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New Digital Systems Bring More "Alarm Fatigue" for Mariners

New Digital Systems Bring More "Alarm Fatigue" for Mariners

  New research by Lloyd's Register confirms a phenomenon that confounds merchant mariners: alarm fatigue. LR examined comprehensive data on bridge and engine room alarms, and the class society foun...

Houthis Down Another Reaper Amidst Ongoing U.S. Vessel-Protection Strikes

Houthis Down Another Reaper Amidst Ongoing U.S. Vessel-Protection Strikes

On Monday, Yemen's Houthi rebels claimed to have shot down another American MQ-9 Reaper attack drone, a mainstay of U.S. Air Force antiterrorism operations in the Middle East.  Houthi spokesman Yah...

BC Ferries Wants Five of the Largest Double-Ended Ferries to Update Fleet

BC Ferries Wants Five of the Largest Double-Ended Ferries to Update Fleet

Canadian ferry operator BC Ferries is moving forward with its efforts to update its aging fleet while also addressing population growth and customer expectations after the company has been plagued w...

Svitzer Orders First Battery and Methanol-Fueled Tug from Uzmar

Svitzer Orders First Battery and Methanol-Fueled Tug from Uzmar

  Svitzer, the global towage company that was recently spun off by Maersk, is adding a new dimension to low-emission shipping reporting it has ordered the first battery-electric tug with methanol-d...

U.S. Navy Underwrites Renewed Expansion at Subic Bay Naval Base

U.S. Navy Underwrites Renewed Expansion at Subic Bay Naval Base

In the early 1900s, the U.S. Navy began construction on a sprawling base at Subic Bay on the Philippine island of Luzon, a U.S. colony at the time. That facility turned into a  semipermanent launch pa...

With Two Weeks Left and No Talks, Industry Prepares for ILA Strike

With Two Weeks Left and No Talks, Industry Prepares for ILA Strike

  Today marks two weeks till the likely first day of a crippling strike for containers and Ro-Ro traffic at U.S. East and Gulf Coast ports as the International Longshoremen’s Association has refuse...

Spain’s Ibiza Moves to Limit Tourists Including Cruise Ships

Spain’s Ibiza Moves to Limit Tourists Including Cruise Ships

  The Spanish island of Ibiza, long a popular tourist destination in the Mediterranean, is becoming the latest location to move to control tourism including cruise ship passengers. The Council of M...

SmartPropulsion: A Game Changer for Reducing Fuel & Ensuring Compliance

SmartPropulsion: A Game Changer for Reducing Fuel & Ensuring Compliance

  Across the global marine industry, environmental sustainability and economic efficiency are becoming increasingly intertwined. Vessel owners and operators face pressure to adopt fuel-saving solut...

German Government and Banks Complete Financial Rescue of Meyer Werft

German Government and Banks Complete Financial Rescue of Meyer Werft

  Meyer Werft, one of the premier cruise ship builders, reports it has completed the required financial bailout to maintain the operations of the company’s shipyard in Papenburg, Germany. In a stat...

USCG Shadows Russian Naval Vessels in Arctic off Alaska

USCG Shadows Russian Naval Vessels in Arctic off Alaska

  Reports that a U.S. Coast Guard cutter briefly encountered a contingent of Russian naval vessels transiting off Alaska have drawn a lot of media attention. It is a fairly frequent occurrence, but...