Southern Towing Company Acquires Devall Towing
Memphis, Tenn.-based Southern Towing Company (STC) said Tuesday it has acquired family-owned Devall Towing, in a deal that expands STCās towing operations into specialty chemical products.Headquartered in Sulphur, La., Devall is a towboat and barge operator for specialty chemicals along the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway and Lower Mississippi River, operating 36 towboats and 125 liquid tank barges.Theā¦
Irelandās New Research Vessel to Be Named Tom Crean
Ireland's new marine research vessel due to enter service in 2022 will be named the RV Tom Crean, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue announced. "I am delighted to announce the name of Ireland's new marine research vessel is the RV Tom Crean, acknowledging the contribution of a legendary Irish Explorer," McConalogue said.Tom Crean was a renowned seaman and explorer whoā¦
'K' Line Joins Data Sharing Platform
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (āKā Line) and Ship Data Center Co., Ltd. (ShipDC) have agreed to share operation data of all āKā Line fleet equipped with Kawasaki Integrated Maritime Solutions through IoS Open Platform (IoS-OP), the ship IoT data sharing platform promoted by ShipDC.āKā LINE had so far stored operation data collected from several vessels equipped with Kawasaki Integrated Maritime Solutions to IoS-OPā¦
Geollect Wins ADMIRALTY Maritime Insurance Innovation Challenge
The UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) announced geospatial intelligence technology provider Geollect as the winner of the second ADMIRALTY Marine Innovation Program challenge.Launched last year in collaboration with RE_SET, the program aims to help start-ups and innovators develop new solutions that support safe, secure and thriving oceans. The programās second innovation challenge focused on āTransforming Maritime Risk & Insuranceāā¦
Iran Says It Will Allow Crew of Detained S. Korean Tanker to Leave
Iran says it will allow the crew of a Soouth Korean tanker it seized for alleged environmental pollution to leave the country, according to Iranian foreign ministryā¦
Baltic Index Falls to One-month Low
The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, dropped on Tuesday as rates for the capesize vessel segment slipped for a ninth straight session.The Baltic dry index, which tracks rates for capesize, panamax and supramax vessels ferrying dry bulk commodities, slid 64 points, or 4.4%, to 1,380, its lowest level since Jan. 4. The index extended its losing streak to eight sessions.The capesize index was down 177 pointsā¦
Historic Steam-driven Tug Returns to Service
One of the worldās oldest tugboats, the 117-year-old, steam-driven Daniel Adamson, is set to return to service offering short cruises along the River Weaver, a tributary of the fabled Mersey River in England, after the completion of a project to install new propeller shaft bearings.The 1903-built steamship, rescued from scrap merchants 15 years ago, was fully restored in 2016 at Birkenheadās Cammell Laird yard, the original builder of the vessel.
Tech File: Cassandra Light, an AI-Driven Platform for Ship Performance Insights
DeepSea Technologies launched Cassandra Light, a hardware-free AI-driven platform designed to deliver accurate vessel performance insights using only noon data, enabling charterers and shipowners to gain visibility and transparency on vessel performance across their whole fleet.Cassandra Light monitors and visualizes CO2 emissions and notifies users of fuel over-consumption, representing a key toolā¦
Greensteam Acquires Assets of Enerforce
GreenSteam Vessel Optimization Ltd., developers of vessel performance optimisation solutions for a sustainable shipping industry, has acquired the assets of Greeceā¦
AT 80: ZF Debuts New Thruster Range
ZF launched its new ZF AT 80 thruster model range today via the SMM Digital maritime trade fair. The range is available as a 360-degree steerable thruster and as a retractable propulsion system, or as a bow thruster, effectively broadening its appeal among ship owners, shipbuilders and naval architects."With this model range, we have created a new generation of environmentally friendly, powerful and efficient propulsion solutions.
Lenders to Sell Polarcus' Vessels. All Employees to Be Laid Off
Lenders of the troubled marine seismic contractor Polarcus, which last week took control of the company's vessels after a debt payment default, will sell Polarcus' vessels and all the employees will be let go.Banks last week tool control of Polarcus' subsidiaries that own seismic vessels, with the subsidiaries in question being Polarcus Asima AS, Polarcus Alima AS, Polarcus Amani AS, Polarcus Adira ASā¦
HII Wins $175 Million US Navy Contract
Huntington Ingalls Industriesā (HII) Technical Solutions division was awarded a contract last week to provide maintenance, training and planning support for U.S. Navy aircraft carriers. The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract includes a five-year ordering term, with a total potential value of $175 million.āWe are very pleased the U.S. Navy has entrusted us to support the readiness of one of our nationās most important power projection platformsā¦
Pirates Flee After Failed Bulker Hijacking Off Nigeria
Eagle Bulk Shipping confirmed reports that one of its bulk carriers was hijacked in the Gulf of Guinea, and said the vessel and crew are safe now that the incident has been resolved.
Chantiers de lāAtlantique Delivers Cruise Ship MSC Virtuosa
MSC Cruises on Monday took delivery of its new flagship, MSC Virtuosa, built by Chantiers de lāAtlantique in Saint Nazaire, France.The occasion was marked by a small and private ceremony held at the shipyard attended by MSC Cruises' executive chairman Pierfrancesco Vago, his wife Alexa Aponte-Vago and their children, as well as representatives from MSC Cruises newbuilds team along with shipyard executivesā¦
Passenger Vessel Operators Looking Forward
As we take a breath and collectively step into 2021, Iām choosing to be optimistic and focus on the opportunities ahead. Trust me, thatās not easy to say. Even as we are still experiencing a global pandemic which has devastated both the health and financial safety of our families, friends, employees, businesses, and communities. We may be down, but I say donāt lose hope.Stronger togetherAs President of the Passenger Vessel Association (PVA) and President of my familyās businessā¦
Callan Marine Wins Dredging Work at Port of Corpus Christi
Texas-based dredging contractor Callan Marine said it has been awarded the long-term contract for maintenance and new work dredging of the Port of Corpus Christi.The Port of Corpus Christi is the third most profitable port in the United States and is the second-largest exporter of crude oil. The channel itself is 36-miles long, with 30+ ship berths serving the cargo, dry and liquid bulk, breakbulkā¦
Metal Shark Delivers Two Fireboats to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue
Shipbuilder Metal Shark has delivered two of three new welded-aluminum ā50 Defiantā monohull pilothouse fireboats to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue (MDFR).Designed by Metal Sharkās in-house engineering team and built to Lloyds Registry Standard, the welded-aluminum monohull pilothouse fireboats āFB-21ā and āFB-73ā were acquired to boost MDFRās maritime firefighting capability and will replace existing vessels in its fleet.Compared to MDFRās outgoing vesselsā¦
Kongsberg Digital's Remote DP Training Approved by The Nautical Institute
A remote simulation solution for Dynamic Positioning (DP) Induction Courses developed by Kongsberg Digital (KDI) to support training centers worldwide during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns has been approved by The Nautical Institute.Since the start of the pandemic, KONGSBERG has been ramping up the delivery of cloud-based eLearning and remote training solutions to support education and training institutesā¦
Ports of Jersey Orders Damen Workboat
Damen Shipyards Group said it has secured a contract to build a new workboat for the Ports of Jersey following a tender procedure.The newbuild, a Shoalbuster 2711, is the second vessel of its kind ever to be built, and it will be the second Damen vessel to be operated by the Ports of Jersey, which has operated a Damen Shoalbuster 2709, named Duke of Normandy, for the past fifteen yearsPorts of Jersey was looking for a vessel offering versatilityā¦
Baltic Index Down at Near Four-week Low on Falling Rates
The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, on Monday was down at its lowest since early January, as rates weakened across vessel segments.The Baltic dry index, tracking rates for capesize, panamax and supramax vessels ferrying dry bulk commodities, fell 8 points, or 0.6%, to 1,444. The index extended its losing streak to seven sessions.The capesize index was down 19 points, or 1%, at 1,871, its lowest since Dec.
