Sustainability in the heavy lifting industry
Cost efficiency and sustainability, two topics that are frequently discussed in the offshore and maritime industry. There are many developments and innovations going on in this area.
→USCG Fines Bulker for Unapproved BW Discharge
The United States Coast Guard (USCG) issued a USD 5,000 fine to the operator of a freight vessel for unauthorized ...
read more →JAX LNG Gets Nod for Ship-to-Ship LNG Bunkering
Florida-based liquefied natural gas supplier JAX LNG has received acceptance for the operations at its waterfront ...
read more →Man Medevacked from Gachem Stade Tanker off Egmont Key
The US Coast Guard medevacked a 55-year-old male Philippine national from a 550-foot tanker while the vessel was ...
read more →Calumet Refloated, Traffic Back to Normal in Soo Locks
The cargo vessel Calumet, a 629-foot ship that ran aground on the north side of Sugar Island Wednesday, was ...
read more →Waterway Closed after Bulker Runs Aground
Commercial vessel traffic in the St. Marys River was shut down after the 629-foot US bulk carrier Calumet ran ...
read more →USCG Grants BWTS Type Approval to Ecochlor
The United States Coast Guard (USCG) has issued the USCG Type Approval Certificate to Ecochlor, a Boston-based ...
read more →USCG: Detained Ship Departs Baltimore after 10 Months
Having been detained for the last ten months, the 5,900 dwt tanker Asphalt Trader departed Baltimore on August 5, ...
read more →Chemical Spill Cleanup Completed in Port of Long Beach
The cleanup and recovery operations have been finalized on the 98,849 dwt container ship Harbour Bridge in the Port ...
read more →USCG, NCB Ink MOA for Inspection of US-Flagged Cargo Ships
The United States Coast Guard (USCG) and the National Cargo Bureau (NCB) have signed a memorandum of agreement ...
read more →Asphalt Tanker Loses Power off Nantucket
The Marshall Islands-flagged tanker Asphalt Sailor was stuck some 210 miles off the coast of Nantucket, ...
read more →Bulker Runs Aground in Norfolk, Virginia
The Thailand-flagged bulk carrier Mallika Naree ran into trouble on June 29 as the vessel grounded off Sewells ...
read more →USCG Medevacs Tanker Crewmember off Louisiana
A Filipino crewmember has been medevaced from the 2004-built oil products tanker Elixir near Southwest Pass, ...
read more →USCG Issues Updated BWMS Approval to Sunrui
The United States Coast Guard (USCG) Marine Safety Center has issued an updated type approval certificate to ...
read more →USCG: Ferry Crashes into Jetty in Hyannis Harbor
At least five people were injured when a high-speed ferry hit a jetty while entering Hyannis Harbor, Massachusetts, ...
read more →USCG: No Threat to Charleston Port, Terminal to Reopen
Relevant authorities have confirmed that there is no existing threat to the Port of Charleston following reports of ...
read more →Bomb Threat Investigation Active aboard Maersk Memphis
An investigation into a potential bomb threat in a container aboard the containership Maersk Memphis is active, ...
read more →USCG Grants BWM System Approval to Chinese Firm
China’s Sunrui Marine Environment Engineering has received a Ballast Water Management System (BWMS) type ...
read more →USCG Seizes Cocaine Worth USD 32.5 Mn off Puerto Rico
The United States Coast Guard (USCG) offloaded approximately 1,100 kilograms of cocaine in San Juan on June 2. As ...
read more →North P&I: US Getting Tough on BWM Extensions
United States Coast Guard (USCG) officers are taking a much tougher stance with regards to various aspects of ...
read more →Carnival Fantasy Passenger Medevaced off Louisiana
The United States Coast Guard medevaced a woman from the Carnival Fantasy cruise ship on May 2 while the vessel was ...
read more →Search for Royal Caribbean Crewmember Called Off
After searching a total of over 5,000 square-nautical miles, the United States Coast Guard has suspended the search ...
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