2015 Congestion Affected Long Beach Port's Air Quality
Pollution around the Port of Long Beach has been dramatically cut over the last decade, however, according to the latest study, lingering effects from ships at anchorâŠ
European Owners Lead in Buying Up Secondhand Tonnage
With European owners leading the pack in buying up vessels, the sale and purchase market appears to have been notably active in recent years, reveals Clarkson Research Services Limited.
Monjasa Bags Credit Facility from Société Générale
Danish bunker fuel supplier and shipping firm Monjasa has signed a credit facility with French bank SociĂ©tĂ© GĂ©nĂ©rale for USD 80 million. A statement from the companyâŠ
Hanjin Shipping to Submit Self-Rescue Plan
South Koreaâs Hanjin Shipping is planning on submitting a self-rescue plan to creditors this week to stave off bankruptcy by Aug. 25, reports Korea Herald quoting local media.
Global Climate Change Threatens PapahÄnaumokuÄkea Marine
Despite its remote location in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, PapahÄnaumokuÄkea Marine National Monument faces a looming threat of global climate change thatâŠ
MPA Appoints Koji Sekimizu as Distinguished Visiting Fellow
The S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) have appointed former Secretary-General of the InternationalâŠ
South Africa Workshop Promotes Ship Energy Efficiency
An International Maritime Organization (IMO) workshop is raising awareness of the Organizationâs regulatory regime dealing with improving energy efficiency and the control of GHG emissions from ships.
Giant CMA CGM Ship Vasco De Gama Runs Aground
CMA CGMâs mega containership Vasco De Gama ran aground off the Port of Southampton on the UKâs south coast just after midnight on August 22, 2016, reported Fleetmon.
Pods Versus Water Lubricated Props
Thordon Bearings has called on the marine industry to investigate the characteristics of both conventional seawater-lubricated propeller shaft systems and podded propulsion arrangements in order to provide shipowners with a better understanding of the two very different propulsion configurations. In a recently published White Paper, the Canadian manufacturer of the COMPAC seawater-lubricated propellerâŠ
SCHOTTELâs LEACON Certified Leak-free
Following a technical update, the SCHOTTEL LEACON system has now been certified by classification society DNV-GL as a leak-free sealing system for the oil-to-sea interface. This optimized version has already been integrated in the ongoing production. This means that SCHOTTEL drives with LEACON can still be operated in U.S. waters without the need to use bio-oils in compliance with the current VGP from EPA.
Big Tankers' Need for Retrofit Slows Use of New Panama Canal
The promise that some oil traders and brokers saw for an expanded Panama Canal to become a new route for large tankers will take longer to realize than expected because many ships must first undergo inconvenient retrofits to transit through the new locks, shipping industry experts said. The modifications to these bigger oil carriers - which mostly involve fittings such as chocks and bollards that secureâŠ
Tough Twins: New Fireboats for Port of Long Beach
Canada based naval architect and marine engineering firm Robert Allan Ltd. is a leading designer of high-performance response vessels of many types and in particular, large fireboats for major ports worldwide. In addition to the vesselsâ outwardly obvious role of fighting fires, these vessels also serve as incident command centers or as primary response vessels for any local emergency actions requiring water-based control. Robert Allan Ltd.
MN100: KlĂŒber Lubrication NA LP
KlĂŒber Lubrication is one of the worldâs leading manufacturers of specialty lubricants, offering high-end tribological solutions to virtually all industries and markets worldwide. Most products are developed and made to specific customer requirements. During its more than 80 years of existence, KlĂŒber Lubrication has provided high-quality lubricants, thorough consultation and extensive services, which has earned it an excellent reputation in the market.
IWSA to Host Wind Propulsion Forum at SMM
The International Windship Association (IWSA) will host its annual Wind Propulsion Innovation Forum at SMM2016 in Hamburg, including an extensive agenda with expert speakers and panelists that aim to provoke discussion and debate about wind propulsion as key to the future of sustainable shipping. The IWSA Innovation Forum spans all four days of the conference, September 6-9. A broad spectrum of windâŠ
MISC Enters Thai Offshore O&G Market
Energy related maritime solutions and services provider MISC Berhad (MISC) has made inroads into Thailandâs offshore oil and gas market for the first time. MISCâs wholly-owned subsidiary, MISC Offshore Floating Terminals (L) Limited (MOFT) signed a contract for the lease and operations of a Floating, Storage and Offloading Vessel (FSO) for the FSO Benchamas 2 Project by Chevron Offshore (Thailand) Ltd. (COTL) in the Gulf of Thailand.
Bollinger Delivers 19th FRC to the USCG
Bollinger Shipyards has delivered the 19th Fast Response Cutter (FRC), USCGC Rollin Fritch, to the U.S. Coast Guard. The 154-foot patrol craft USCGC Rollin Fritch is the 19th vessel in the Coast Guard's Sentinel-class FRC program. All previous cutters have been stationed in the 7th Coast Guard District in Florida or San Juan, Puerto Rico. The decision to homeport the Rollin Fritch in Cape May, N.J.
USCG Evaluates Comms Equipment in Alaska
At nearly 663,000 square miles, Alaska is the biggest state in the United States and over twice the size of Texas. The stateâs size and the remoteness of its northern communities make emergency response challenging. In response to growing economic and tourism interests in the Arctic, Coast Guard District 17, Alaska Command and the State of Alaska and other state and federal partners will conduct a mass rescue exercise called Operation Arctic Chinook in Tin City and Kotzebue August 23-24.
Grand Bahama Shipyard Adds Four Executives
Grand Bahama Shipyard Limited (GBSL), a Caribbean shipyard providing retrofit, refurbishment and revitalization to cruise and commercial vessels, has added four new positions to its executive team in 2016. Taking up the new executive positions are Ian Edward Ross, Don Keirce, Charles Nugent and Adrian Baboi. Ian Edward Ross joined GBSL July 2016 as VP of HSSEQ, bringing with him over 25 yearsâ practicalâŠ
BG Freight Line Orders Four Containerships
BG Freight Line, a fully owned subsidiary of Peel Ports Group, is to receive new tailor-made short sea container feeder vessels optimized for the companyâs Irish Sea Hub services. The new class of âgreenâ vessels has been developed by BG Freight Line operation with ARKON Shipping as project initiator/commercial manager, technical managers JĂŒngerhans Maritime Services and designers CIMC ORIC. BG FreightâŠ
MN100: Voith Turbo
Voith Turbo specializes in the design, manufacture and servicing of high performance driveline equipment. From drive components to electronic drive systems, technology from Voith Turbo impacts a wide variety of markets, including ship technology. Voith Turbo is a member of the Voith group of companies, a nearly 150-year-old German business that is one of the largest family-owned companies in Europe. The firm has annual sales $5,000,000,000 and has 20,000 employees.
