![[VIDEO] How the stranded and injured naval officer Abhilash Tomy was rescued from the Indian Ocean](https://www.maritimemanual.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/abhilash-tomy.jpg "[VIDEO] How the stranded and injured naval officer Abhilash Tomy was rescued from the Indian Ocean 1")
Lost Indian naval commander Abhilash Tomy was rescued on Monday by the Navy after he was badly injured after being caught in a storm. His boat drifted in the sea for more than two days in the southern Indian Ocean. Tomy was taking part in a solo yachting competition when he got caught in a…
ESPO welcomes the Commission’s proposal for a Regulation establishing a European Maritime Single Window environment (COM2018 278 final). For European ports though, reducing the administrative burden in maritime transport and facilitating trade is a top priority. ESPO wants more ambition on the harmonisation of data definitions and data sets, while maintaining the existing reporting systems….
The Transport committee of the European Parliament supported yesterday the removal of tax barriers for the uptake of shore-side electricity supply (OPS) in ports for ships at berth. The Ertug report on the deployment of infrastructure for alternative fuels in the EU which was voted by the Transport committee, pointed out that taxation has a…
Kotug Smit Towage has taken four newly-built Damen tugs into service for its European harbour towage activities, in 2017 and 2018. One of this quartet, the Southampton is currently operating in the Port of Zeebrugge. The Southampton is an ASD Tug 2913 and has a bollard pull in excess of 80 tonnes. The tug is renowned for its manoeuvrability and environmentally…
A ground-breaking ceremony for the new Hamina LNG terminal that is to be engineered, procured and constructed by Wärtsilä was held on September 25. The ceremony was attended by Finland’s Minister of Finance Mr Petteri Orpo, as well as local officials and executives from Hamina LNG Oy and Wärtsilä. The 30,000 m3 capacity terminal will…
Elbit Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ: ESLT) and (TASE: ESLT) (“Elbit Systems” or “the Company”) announced today that it was awarded an approximately $173 million contract to provide Naval Remote Controlled Weapon Stations (RCWS) to the Navy and Coast Guard of an Asia-Pacific country. The contract will be performed over a five-year period. Under the contract, Elbit Systems will provide lightweight, fully stabilized dual-axis Naval RCWS to be installed onboard a…
DNV GL, the world’s largest resource of independent energy experts and certification body, has been contracted by Transmission System Operator TenneT to deliver the complete project certification for two offshore substations (OSS) for the Hollandse Kust Zuid offshore wind farms in the Dutch North Sea. The reliability of renewable sources is increasingly important as the…
Family-owned company Miller Boat Line has ordered a new passenger-vehicle ferry for its route on Put-in-Bay, Ohio. The ferry is to be constructed by Fraser Shipyards at its facility in Superior, Wisconsin. The 140-foot-long ferry will be christened Mary Ann Market in honor of the company’s late owner and family matriarch. The vessel will accommodate more than…
Del Monte Fresh Produce (“Del Monte”) entered into a definitive agreement for the building of six container ships to service their ocean transportation lanes between Central/South American and U.S. ports. This ship building program will initially replace their entire U.S. east coast fleet of vessels, with the first ship delivery estimated in late 2019, and…
The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners recently approved an $870 million budget to build the Pier B On-Dock Rail Support Facility. Designed to shift more shipping containers from trucks to rail, the facility will result in a more efficient and sustainable transfer of cargo, helping the Port of Long Beach to stay competitive and…
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