The Maritime Industry Guide
Reporting indicates that the tanker ISTANBUL was attacked while underway by one high-speed craft with 9 armed men aboard. The tanker conducted evasive maneuvers and following two failed attempts the pirates were seen to withdraw to a mothership vessel.
The Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources has issued a regulation tightening fuel requirements, which effectively bans the use of heavy fuel oil in the territorial sea of Iceland.
Maersk Supply Service has been awarded an integrated FPSO tow and mooring installation project for an operator in the North Sea.
South Carolina Ports Authority opens in a new window reported its strongest May on record, with 204,457 TEUs handled last month. Fiscal year-to-date TEU volume is up 9.7%, with 2,192,689 TEUs handled since the Port’s fiscal year began in July.
Damen Shiprepair & Conversion has signed off on the conversion of a dredger to dual-fuel operation on LNG and MGO, and which is now powered by MAN 35/44DF engines.
The result of a cooperation between MAN Energy Solutions, Corvus Energy, and DNV GL, HYCAS examines the cost-effectiveness of hybrid power solutions in a 1,700 TEU container feeder vessel.
AGCT, the Croatian subsidiary of ICTSI at the Port of Rijeka, is set to realize a comprehensive expansion plan in the period up to mid-2020.
The Award will be presented to the winning entrant by Heike Deggim, Director of the Maritime Safety Division at the International Maritime Organization at ICHCA’s international conference in Malta this November.
The Danish pump specialist is reaping the benefits of its investment in pumps for the VLEC market.