addition to the Sheplerās Mackinac Island Ferry fleet, at Moran Iron Works. Bill Shepler, CEO of Sheplerās, and Tom Moran, CEO and founder of Moran Iron Works, announced the project last month, when pre-production work started. The all-aluminum ferry ā named after Sheplerās mother ā is scheduled to carry its first passengers in July 2015.
Next Generation Bridge Concept
For decades the maritime industry has long-theorized of emulating the āairline modelā in uniformity and technical capability of its own ship and boat integrated bridge platform. Enter Rolls-Royce and the VTT Technical Research Center of Finland which together have launched a ship intelligence system that it believes could be the next major transition for the shipping, able to gather, process and reasonablyā¦
New YANMAR EPA Tier III Engine
YANMAR America introduced its new EPA Tier III compliant commercial marine diesel engine. Rated at 755 mHP and 1,900 rpm, the new 20.38-liter 6AYAM-ET uses a full mechanical control system. The class-approved four-cycle, in-line six-cylinder 6AYAM-ET offers low fuel consumption and a continuous rating suitable for river push boats, tugboats, trawlers and other applications with uninterrupted operations or load cycles.
Volvo Penta Debuts New Marine Engines
Volvo Penta introduced the first two models of its next-generation sterndrive marine gasoline engines. The new 4.3-liter catalyzed V6 engines, rated at 200 and 240 hp, will supplement Volvo Pentaās current V6 product line. Volvo Penta will roll out the complete new family of next-generation V6 and V8 gasoline sterndrive engines during 2015 and 2016, expanding on the V8-380 introduced by Volvo Penta in 2012.
Transas: The Bridge to Tomorrow
Transas was founded in 1990, by a group of former navigators and engineers, who at that time envisioned ways in which computers could revolutionize maritime safety, communications and security. In the ensuing 25 years Transas has pioneered navigational technology across a wide sector, developing into a true āhousehold nameā in the global maritime industry. In 1995, Transas also entered the highly competitive simulation marketā¦
BICERA Explosion Relief Valve
Sometimes it seems cliché to repeat that a product or system āprotects equipment and saves lives,ā but in the case of valve manufacturer Penn-Troy, which recently unveiled a new crankcase explosion relief valve that boasts lower exhaust temperatures, more engine internal clearance and a lighter weight design, the claim is accurate. To get further insights on the BICERA Revolution Explosion Relief Valveā¦
The Art of Propeller Making
The worldās biggest propellers have their cradle in the North of Germany. MMG ā Mecklenburger Metallguss GmbH ā has manufactured for more than 65 years propellers for ships, including the biggest and fastest, in the State of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. With the manufacture of propellers up to 130 tons, its manufacturing process requires a delicate hand and lots of patience. Despite the fact that commercial shipbuilding has shifted to the Far Eastā¦
LEEVAC Launches First PSV for Tidewater
On Tuesday, January 27, LEEVAC Shipyards Jennings, LLC launched hull 367, a platform supply vessel (PSV) designed by LEEVAC Design Services, LLC (300 DE-52 HAB PSV). Hull 367, the first of a two-vessel newbuild program for Tidewater Marine, is LEEVACās first launch in 2015, a year that marks the companyās 50th anniversary. The vessel is 300 ft. x 62 ft. x 24 ft. deep, has a diesel-electric plant, accommodations for 52 personsā¦
Puget Sound Container Volumes Flat in 2014
Container volumes through Puget Soundās largest container ports remained flat in 2014, according to numbers released jointly for the first time by the ports of Seattle and Tacoma. āReporting our combined cargo volumes demonstrates our commitment to the Seaport Alliance,ā said Port of Seattle Commission co-President Stephanie Bowman. The two ports announced in October 2014 plans to form a Seaport Alliance to unify management of marine cargo terminals and related functions.
New Berthing System for Mooring Cargo Ships
Eagle Rock Aggregates, U.S. subsidiary of Polaris Materials Corporation, has completed a new aggregate import facility at the Port of Long Beach that features a docking structure which will be used for mooring mid-sized cargo ships. āThe existing berth structures at the site were designed for barges,ā said Herb Wilson, President and CEO of Polaris Materials. āWe removed them and replaced them with an advanced berthing system designed specifically for the docking of our Panamax- classā¦
USACE Barges, Tugs Up for Repair
The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Buffalo District has awarded a repair contract to Great Lakes Shipyard for two tugs and two barges from the Corpsā Cleveland Field Station. The shipyard said it has been contracted to perform drydocking, maintenance and repairs of the 109-foot Tug Cheraw and 53-foot Tug Donlon, and the 120-foot Deck Barges BD-6259 and BC-6472. Work includes underwater hull cleaning and maintenanceā¦
US House Passes Bill to Pressure Regulators on LNG Exports
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill on Wednesday to speed permits for exports of natural gas, a measure that even if passed by the Senate and signed into law by President Barack Obamaā¦
DSME Building 5 Icebreaking LNGCs for Yamal
Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) is building five large Arctic Liquefied Natural Gas Carriers (LNGCs), for which it has LNG orderedā¦
