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US Coast Guard Nominates Ambassadors to IMO

Jan 29, 2016

Rear Adm. Cari Thomas and Ms. Carleen Lyden Kluss, co-founder and executive director of the North American Marine Environment Protection Association, were recently appointed to be International Maritime Organization (IMO) ambassadors.An…

VARD's LNG Tank gets DNV GL Approval

Jan 29, 2016

VARD’s new LNG tank design has been granted General Approval for Ship Application (GASA) by DNV GL. The new LNG-type B-tank design is based on vertical cylindrical-shape geometry and has a patented support design.The tank is the result of…

Pilbara Ports being Evacuated

Jan 28, 2016

Pilbara Ports Authority has commenced evacuating the inner and outer anchorages at the Port of Port Hedland, as a tropical low, 315km from Port Hedland, continues to track toward the Pilbara coast in a southerly direction at six knots. The…

Supreme Court Stays Green Tribunal Order on Adani Hazira Port

Jan 28, 2016

Adani Hazira Port Private Limited (AHPPL), a 100% subsidiary of Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited, had challenged the order dated 8.1.2016 passed by the National Green Tribunal, Pune, inter alia, cancelling the EC 3.5.2013 for expansion of facilities at Adani Hazira Port…

Critical Habitat for Endangered North Atlantic Right Whale

Jan 28, 2016

Using new information not previously available, NOAA Fisheries is expanding critical habitat for endangered North Atlantic right whales to cover its northeast feeding areas in the Gulf of Maine/Georges Bank region and southeast calving grounds from North Carolina to Florida…

Great Lakes Iron Ore Trade Down in January

Jan 27, 2016

Shipments of iron ore on the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway totaled 2,158,254 tons in January, a decrease of 22 percent compared to a year ago.   Loadings at U.S. ports were down 21 percent.  Shipments from Canadian ports in the Seaway dipped 31 percent.

Vessel Sinks in Atlantic Entrance to Panama Canal

Jan 27, 2016

The M/V ALITA. IMO 8503814 (174.10 meters LOA x 15,85 meters in beam) has been reported sunk at the following approximate position: Latitude 09 deg. 23.87’N and Longitude 079 deg. 55.75’W, which is about 0.7 nautical miles and 325 deg. from the West Breakwater Light…

Passengers Stranded in Philippine Ports

Jan 27, 2016

Hundreds of boat passengers bound for Leyte, Bohol and other parts of the Visayas got stranded  in the different ports of Cebu as the Cebu Coast Guard barred small vessels from traveling, say local media. This is due to a gale warning raised…

Coast Guard Responds to Barge Breakaway Near Greenville

Jan 26, 2016

The Coast Guard yesterday responded to a barge breakaway at mile marker 501.6 near Greenville, Mississippi.The tow vessel Big J.O. struck the bank of the Mississippi River, resulting in four empty barges and two barges loaded with urea ammonium nitrate breaking loose…

30 Scientists to Study O&G in Arctic Ice, Vladivostok

Jan 26, 2016

Today Vladivostok-based Far Eastern Federal University (FENU) opened the International School of Ice Ice Mechanics to 30 students and young scientists from Russia, China, Korea, India, Indonesia and Norway.  They will study the basics of field…

ICTSI Wins “Best Corporate Bond” Award

Jan 26, 2016

International Container Terminal Services, Inc.’s (ICTSI) US$450 million perpetual capital securities issue was recently recognized as the Philippines’ best corporate bond at the The Asset Triple A Country Awards 2015.  ICTSI issued last…

Hong Kong to Conduct Dolphin Survey

Jan 26, 2016

For approximately 9 months, an acoustic monitor will be temporarily established on the seabed [at Lung Kwu Tan and Siu Ho Wan] in each of the following locations (WGS 84 Datum):(A) 22 deg. 23.920’N / 113 deg. 54.197’E(B) 22 deg. 23.458’N / 113 deg…

Electric Boats Look Bullish

Jan 26, 2016

General Dynamics Electric Boat expects to hire nearly 4,000 people in the coming years as it ramps up production on Navy submarines, the Associated Press reports. Electric Boat is projecting a positive outlook for 2016 for revenue and employment…

Gould Joins NAMEPA

Jan 25, 2016

Jean Gould, most recently with ABS will join North American Marine Environment Protection Association (NAMEPA) as the Gulf Coast Regional Director. Gould brings more than 25 years of experience in the energy and maritime industries in communications…

"Oil Spill India 2016" set for Launch in Mumbai in August

Jan 24, 2016

The 4th Edition of Oil Spill India (OSI) 2016 is all set to be launched at the JW Marriot Sahar, Mumbai. Keeping with the current trend and the government policy of 'Make in India' the theme selected for this two-day event scheduled for 11th and 12th August 2016 is 'Commitment…

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