C&C Marine and Repair of Belle Chasse, Louisiana has announced the opening of a new indoor, climate-controlled paint and blast facility.

On November 3 the Stena Imperial reported a suspected pirate approach while on northbound passage through the Red Sea west of Yemen on her way from Far East to Rotterdam for discharge.

Höegh Esperanza, the Floating Storage Regasification Unit unit operated by Norway’s Höegh LNG Holdings, has arrived at the Tianjin LNG terminal in China and started commissioning for FSRU operations.

Greece-based ship-owning company TOP Ships announced that it has agreed a new time charter employment contract for 2 years with BP Shipping Ltd for its product/chemical tanker M/T Eco Revolution.

Italian refiner Saras is constructing a ship-refueling terminal at its Sardinia plant and will market a new, cleaner marine fuel ahead of a major regulatory change in 2020.

Nexans has secured a contract from Orsted to supply and install array cables for the 752MW Borssele 1&2 offshore wind farm complex off the coast of the Netherlands.

Valenciaport, one of the largest ports in Europe by volume, and the Port of Montreal, Eastern Canada’s largest container port, have joined Maersk and IBM’s TradeLens project

The US Coast Guard Marine Safety Center issued the 12th Coast Guard Ballast Water Management System type approval certificate to Qingdao Headway Technology Co., for its OceanGuard BWMS.

Bureau Veritas, Naval Group and Dassault Systèmes announced that a 3D classification process has been applied to a naval vessel for the first time. 

ABS issued guidance providing the marine and offshore industries an actionable framework for owners, operators and equipment manufacturers to take smart steps today in preparation for an environmentally sustainable future.

The Transport Committee of the European Parliament adopted the Meissner report on the Port Reception Facilities and gave a mandate to the Rapporteur to start negotiations

Following an audit process this year, the certification company DNV GL confirmed that all MSC cargo shipping agencies worldwide are now certified to ISO 9001:2015, the business assurance standard related to Quality Management Systems.