(nydailynews)   An island of ice more than four times the size of Manhattan is drifting across the Arctic Ocean after breaking off from a glacier in Greenland.  Source ...

(marinelink) The Coast Guard is holding a decommissioning ceremony for its Long Range Aids to Navigation (LORAN) Station in Caribou, Maine, Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010. The LORAN-C station was commissioned in November of 1974, marking 35-years of service.  Source ...

(newport-now) Classic yacht fans rejoice! This Labor Day weekend marks the 31st Annual Museum of Yachting Classic Yacht Regatta sponsored by Panerai and presented by Land Rover.  Source ...

(BoatUS)  Four days before 2008’s Hurricane Hanna struck the South Carolina coast and ran up the eastern U.S. seaboard, she was downgraded to a tropical storm. But that still didn’t stop the damage to hundreds of recreational boats deluged by the storm’s intense rains. Source ...

(abc) An offshore oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday, west of the site of the April blast that caused the massive oil spill.  Source ...

Fuel testing agency Lintec Testing Services says that of the fuel samples it has tested in the last four months, 7.5% exceeded the limit of 1% sulphur content specified under the new Emissions Control Area (ECA) regulations which came into… Read at Some bunker samples are still failing the new ECA test ...

Hutton’s has announced its acquisition of ship supply company Lars Knutsen & Clode in a move which further enhances its position as the UK’s leading ship supplier with a national network able to supply all British ports. Established in South… Read at Hutton’s expands by buying UK supply competitor ...

Vizada, the largest independent provider of mobile satellite services, has teamed up with its long-term service provider partner Nautical to provide the Inmarsat FleetBroadband service to more than 300 Spanish fishing vessels, enabling them to comply with new European Union… Read at Vizada wins 300-strong fishing fleet broadband deal ...

Effective September 15th, Evergreen Line will launch the new JVT service on the growing Intra-Asia trade. The JVT service will be operated independently by Evergreen. The carrier will deploy four 900 TEU containerships with the following 28-day rotation: Nagoyay > Toyko > Osakay > Kobey > Keelungy > Kaohsiungy > Hong Kong > Yantian > Ho Chih Min City > Bangkoky > Laem Chabang > Hong Kong > Kaohsiungy > Taichungy > Taipeiy > Nagoyay. Eyefortransport ...

STX Europe reported an EBITDA of NOK 205 million for the second quarter of 2010 which is an increase from NOK 75 million in the second quarter 2009. The Offshore & Specialized Vessels business area had a record EBITDA in the second quarter of NOK 298 million and the Cruise & Ferries business area had an EBITDA of NOK -92 million. During the second quarter 2010 STX Europe received orders for NOK 12.4 billion and increased its order backlog to NOK 28.8 billion. After the end of the second quarter the order intake has been 17 vessels with a total contract value of approximately NOK 6.9 b...

Construction of the first BAE Systems designed Offshore Patrol Vessel for the Royal Thai Navy is now well underway in Thailand, as demonstrated this week at a formal keel laying ceremony at Bangkok Dock, the Company’s local partner. The occasion, attended by Thailand’s Royal representative, HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn and senior officials from the Royal Thai Navy, comes just 14 months after the initial contract was signed. Under the agreement, BAE Systems supplied the design of its proven 90 metre Offshore Patrol Vessel, which Bangkok Dock has adapted to meet the specific ...

y Fugro took delivery of the seismic survey vessel M/V Geo Coral. The vessel which is owned by Fugro is the final C-class vessel in the series of four delivered to Fugro since 2007. Geo Coral which is one of the largest and most advanced seismic vessels ever built was outfitted at Bergen Yards in Norway. Geo Coral is designed to operate worldwide in the most challenging offshore areas, and is capable of towing 16 seismic streamers. The C-class vessel design allows for deployment of the largest possible spread of seismic streamers which are considered essential for efficiency when performin...

y Fugro took delivery of the seismic survey vessel M/V Geo Coral. The vessel which is owned by Fugro is the final C-class vessel in the series of four delivered to Fugro since 2007. Geo Coral which is one of the largest and most advanced seismic vessels ever built was outfitted at Bergen Yards in Norway. Geo Coral is designed to operate worldwide in the most challenging offshore areas, and is capable of towing 16 seismic streamers. The C-class vessel design allows for deployment of the largest possible spread of seismic streamers which are considered essential for efficiency when performin...

W?rtsil?, the marine industry’s leading ship power solution provider, has signed a turnkey contract with Tarbit Shipping of Sweden to convert a product tanker to LNG propulsion, and to supply the ship with a W?rtsil? LNGPac system for the safe and convenient storage of LNG onboard. This is the first order for a W?rtsil? LNGPac system. The 25,000 dwt product tanker ‘Bit Viking’ is operated by Statoil along the Norwegian coastline, and the conversion will enable the vessel to qualify for lower NO emission taxes under the Norwegian government’s NO fund scheme.? ‘By ...

(marinelink)  Between July 27 and August, 2010, while conducting development testing of its Nationwide Automatic Identification System (NAIS), the Coast Guard inadvertently tele-commanded most AIS users transiting the Eastern United States between lower Connecticut and North Carolina to switch to AIS frequencies other than the AIS default frequencies (161.975 MHz – Channel 87B – 2087 and 162.025 MHz – Channel 88B - 2088). As a result, those users within uniquely defined channel management regions (as shown in the picture) will neither see nor be seen by vessels operating o...

(soundings) Puma Ocean Racing announced that New England Boatworks was contracted to build Puma’s new Volvo 70 for the upcoming Volvo Ocean Race 2011-2012.  Source ...

(dailymail)  With the full might of a Royal Navy destroyer looming over it, the skipper of this little yacht had little choice but to surrender. HMS Gloucester had been called in to intercept the yacht in the mid-Atlantic which was carrying £4million worth of cocaine.  Source http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1307657/Royal-Navy-destroyer-looms-yacht-carrying-4m-worth-cocaine.html?ito=feeds-newsxml#ixzz0yHxUkAtY ...

(capecodonline) The recent boarding of a scallop vessel off Nantucket may be the first shot fired across the bow of the federal government in a dispute over a Maine tribe’s right to fish in federal waters.  Source ...

Martin Engineering has expanded its Foundationsâ?¢ Training Program on the design and development of more productive belt conveyors to offer three customizable seminars to increase understanding of conveyor safety and performance, help justify upgrade investments and increase profitability. Read at Martin Engineering laying strong Foundations in conveyor training ...

Belgium-based equipment rental company Cuypers Vorkliften N.V. has awarded Cargotec an order for six Kalmar DRF450-60S5M reachstackers to lease to customers operating at the Port of Antwerp. Read at Rental company orders eight Kalmar reachstackers for operations at Port of Antwerp ...