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Middle East Port Handles Last Container
Mina Zayed, Abu Dhabi's main port for more than 40 years, redirects container ships to Khalifa Port near Taweelah, UAE. Abu Dhabi Terminals (ADT) has completed the switch three months ahead of schedule and less than…
People & Company News
Tognum International Student Training Develops
55 young people successfully complete their vocational training, or their courses of dual industrial & college study at Tognum. Young people have successfully completed their vocational training or their courses of dual…
People & Company News
Counter-piracy: Sea Marshalls to Set Up Cape Verde Base
To thwart escalating piracy in the Gulf of Guinea, Sea Marshalls gets license to use Cape Verde as base for ship security operations. The Government of Cape Verde earlier granted a licence to Cape Verde Maritime Security…
People & Company News
Hartzell Introduce New Adjustable Pitch Propellor
The Series 44M with the AM propeller design is suitable for applications from engine room exhaust to cargo hold ventilation fans. The new die-cast aluminum propeller has been specifically engineered to enhance the…
Technology
Helping Hand for North Sea RoRo Collision Survivors
The Mission to Seafarers’ Chaplain in Rotterdam, Holland, worked around the clock with rescue crews following the collision. The 24-man crew of the Baltic Ace immediately abandoned ship, outside Rotterdam port at 1815…
People & Company News
Seas Will Deepen Predicts NOAA
NOAA publishes a new technical memorandum that estimates global mean sea level rise over the next century. The report finds that there is very high confidence (greater than 90% chance) that global mean sea level will…
Technology
Singapore's PPL Shipyard Gets Jack-up Rig Orders
Sembcorp Marine's PPL Shipyard secures rig orders worth US$434-million to build two jack-up rigs for the Mexican market. PPL Shipyard has secured two turnkey contracts with a combined value of US$434 million for the…
Shipbuilding
LNG Ship Glut Foreseen
The liquefied natural gas market may have a ship surplus in 2014 and 2015 as new vessels launch faster than production plants complete. There are 78 ships on order, amounting to 21 percent of the existing fleet, the…
Shipbuilding
Potential US East and Gulf Coasts Port Labor Strike: New Report
A US East & Gulf Coasts port labor strike could further destabilize international trade says a new report. A potential labor strike by longshoremen along the US East and Gulf Coasts at the end of the year could have…
People & Company News
GE Marine Engines Grab Orders at IWS 2012
GE Marine take 16 orders at the 2012 International WorkBoat Show (IWS) in New Orleans to deliver L250 and V250 engines. A combined total of 16 engines have been ordered for newbuilds and repowers by new customer Hyak…
Contracts
Two US Firms Collaborate on SCR Design
Tenneco and Cormetech sign agreement to design marine engine ultra-large diameter selective catalytic reduction (SCR) catalysts. The MARPOL Annex VI and EPA Tier IV regulations require an 80% reduction in NOx emissions…
Technology
US Navy $70-million Contract for General Dynamics
General Dynamics subsidiary Bath Iron Works contracted to provide yard services for newbuilding destroyer, frigate programs. This $70.5 million contract is to provide ongoing planning yard services for the DDG 51 Arleigh…
Contracts