US Navy: Big or Small, Boats are Indispensable to the USN

For the U.S. Navy, boats perform missions from mundane maintenance chores such as hull scraping and cleaning overboard discharges to clandestine special forces insertion and extraction. Some boats are about as basic

Ferry Sinks off Bali, Killing Four as 30 Go Missing

Four people died, 30 were missing and 31 survived after a ferry carrying 65 people sank near the Indonesian island of Bali, the country's Search and Rescue agency said on Thursday, as

Fincantieri’s US Subsidiary Names New CEO

Fincantieri Marine Group (FMG), the U.S. subsidiary of Fincantieri, has appointed George A. Moutafis as Chief Executive Officer (CEO).The leadership transition of the U.S. company of the group led by CEO and

Susesea’s Bulk Carrier Fleet Gets Efficiency Boost from Chevron Cylinder Oils

Turkish shipowner Susesea has streamlined its vessels operation by upgraded the cylinder lubrication strategy across its fleet of six bulk carriers with Chevron’s Taro Ultra Advanced 40 (TUA 40).Working with Chevron Marine

Seatrium Secures FSRU Conversion Contract from Kinetics

Seatrium has been awarded a floating storage regasification unit (FSRU) conversion contract from Kinetics, an energy transition initiative by global floating power company Karpowership.This award follows Kinetics’ confirmation of the option for

Bonaparte CCS Project Awarded Major Project Status

The Bonaparte CCS project has been awarded Major Project Status by the Australian Government. It is the first offshore carbon capture and storage (CCS) project to receive the status in Australia.The Bonaparte

IMO Targets Seafarer Fatigue

The IMO is taking action to ensure that ships worldwide are safely managed and operated, with a renewed focus on seafarer issues such as work and rest hours, fatigue and violence and

Placement of Smoke Detectors Implicated in Fishing Vessel Fire Response

The National Transportation Safety Board highlighted effective placement of smoke and fire detectors following its investigation of a fire aboard a fishing vessel last year near Tatoosh Island, Washington.“Installation of smoke and

TotalEnergies UK Assets to Be Bought by Prax Remain Unsold

The TotalEnergies West of Shetland offshore assets it agreed to sell to Prax Group last year remain under the French oil major's ownership, it said on Wednesday, so will not be subject