Organizers of the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) announced today that the event, planned for May 4-7, 2020, will be postponed until Q3 2020 due to “unprecedented global challenge associated with the current COVID-19 pandemic.” With severe global …
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Several major cruise operators have voluntarily suspended operations in response to the developing coronavirus pandemic. For most, the reason given has been “an abundance of caution”.On Wednesday, Viking became the first major cruise line to temporaril…
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As the cruise industry continues to prosper, so too does Survitec, a specialist in marine evacuation systems (MES). Survitec has a history of more than 160 years, with 2020 marking the centenary since RFD, now part of Survitec, was founded.The…
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A U.S. Federal Maritime Commissioner said he sees some normalcy returning to trans-Pacific shipping amid widespread upheaval brought on by the coronavirus outbreak.Many Chinese manufacturing and logistics services have been severely hampered by the COV…
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The azimuth tugs SAAM Huasteca and SAAM Valparaíso, both owned by SAAM Towage, reached the ports of Veracruz and Colón, respectively, and will soon complete the process of registering and being licensed to operate.SAAM Huasteca is designed to perform e…
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