 | UPDATE: Oil Pumping on Rena is Slow but Steady
Salvage teams working on the Rena in the Bay of Plenty, NZ, have pumped another 60-ton of heavy oil off of the container ship since operations were halted due to troublesome weather. The 60-tons pumped combined with what has been pumped earlier in the week makes only 171-tons of removed oil from 1,700 total aboard the...
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 | 3 Dead and 5 Missing from Ship Collision off Albania
On Thursday, three sailors have died, and five are left missing after a Turkish merchant vessel collided with a passenger ferry off of Albania. Edmond Doraci, a nearby port captain, told Reuters that the 10 man crews of the merchant ship, only two are confirmed alive. One sailor is confirmed dead, two were spotted...
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 | Iranian Ship Ferrying Oil Rig Workers Sinks, 12 People Missing
The Islamic Republic News Agency reported that a ship ferrying people from Iranian oil rigs to land on Thursday sank in the Gulf and has left 12 people missing. The ferry was carrying a total of 72 people, and was on its way to the port city of Bushehr at the time of its demise, IRNA reported. While sixty of...
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 | UK Navy Seizes Pirate Mothership
A dhow pirate mother-ship involved in attacks on merchant shipping in the Indian Ocean has been stopped and boarded by ships from the Royal Navy operating in the Indian Ocean. This action followed on from the successful rescue of the Italian Merchant Ship Monte Cristo on 11 October by the RFA Fort Victoria. It is believed the...
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 | No Visual Evidence of Oil Found Onboard S.S. Montebello
The on-scene assessment operations of the sunken World War II tanker S.S. Montebello are nearly complete off the coast of Cambria, Calif., and the unified command has determined that there is no substantial oil threat from the Montebello to California waters and shorelines. The only operation that remains is the collection of hull...
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 | Reps. Pascrell and LoBiondo Introduce Legislation to Encourage Wind Power Investment
Continuing in their commitment to creating jobs and a more sustainable energy future, U.S. Reps. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-8) and Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ-2) introduced bipartisan legislation to encourage offshore wind power investment off the coast of New Jersey. "I am pleased to announce the introduction of the bipartisan...
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 | U.S. Welcomes U.N. Assessment of Maritime Piracy in West Africa
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is calling for countries and regional organizations in West Africa's Gulf of Guinea to develop a comprehensive strategy to combat maritime piracy, which he says threatens to hinder economic development and undermine security in the region. "The threat is compounded because most Gulf...
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 | LNG in Marine Propulsion: A Disruption to the Maritime Industry?
By MEC Intelligence According a new forecast by MEC intelligence nearly 10,000 vessels could be adopting LNG propulsion by 2020 triggering a huge growth in the market. Companies in all aspects of the maritime value chain– oil majors, terminals, ports, bunker suppliers, service companies, component...
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 | NZ Labor Conservation Speaks on Rena Disaster: What Not To Do
A Government hell-bent on cutting costs has left Maritime New Zealand without the frontline expertise it needs to function in emergencies, says Labour’s Conservation and State Services spokesperson Ruth Dyson. “National’s Transport Minister Steven Joyce has tried to brush off criticism that the Government...
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 | The RRS Ernest Shackleton – A Breakthrough in Icebreaker Hull Protection
When British Antarctic Survey’s RRS (Royal Research Ship) Ernest Shackleton was drydocked recently in Denmark, the superintendent, engineers and paint specialists there to check the condition of the hull paint were amazed. After two seasons of battering its way through ice up to 2.5 meters thick with a high content of gravel and...
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 | Irving Shipbuilding Stands Ready to Build Canada’s Next Generation Federal Combat Fleet
Irving Shipbuilding celebrated its successful selection to negotiate the right to build Canada’s future combat fleet under the National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy (NSPS). The company gathered late in the day to recognize its employees, community and government partners, and Canadians from coast to coast to coast for the...
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 | Trinity Yachts to Incorporate Trinity Offshore’s Environmental Expertise
It’s a well known and highly regarded fact that Trinity Yachts, LLC has long been able to capitalize on its history in the commercial and military maritime industry by bringing to their superyachts the fundamental and innovative design and engineering features that have proven so successful in other projects. Last week,...
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 | Vesper Marine and Astrata Group Partnet to Deliver Groundbreaking Fleet Tracking
Vesper Marine, a leading manufacturer of innovative marine safety products, and Astrata Group, a developer of advanced location-based IT services, announced the signing of a new partnering agreement to deliver ground-breaking land and sea based fleet tracking solutions for customers who require precise tracking for their fleets and...
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 | Keppel Appoints New Chief Financial Officer
In a move towards succession planning, the Board of Directors of Keppel Corporation Limited wishes to announce that Mr Teo Soon Hoe will relinquish his role as Group Finance Director with effect from 1 January 2012. Mr Teo, 62, will continue to serve as Senior Executive Director and remain on the Keppel Board. He will remain as...
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