Mutual insurance provider The Shipowners’ Club, has produced a comprehensive handbook ‘Fishing vessel safety’ highlighting areas in which crew members can become more safety aware, while assisting crew and owners alike to recognise potential dangers and operating hazards…
The Coast Guard Foundation announced today that Al Roker will host its 32nd Annual Salute to the United States Coast Guard on Thursday, October 11, 2012 in New York City. Nine-time Emmy winner Al Roker is the producer of The Weather Channel’s…
Montgomery McCracken announced the appointment of Vincent M. DeOrchis as partner of the maritime and transportation practice. DeOrchis and his team will reside in the firm’s midtown Manhattan office, effective March 15. “Vince brings a whole…
USS IOWA Takes on Iowa Coins, Regains its Mast, Prepares for its Final Journey; The Battleship of Presidents will open as an interactive naval museum in Los Angeles. The time-honored tradition of adding coins to the mast of a ship for good…
Andrew J. Barberi Lacked Warning Alarm Indicating Propulsion Loss in 2010 Accident. On May 8, 2010, the 310-foot-long passenger ferry Andrew J. Barberi lost propulsion control of one its two cycloidal propellers as the vessel approached St…
Former BP Engineer Arrested for Obstruction of Justice in Connection with the Deepwater Horizon Criminal Investigation; First Criminal Charges to Result from the Deepwater Horizon Task Force Investigation.Kurt Mix, a former engineer for BP plc…
Historic clipper ship 'Cutty Sark' to be re-opened to the public in Greenwich UKThe restored Cutty Sark will be re-opened by Queen Elizabeth II five years after the 19th century British tea clipper was ravaged by fire, according to a news report in The Independent newspaper…
UK Certificate of Competency candidate forged proof of sea-time certificates, later found out, fined & subject to commitalAt a hearing at Southampton Magistrates Court, Boorzeen Murzban Dantra was fined a total of £7,603.21 including costs and a victim surcharge…
Vessels transiting North Pacific Ocean from Japan to US West Coast advised to lookout for debris field from 2011 TsumamiThis advisory will be published on the MARAD web site at www.marad.dot.gov. The 9.0 magnitude earthquake that occurred march 11…
The global cruise industry has adopted three new safety policies which are to be implemented with immediate effectChairman of the European Cruise Council and Member of the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) Executive Committee, Manfredi Lefebvre…
Danish Maritime Authority leads development of electronic navigation frameworkWith the conclusion of the EfficienSea project in early 2012, one might fear that work on e-Navigation would become homeless. But fortunately that is not the case…
New York, April 24, 2012 -- Moody's issued a press release on the planned sale of United Maritime Group, LLC's ('UMG', B2 stable) inland river barge operation, United Barge Line, LLC ('UBL') to Ingram Barge Company (not rated) for $222 million…
Military Sealift Command accepted delivery of its newest dry cargo/ammunition ship, USNS Medgar Evers (T-AKE 13), during a short ceremony at the General Dynamics NASSCO Ship Yard San Diego. The ship, which was christened Nov. 12, 2011 in San Diego…
As part of itsongoing expansion plans, Halcyon Recruitment said that Rob Mars has joined itsSingapore team as a Senior Consultant, effective immediately. Rob is a shipping and maritime professional with a senior management background gained…
HIGHLIGHTS:• Revenue rose 9.3% to $26.1 million despite loss of bareboat charter revenue from three chemical tankers leased to BLT• Revenue contribution from chemical tankers to be deployed in the ‘Nordic Siva’ pool and product tanker to…
