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Northern Fleet to Conduct Anti-terrorist Exercises

Oct 06, 2015

The sailors of the Northern Fleet will conduct anti-terrorism exercises at Novaya Zemlya. During the exercise, the coast will be a landing.The landing will take place on the west coast of the South Island in the Gulf of Rogachev, the press service of the Northern Fleet…

Navy Kicks Off Tours with Industry Program

Oct 05, 2015

The Navy kicked off a new program Oct. 5, designed to give high performing officers and Sailors experience at large corporations for approximately one year. Three participants began work today with Amazon in Seattle, Washington, and two with FedEx…

Turkey Launches Amphibious Ship

Oct 05, 2015

Turkey launched the 140-meter amphibious ship 'Bayraktar,' the first of two vessels that are part of a domestic Landing Ship, Tank (LST) project, reports Local media. The two ships boast local design and construction and are aimed at meeting…

Debris Appears to Belong to Cargo Ship Missing in Bahamas

Oct 04, 2015

Search and rescue teams on Sunday located debris which appeared to belong to the cargo ship El Faro that went missing in the eye of Hurricane Joaquin with 33 mostly American crew members aboard, the U.S. Coast Guard and the ship's owner said…

Life Ring Found from Cargo Ship Missing off Bahamas

Oct 03, 2015

A life ring has been found from the cargo ship El Faro, which went missing on Thursday after sailing through Hurricane Joaquin in the Bahamas, the U.S. Coast Guard said on Twitter on Saturday.The Coast Guard did not say where the life ring had been found…

USCG Urge Caution Ahead of Hurricane Joaquin

Oct 03, 2015

The Coast Guard urges the public Thursday to use extreme caution and to prepare for the onset of heavy weather, extreme sea conditions, storm surge and high surf throughout the Mid Atlantic region as Hurricane Joaquin approaches the coast…

Sacyr Says Will Deliver Panama Canal expansion on Time

Oct 02, 2015

The consortium in charge of the expansion of the Panama Canal, led by Sacyr reported that the fissures presented in the third set of locks will not delay the opening date scheduled for April 2016. The Grupo Unidos por el Canal (GUPC), comprising the Sacyr Spanish and Italian Salini Impregilo…

DNV GL Publishes New Classification Rule Set

Oct 01, 2015

DNV GL's new rules for classification of ships become publicly available online today following a development and review process involving 250 internal experts and more than 800 customers and maritime stakeholders.The result of the combined…

P&I Clubs Welcome Changes on Container Weighing

Oct 01, 2015

UK P&I Club, a shipping protection and indemnity mutual insurers, and TT Club, an  international transport, freight and logistics insurance provider, have welcomed the amendment to the Safety of Life at Sea Convention (SOLAS) from the International…

IRS Scores High with US Coast Guard

Sep 30, 2015

The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) has placed the International Register of Shipping (IRS) in the top bracket of those recognized organizations (RO) that consistently achieve zero detentions for its registered vessels for the third time in just six years…

MOL's Vessel Safety Campaign Launch Tomorrow

Sep 30, 2015

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. today announced the launch of its biannual vessel safety campaign on October 1, targeting all MOL-operated vessels. The current campaign centers on prevention of onboard fires.MOL positions safe operation as…

Two Indian Shipbreakers Deemed HKC Compliant

Sep 29, 2015

ClassNK issues Hong Kong Convention Statements of Compliance to two ship recycling facilities in India  Two ship recycling facilities in Gujarat, India, R. L. Kalthia Ship Breaking Pvt. Ltd. and Priya Blue Industries Pvt. Ltd., have received…

Crew Engagement and Culture Key to Workboat Safety

Sep 29, 2015

Some 50 percent of crews working on offshore support vessels are willing to compromise safety rather than say “no” to clients or senior management, while nearly 80 percent believe commercial pressures could influence the safety of their working practices…

Containership Aids Distressed Cuban Rafters

Sep 28, 2015

The Crowley-managed, Philadelphia Express – a 3,237 TEU containership – recently provided assistance to nine Cubans on a makeshift raft adrift near Key West, Fla. As the vessel was steaming from Houston, Texas to Savannah, Ga., crewmembers spotted…

IACS Focus on Education & Training on World Maritime Day

Sep 28, 2015

The International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) has marked World Maritime Day by expressing its support for the efforts of the International Maritime Organization to promote the vital contribution made to the industry by its most important asset: its people…

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