A tug vessel, reportedly “packed with pleasure seekers,” bumped into the cruise ship Queen Elizabeth owned by Carnival Cruises, while the luxury cruise liner was docked at port of Wellington on the 23rd of February, 2013. There were no injured people. The accident happened midafternoon while the tug boat, carrying fifty passenger onboard, was…
Recently developed commercial tidal models for the Singapore and Malacca Straits have been released in an exclusive online viewer. Developed by applied oceanography specialist Tidetech, the online viewer – OceanView – is an entry-level version of the company’s tidal models, viewable on any internet browser and on internet capable mobile devices. OceanView offers a…
Crowley Maritime subsidiary, Jensen Maritime complete design of 2 ASD tugboats & a deck cargo barge for Harley Marine. Seattle-based naval architecture and marine engineering company Jensen Maritime recently completed the designs of two new ASD tugs, based on the popular Valor tugboat design, and a 250’ x 70’ x 15’ 8” deck barge…
The six hostages taken by pirates off Nigeria nine days ago have been released unharmed. One Russian, three Ukrainian and two Indian sailors were seized by gunmen after the Armada Tuah was attacked 40 miles off the coast of Bayelsa state on February 17th. The ship is owned by Nigerian firm Century Group. The…