THE Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) have presented the Biennial Incentive Award (BIA) to seven harbour pilots described as "Ambassadors of the Port of Singapore"
Millions of dollars worth of iron ore flows in and out of Port Hedland
every day, and the pilots responsible for moving the carriers into place
take on a massive responsibility.
To ensure safe and reliable petroleum transportation Crowley Maritime pioneered a project of innovative and industry leading articulated tug-barge (ATB)
Less than two months after opening their office in Stavanger,
Norway, Damen Shipyards delivers a Stan Tug 1004 to the Norwegian
Shipbuilding company SIMEK AS
A full-scale Voith Schneider Propeller as well as a full-scale Voith Inline Thruster catch the visitor’s eye. In addition to the new SteamTrac waste heat recovery system, Voith presents functional models of a new control stand and of the Voith Radial Propeller.
The International Maritime Pilots’ Association (IMPA) and the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) have joined forces to update a brochure aimed at shipping companies and seafarers, reminding them of the vital need to ensure that ladders used for pilot transfers are safe and always rigged correctly.
Jensen Maritime Consultants, a Crowley Maritime Corporation
company, recently began designing a new vessel, theEric M. McAllister, a
5,150 horsepower, twin Azimuth Stern Drive (ASD) tugboat, for
McAllister Towing.
Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading solutions and
services provider, is to supply the main engines for two environmentally
sustainable tugs being built for CNOOC Energy Technology & Services
Limited (CETS), a subsidiary of the state-owned China National Offshore
Oil Corp. (CNOOC).
Cruise lines scrambled this past weekend to deal with a strike by 42 port pilots in Oslo, Norway. The labor action by state employees caused multiple cruise ships to bypass Oslo. Lines adapted itineraries, sailed to alternative ports and some operated motorcoach excursions to Oslo.
The pilot of a cargo ship that struck the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge and caused a massive oil spill wants to get back his mariner's license so he get out on the water again.