Maritime Safety News


US Navy Honors Carl Levin with Naming of Ship

Apr 12, 2016

Today, during a ceremony in Detroit, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced that the next Arleigh Burke class destroyer, DDG 120, will be named Carl M. Levin in honor of the longest serving senator in Michigan history.  During his 36 years in the Senate…

ABS's AIP for HHI FLNG Hull

Apr 12, 2016

ABS has granted approval in principle (AIP) to a Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) hull design.Specifically conceptualized for near-shore operations, the vessel was designed with a length of 1,050 ft (320 m)…

Search On for USS Carter Hall's Missing Sailor

Apr 12, 2016

A Sailor aboard the dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) was reported missing April 9 as the ship was conducting routine training operations in support of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group Composite Training Unit Exercise off the coast of Cape Hatteras…

NRC Aquires ENPRO Services

Apr 12, 2016

National Response Corporation (“NRC”) announced today it has acquired ENPRO Services, Inc., adding to its national footprint and expanding its full line of environmental, emergency response, and industrial services.Since 1983, ENPRO has been providing essential environmental…

Pirates Kidnap Six Crew from Tanker off Nigeria

Apr 11, 2016

Six Turkish members of a cargo ship's crew have been kidnapped by pirates off the coast of Nigeria, a spokesman for the Nigerian navy said on Monday. The crew members of the merchant tanker M/T Puli were abducted some 90 miles from the coast at around 1:30 a…

New ABS Guide for Reducing PSC Detentions

Apr 11, 2016

New mobile-friendly, interactive format makes it easy to define and address Port State Control compliance concerns to reduce detentions.(Houston)  ABS, a leading provider of classification and technical services to the global marine and offshore industries…

U.S. Navy Leads 30-nation Maritime Exercise

Apr 10, 2016

The U.S. Navy is leading a 30-nation maritime exercise across Middle Eastern waters which it says will help protect international trade routes against possible threats, including from Islamic State and al Qaeda.The exercise, which is partly being held in the Arabian Gulf…

10 Rescued Southwest of Freeport, Bahamas

Apr 10, 2016

Ten people were rescued from a 30-foot vessel that was taking on water southwest of Freeport, Bahamas, Saturday.Coast Guard 7th District watchstanders received a request for assistance from the Royal Bahamas Defense Force around 7:30 a.m…

Australia, Indonesia Unite to Patrol Fisheries

Apr 08, 2016

Illegal fishing was the focus of a joint operation between Australia and Indonesia that concluded in Bali on 5th April. The fifth coordinated maritime security patrol, AUSINDO CORPAT 2016, had elements of the Australian Defence Force unite…

NPA Enforces Minimum Safety Standards At Ports

Apr 07, 2016

The Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) Mallam Habib Abdullahi has called on all stakeholders in the Maritime Industry especially Truck Owners using the ports to show greater support and understanding in the quest by Management…

Singtel, Inmarsat Join Forces to Boost Maritime Cyber Security

Apr 06, 2016

Singapore and London, 6 April 2016: Singapore Telecommunications Limited (Singtel) and Inmarsat (LSE:ISAT.L) have entered into a strategic partnership to enhance maritime cyber security using Trustwave’s Unified Threat Management (UTM) solution…

Indonesia Blows Up 23 Foreign Fishing Boats

Apr 06, 2016

Indonesian authorities sank 23 foreign fishing boats on Tuesday (Apr 5), saying they were 'operating illegally in the archipelago's vast waters in continuation efforts for anti-poaching', China's Xinhua news agency reported.  Indonesian…

GE Provides DP Sea Time Reduction Course

Apr 05, 2016

GE’s continuous efforts to help increase marine industry safety standards for operators recently resulted in the endorsement of The Nautical Institute’s (NI) accreditation for GE to conduct a dynamic positioning (DP) sea time reduction (STR) course in its modern DP training center in Houston…

USN Ship Seizes Third Illicit Arms Shipment in Arabian Sea

Apr 05, 2016

For the third time in recent weeks, international naval forces operating in the waters of the Arabian Sea seized a shipment of illicit arms March 28, which the United States assessed originated in Iran and was likely bound for Houthi insurgents in Yemen…

Navigating 2016’s Marine Insurance Market

Apr 04, 2016

Marine insurance may have the distinction of being the oldest line of insurance in existence, but it’s not letting its venerable age hinder its growth or flexibility. Given the new, emerging and increasingly complex risks faced by the maritime industry…

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