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In North Sea, Pollution From Offshore Platforms "Grossly Underestimated"

In North Sea, Pollution From Offshore Platforms "Grossly Underestimated"

  [By Rosie Williams] Growing up in Aberdeen, Scotland, the shadow of the Piper Alpha disaster loomed large over our community. The tragic explosion of the oil rig platform in 1988 claimed the l...

Infinity® Announces Major New Uncrewed Underwater Vehicle (UUV) Contract

Infinity® Announces Major New Uncrewed Underwater Vehicle (UUV) Contract

[By: Infinity Fuel Cell and Hydrogen, Inc.] Infinity Fuel Cell and Hydrogen, Inc. announced today it has been awarded a major new fuel cell development contract as a next step to full production of...

The Brazos Life-Saving Station's Heroic Rescue in the Hurricane of 1919

The Brazos Life-Saving Station's Heroic Rescue in the Hurricane of 1919

[By William H. Thiesen, Ph.D., Coast Guard Atlantic Area Historian] In Texas, Coast Guard Station Number 222, also known as the Brazos Life-Saving Station (currently named the South Padre Island St...

Daphne Technology & Williams Join on DOE Grant to Reduce Methane Emissions

Daphne Technology & Williams Join on DOE Grant to Reduce Methane Emissions

[By: Daphne Technology] Daphne Technology and Williams,a leading energy infrastructure company, are proud to announce their collaboration on the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Methane Emissions...

U.S. Navy Rescued Two From Disabled Yacht Just Ahead of Hurricane Gilma

U.S. Navy Rescued Two From Disabled Yacht Just Ahead of Hurricane Gilma

Late last month, the U.S. Navy rescued a woman and her seven-year-old daughter from a disabled sailboat in the open waters of the Pacific, just hours ahead of severe weather from an approaching hurric...

MEDLOG Acquires UK’s Maritime Group Expanding MSC’s Logistics Portfolio

MEDLOG Acquires UK’s Maritime Group Expanding MSC’s Logistics Portfolio

  MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company is continuing its acquisition spree this time turning to further enhancing its overland transportation network through the acquisition of UK’s leading freight l...

Contingent Contract Signed for Reefing SS United States off Florida

Contingent Contract Signed for Reefing SS United States off Florida

  Florida’s Okaloosa Country in the far western reaches of the state in the area known as the panhandle has signed a contingent contract to acquire and reef the famed ocean liner ss United States....

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Austal to Pay $24M to Settle Old Accounting Fraud Charges with US DOJ/SEC

  Fifteen months after three former executives of Austal US were indicted in an accounting scandal, the parent company Austal Ltd. has reached terms of a settlement that calls for a US$24 million p...

Shipowners Need to Prepare for Phaseout of Legacy Firefighting Foam

Shipowners Need to Prepare for Phaseout of Legacy Firefighting Foam

  Dealing with PFOS and PFAS contamination from firefighting foam can be a pricey proposition, as the U.S. Navy has learned over the last few years. The Pentagon expects to spend about $5 billion t...

High-Tech Sailing Ship Starts Maiden Voyage With 1,000 Tonnes of Cargo

High-Tech Sailing Ship Starts Maiden Voyage With 1,000 Tonnes of Cargo

  Anemos, a one-of-a-kind sail cargo ship operated by French carrier TOWT, has departed on her maiden transatlantic voyage from Le Havre to New York with 1,000 tonnes of cargo. As of this weekend,...