UK based marine exhaust specialist, Halyard, has announced yet another commercial success story with renowned Great Yarmouth based boat builder Alicat Workboats, to ensure its new four WFSV (Wind Farm Support Vessels) remain quiet on the water and to provide increased comfort for those on board. With a growing need for all commercial vessels to [...]
Pioneering E-navigation business NAVTOR has announced a landmark agreement with the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) that will see its market leading ADMIRALTY Vector Chart Service (AVCS) distributed on the NAVTOR NavStick USB device. The deal will also see all Admiralty Digital Publications made available on the NavStick. At present AVCS is distributed to mariners [...]
Demonstrating continued investment in infrastructure improvements to better serve customers, the Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority today selected Konecranes Finland Corporation to supply four dockside electric container cranes for Wharf No. 1 at Barbours Cut Container Terminal. The Port Commission authorized negotiation of a contract with Konecranes for the equipment, which is [...]
CrewInspector has been selected by Lowland International to provide its online crew management software to Lowland group of companies. Agreement stipulates full integration of Lowland offices across the globe into single crew management system enabling to do crew management, crew payroll and customer invoicing. CrewInspector successfully transferred all crewing related information from legacy database to [...]
Transas Marine Pacific together with its local partner Global Teamwork Sdn Bhd has been awarded a contract to supply and install a Vessel Traffic Management System for Pengerang Oil Terminal in Johor by Dialog Pengerang Sdn Bhd. The comprehensive Transas Vessel Traffic Management solution will allow for the Pengerang Oil Terminal compliance with the ISPS [...]
Prosafe has been awarded a contract from Det norske oljeselskap ASA (“Det Norske”) for the provision of the Safe Scandinavia accommodation support vessel at the Ivar Aasen Development Project in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. The contract has been awarded following a competitive tendering process and is for a firm period of six months [...]
The long-awaited General Accountability Office (GAO) study on the Jones Act in Puerto Rico shows that the U.S. domestic container shipping fleet has provided regular, reliable service while offering significant rate reductions, according to the American Maritime Partnership (AMP), an industry trade group. “GAO disproved charges that the Jones Act raises prices for consumers in [...]
Between 26 February and 5 March 2013, French warship FS Courbet, operating as part of EU Naval Force counter piracy mission Operation Atalanta, together with an embarked Estonian Vessel Protection Detachment (VPD), escorted a World Food Programme (WFP) ship that was carrying much-needed food and aid for the Somali people around the Horn of Africa. [...]
The Philippine Coast Guard announced yesterday that a Chinese-owned bulk carrier is currently dead on waters after it encountered engine trouble just southwest of Tubbataha Reef along the vicinity off Sulu Sea in Palawan. Commodore Enrico Efren Evangelista, Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Palawan district commander said that his office received an urgent call from [...]
OutBack Power Technologies, Inc., a designer and manufacturer of advanced power electronics for renewable energy, backup power and mobile applications, today announced several of the marine organizations who use OutBack Power’s marine-grade power solutions to ensure peace of mind for mariners and boaters who depend on clean, reliable AC power during sea voyages. With OutBack’s [...]
