Category: News

  • MacGregor to have a new owner

    MacGregor to have a new owner One of the best known companies in the maritime cargo handling and transfer sector, MacGregor, is to come under new ownership. Cargotec Corporation reported today that it has today signed an agreement to sell its MacGregor business area to funds managed by European private equity firm Triton, for an…

  • Two Somali pirates get 30 year prison terms for hostage taking of American journalist

    Two Somali pirates get 30 year prison terms for hostage taking of American journalist In a case that dates back to the worst days of the Somali pirates, Abdi Yusef Hassan, 56, of Minneapolis, Minn,, and Mohamed Tahlil Mohamed, 43, of Mogadishu, Somalia, have each been sentenced to 30 years in prison in connection with…

  • Maritime shows up for inaugural Top Women in Maritime Celebration

    Maritime shows up for inaugural Top Women in Maritime Celebration Marine Log’s Top Women in Maritime Celebration award event, held November 11 at the World War II Museum in New Orleans, La., exceeded expectations with over 225 attendees coming together to celebrate the outstanding achievements of women in the maritime industry. This year’s event highlighted…

  • U.K. pilot boat trials Zelim man-overboard recovery conveyor

    U.K. pilot boat trials Zelim man-overboard recovery conveyor The U.K.’s Milford Haven Port Authority (MHPA) has retrofitted its 19-meter pilot boat Picton with Zelim’s SWIFT man-overboard recovery conveyor as part of a three-month trial to assess the system’s capability in high sea states. The Port of Milford Haven, located in Pembrokeshire, Wales, frequently endures high…

  • Port strike fears grow as USMX and ILA fail to hammer out automation issues

    Port strike fears grow as USMX and ILA fail to hammer out automation issues Not all is going smoothly in the negotiations between U.S. East and Gulf Coast port employers, represented by USMX, and the ILA union. Both sides are bargaining as ILA members work under a temporary extension of their current master contract until…

  • BWMS: Erma First acquires Echoclor

    BWMS: Erma First acquires Echoclor With the IMO Ballast Water Management Convention in force since 2017, the majority of the world fleet is now equipped and the BWMS retrofit market is nearing saturation. Inevitably that will produce consolidation in the market and, in line with that trend, Perama, Greece-headquartered Erma First reports that it has…

  • Noble Corporation adopts ABS Wavesight eLogs

    Noble Corporation adopts ABS Wavesight eLogs Offshore drilling contractor Noble Corporation is to adopt ABS Wavesight eLogs electronic logbooks on its entire fleet of offshore assets. ABS Wavesight says that this marks a major milestone in offshore adoption of ABS Wavesight eLogs, bringing a new dimension to compliance management in the maritime and offshore sector.…

  • Patriot Leader: First Gladding-Hearn built CTV

    Patriot Leader: First Gladding-Hearn built CTV Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Duclos Corporation, Somerset, Mass., has delivered its first crew transfer vessel (CTV), the Patriot Leader, to Patriot Offshore Maritime Services. The vessel will operate year-round, transportation service for 24 offshore workers and equipment to support the construction and O&M phases of offshore wind projects on the U.S.…

  • VIDEO: ZEMBA moves to kick start deployment of e-fuels

    VIDEO: ZEMBA moves to kick start deployment of e-fuels The Zero Emission Maritime Buyers Alliance (ZEMBA), a shippers’ group whose members include major freight buyers such as Amazon, IKEA and Levi Strauss, is moving to accelerate the deployment of e-fuels in its next tender Established in 2023, ZEMBA is an initiative of Cargo Owners for…

  • VIDEO: M/V ACBL Mariner: Mightiest Mississippi River towboat yet

    VIDEO: M/V ACBL Mariner: Mightiest Mississippi River towboat yet Christened at a ceremony held in New Orleans yesterday, American Commercial Barge Line’s latest vessel, M/V ACBL Mariner is the most powerful towboat ever built for Mississippi River operations. What that translates into is the capability to push up to 64 barges at once, equivalent to…