Collaborative Decision Making Project by Inmarsat
MarineFields and Inmarsat sign MOU on collaborative decision making project to digitalise port call information
MarineFields and Inmarsat have signed an MOU to partner in investigating how sea traffic management and satellite connectivity can make...
ABB to Undertake Major Modernizations of Canadian Coast Guard
ABB will modernize 10 out of 14 Medium Icebreakers and High Endurance Multi Task Canadian Coast Guard ships to extend operational life of the vessels by another 20 years. These ships undertake major search...
Bolidt Lays First Stone for Experience & Innovation Centre
The first stone has been laid at the Bolidt Experience & Innovation Centre, a unique facility due to be opened by Dutch decking specialist Bolidt. The facility is also the initial project to get...
Stena RoRo Selects Selektope® for Extensive Newbuild Program
Stena has signed a contract to coat the hulls of four newbuild RoPax ferries with paint that incorporates the bio-repellent antifouling ingredient Selektope®.
The agreement confirms yet more full vessel applications for Selektope® whose pharmacological...
[Watch] Erie Canal Comeback? Don’t Bet on it
Did the Genesee Brewery in Rochester spark an Erie Canal comeback? The brewery's big transport of fermentation tanks certainly generated a lot of interest, but is it a sign the canal is reclaiming its...
Drinking From a Real Whiskey River
By WAYNE CURTIS
America’s largest whiskey aging warehouse got extensive use in the 19th century. It was 2,350 miles long and connected 31 states and two Canadian provinces. It was more commonly known as the...
Remote Monitoring can be Unpopular with Ship’s Crew
While many owners are turning to remote monitoring of vessels to improve the efficiency of their operations the move is not always popular with the crew.
Both Marorka and DNV GL have enjoyed considerable success...
Ice Crack in Antarctic Takes Major Turn
There has been an important development in the big crack cutting across the Larsen C Ice Shelf in Antarctica.
Touted one of the biggest iceberg:
The fissure, which threatens to spawn one of the biggest bergs...
Organisms in Ballast Water Increasing Despite Discharge Measures
Ships arriving in Chesapeake Bay ports bring more than just cargo in 2013 they also inadvertently released an estimated 10 billion live zooplankton from other parts of the world, a finding that surprised the...
Singapore Bunker Fuels in Demand After Fujairah Ban
Bunker suppliers in Singapore have seen a jump in inquiries this week following the diplomatic crisis in the Middle East, with some estimating as much as 25,000 mt-30,000 mt of marine fuel demand being...