Most boat owners do not understand the intricacies of salvage, a unique part of maritime law that also has a blurred relationship to a towing service. Indeed, the law of salvage applies to all boats, ...

“The enormity of this disaster is hard to imagine without seeing it in person…It may sound dramatic but given the wreckage field created by the collapsed bridge, the environment divers are working in, ...

There are a few stories that I often tell when the subject of leadership in disasters is discussed. I figured I’d put them down on paper so I can stop repeating myself.It was pre OPA90, a single-skin ...

Last week’s news of the sinking of roll-on roll-off car carrier M/V Felicity Ace provides a unique opportunity to illustrate and distinguish the two major types of marine salvage – pure salvage and ...

Company's rapid growth leads to new local warehouse and expanded international operations TAMPA, Fla., Jan. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Isla Maritime, a Tampa-based marine services provider ...

The power required by a tug to tow a ship is a function of many variables. First, the size of the ship and its general characteristics influence the effect of the wind and wave forces acting upon it.

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Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) announces the acquisition of maritime emergency response specialist Ardent Americas LLC (Ardent Americas). Ardent Americas is a leading player under the Oil ...

Weather permitting, one of the largest maritime salvage operations ever attempted will get underway Monday in the waters off of an Italian island. Twenty months ago, in January 2012, the Cos ta ...

HOUSTON, Oct. 16-- Phillips Petroleum Co.'s UK subsidiary exercised its contract option to have Aker Maritime ASA, Norway, salvage and recycle a 110,000-tonne steel production platform from Maureen ...