Multi-role Rescue Vessel (MRV) and Platform Supply Vessel (PSV) specialist Atlantic Offshore recently took its active fleet number to 19 vessels (six newbuilds are also under construction), with the delivery of the Ocean Response (pictured).
Built by nearby Bergen shipyards, the vessel is the first of its kind to use a configuration of varying sized Wärtsilä [...]
Atlantic Offshore and Ocean Response
May 22nd, 2013New Canadian LNG Terminal Becoming Real
May 22nd, 2013Pacific Northwest LNG awards FEED contract, takes next step toward an LNG export terminal island on Lelu Island, near Port Edward.
The front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract will see three firms working together to design the terminal and work on feasibility studies in the Port Edward area, were awarded to Bechtel, a KBR/JGC joint venture, and [...]
Dutch Shipbuilders Held Fast in Difficult 2012
May 22nd, 2013The Holland Shipbuilding Association say that the various shipbuilding sectors presented a mixed picture in the past year, ship repair & supereyact construction did well, not so large new-buildings.
New constructions of seagoing vessels
Although Dutch shipbuilders had a tough year in 2012, they were generally able to hold their own. Output did suffer though.
Deliveries [...]
Coast Guard Evacuate 78 From Blazing Fishing Vessel
May 22nd, 2013Crewmembers aboard the 314-ft fishing vessel ‘Arctic Storm’ extinguised an engine-room fire using the ship’s Halon chemical firefighting system.
The Coast Guard continues to respond to the vessel approximately 30 miles west of Grays Harbor, Wash.
A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Astoria and two 47-foot motor lifeboat crews from [...]
Jamaica Logistics Hub Plans: “Failure is Not an Option”
May 22nd, 2013When it comes to its long-ranging and dynamic plans to develop as an international logistics center, failure is not an option for Jamaica, according to the country’s Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce.
Addressing the Jamaica Parliament as his contribution to the 2013/2014 Sectoral Debate and speaking to the theme of Achieving Transformational Growth, the Hon. [...]
Today in U.S. Naval History: May 21
May 21st, 2013Today in U.S.Naval History – May 21
1850 – Washington Navy Yard begins work on first castings for the Dahlgren guns
1917 – USS Ericsson fires first torpedo of war
1944 – During preparations for the invasion of Saipan an accidental ordnance blast on LST 353 sets off cataclysmic ammunition explosions at West Loch, Pearl Harbor, killing 163 [...]
Increased Demand for Trained Maritime Professionals
May 21st, 2013May 22 is National Maritime Day, an observance to recognize the contributions and sacrifices made by America’s Merchant Marine. However, it is also a time to reflect on a growing industry that is facing needs for highly-skilled mariners.
The total value of marine freight is estimated to increase by 43 percent domestically and 67 percent internationally [...]
IMO MEPC Implements Further Energy Efficiency
May 21st, 2013The Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) met for its 65th session from May 13-17 2013, at IMO Headquarters in London.
The committee made significant progress in its work on further developing energy-efficiency regulations; adopted an MEPC resolution on rromotion of technical cooperation and transfer of technology relating to the [...]
Costa Concordia: Board Members Under Investigation
May 21st, 2013Five board members of owners, Costa Crociere, have been placed under investigation in connection with the January 2012 cruise ship accident.
The executives are reportedly being probed for possible collusion in the crimes of dereliction of duty and manslaughter that the ship’s Captain, Francesco Schettino, and other crew members are being accused of. Top executives from [...]
Arctic Council Sign Oil Spill Areement
May 21st, 2013At their recent meeting the circumpolar states of the Arctic Council have agreed to tackle oil spill disasters as a team.
The Agreement on Cooperation on Marine Oil Pollution Preparedness and Response in the Arctic—the Council’s second ever binding agreement—was signed by all eight Arctic ministers, reports the Barents Observer.
In the event of an oil spill [...]