According to the National Retail Federation (NRF), an unexpectedly large volume of imports crossed the wharves at American seaports this summer – perhaps even a record quantity. “It’s important to be careful how much to read into these numbers after all we’ve seen this year, but retailers are importing far more merchandise for the holidays than […]
A massive fire broke out at the Port of Beirut on Thursday, incinerating a warehouse full of tires and oil within the port’s free zone. The same area was heavily damaged in the ammonium nitrate explosion that leveled the central port area and the adjacent waterfront on August 4. According to Lebanon’s civil defense agency, […]
The search and rescue mission for the crew of the missing livestock carrier Gulf Livestock 1 has been concluded. The Japan Coast Guard has decided to transition from the full time search operations to its usual patrols of the area. The decision to stop the dedicated search came after several days during which the Coast […]
As ports around the world compete to build their LNG bunkering capabilities, the United States recently marked a key milestone as part of the shipping industry’s increasing use of the LNG. The first LNG refueling of an internationally-flagged ship took place in the Port of Jacksonville, Florida. The effort required the coordination of several partners, but […]
On Thursday, Subic Bay Freeport inaugurated a new crew transfer protocol, providing one more location for seafarers to embark and disembark as the crew change crisis continues on. Subic Bay’s new operation will supplement the crew change process at nearby Manila, relieving some of the congestion with a second site. Five Filipino crewmembers of the […]
[By: Krongsberg Maritime] Kongsberg Maritime is delighted to announce that it has been contracted to design and equip a highly innovative vessel for the Norwegian krill processing firm Rimfrost. The ship is to be built by Westcon, who will complete the vessel at their facility in Norway after initial construction at the Tersan Shipyard in […]
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has integrated the Leonardo SAGE 750 Electronic Support Measure (ESM) system onto the MQ-9B SeaGuardian® Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS). The SAGE 750 integration was performed by GA-ASI in partnership with Leonardo. The SAGE 750 installed on SeaGuardian will provide intelligence information on maritime and terrestrial radar emitters over […]
Plans for a proposed liquefied natural gas terminal to be located on the Delaware River were again stalled today as the commission overseeing the river voted to delay its initial approval of the project pending an appeal from an environmental group. The proposed project would be New Jersey’s first LNG export terminal on the Delaware […]
Basler Electric is proud to introduce the DECS-450 Digital Excitation Control System as the newest product in our industry-leading line of integrated excitation systems. The DECS-450 is built on the proven DECS microprocessor-based platform with thousands of installations worldwide. The DECS-450 provides high performance, extremely reliable excitation control for positive and positive/negative forcing excitation systems […]
Filtersafe has announced that Mark Riggio is joining the company as head of its marine division. Mark is joining the company from Hyde Marine, where he was the Senior Market Manager for over 9 years. Mark will be bringing his vast experience in the maritime industry to Filtersafe to help continue the growth of the […]
[By Dr. Salvatore R. Mercogliano] On July 29, 2020, the heads of three maritime unions – Marshall Ainley of the Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association, Don Marcus from the International Organization of Masters, Mate & Pilots, and Michael Sacco, the long-time President of Seafarers International Union – jointly penned a letter to Rear Admiral Michael A. […]
[Brief] The body of an Afghan migrant was found Sunday in the vehicle deck of a ro/pax ferry in Ancona, Italy. The cruise ferry Cruise Europa arrived in Ancona at about 1700 hours Sunday on a voyage from Patras, Greece. The victim’s body was found within the vessel’s vehicle hold, and it showed no signs […]
