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Lifetime Achievement Award for Kommer Damen + New Design ASD 3212 for Multraship

Published Thursday, May 24, 2012

Kommer Damen Wins Lifetime Achievement Award at Seawork International 2012 Mr Kommer Damen, Chairman of Damen Shipyards Group, has been awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the annual Seawork Innovation Awards Dinner. Seawork International is in its 15th year and is the largest European workboat event. Arnout Damen, COO of...

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Commercial Diving

Historic, 19th Century Shipwreck Discovered in Northern Gulf of Mexico

Published Thursday, May 17, 2012

During a recent Gulf of Mexico expedition, NOAA, BOEM and partners discovered an historic wooden-hulled vessel which is believed to have sunk as long as 200 years ago. Scientists on board the... Read More >>

Wrecked Brazilian Ship Leaking Oil in Antarctica

Published Thursday, May 10, 2012

A Brazilian ship is wrecked and now trapped in ice and spilling fuel in Antarctica. The only hopes of containing the damage will not come until the long South Pole winter eases next... Read More >>

Inland

Prospects for Longer Ships on the St Lawrence Seaway

Published Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Written by Harry Valentine Despite the St Lawrence Seaway being a seasonal inland waterway, the maritime route provides an essential transportation service insofar as the economical... Read More >>

Conference Ends With Call to Action

Published Wednesday, May 9, 2012

By Senior Editor Jack O’Connell A star-spangled audience of industry and trade group executives, government officials and maritime professionals attended the inaugural MarEx-sponsored... Read More >>

Marine Salvage

Costa Concordia Salvage Will Be Largest Refloat in History

Published Friday, May 18, 2012

The salvage plan for the wrecked Costa Concordia announced today details how salvage crews will  use massive cranes and air tanks to refloat the half-submerged cruise liner in the largest... Read More >>

USCG Responds to Distressed Container Ship Following Onboard Explosion

Published Monday, May 14, 2012

The Coast Guard has been responding since Friday to the distressed container ship MSC Idil with 25 people onboard, after the ship suffered a marine casualty following an explosion onboard... Read More >>

Spill Response

Ex Cosco Busan Ship Pilot Wants Mariner's License Back

Published Tuesday, May 22, 2012

The cargo ship pilot ultimately responsible for the Cosco Busan oil spill is requesting to quietly regain his mariner’s license and get back out on the water. After piloting a vessel... Read More >>

Officials Continue to Monitor Sunken Vessel Discharging Diesel Fuel

Published Wednesday, May 16, 2012

The Coast Guard, Washington Dept. of Ecology, Dept. of Health, and Dept. of Natural Resources continue to monitor the sunken fishing vessel Deep Sea located in Penn Cove near Whidbey Island,... Read More >>

Tugboat Services

Successful Delivery of USS ZUMWALT Destoyer Modules by TradeWinds Towing (Video)

Published Monday, May 21, 2012

TradeWinds Towing is proud to be a part of history having completed two back to back tows for the U.S. Navy towing composite modules constructed by Huntington Ingalls, Gulfport, MS for the... Read More >>

Coast Guard Responds to Collision Near Port Aransas

Published Thursday, May 3, 2012

The Coast Guard is responded to a collision between a mobile offshore drilling unit and a tanker vessel Wednesday, near Port Aransas. Watchstanders at Sector Corpus Christi received a... Read More >>