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China Hooked to South China Sea

Sep 28, 2015

Despite US President Barack Obama’s warning  thatthe land reclamation work in the strategically important South China Sea would affect peaceful resolution of maritime disputes in the area, China might press on, reports SCMP. Obama said…

SE Asia Accounts for More than Half of the World’s Piracy Attacks

Sep 28, 2015

At present more than half of the world’s piracy attacks are occurring in South East Asia, says he latest International Maritime Bureau (IMB) incident report. Piracy in the Gulf of Aden, which was the scourge of global shipping from 2011-14 has all but disappeared…

Can Company Strategies Enhance Competence?

Sep 27, 2015

Capt Pradeep Chawla, Managing Director QHSE & Training, Anglo-Eastern Ship Management Ltd., delivered a theme address at the World Maritime Day symposium on 'Shipping's future needs people: Is global maritime education and training on course…

Steamship Mutual Launches Loss Prevention DVD

Sep 25, 2015

The Managers have released, on September 22, 2015,  the Club’s latest loss prevention DVD –  'Fit for Life'. The launch took place at a premiere screening of the film at the Barbican Center, central London before an invited audience of a number of the Club’s Member…

Dynasafe Appoints Krumpholz MD

Sep 25, 2015

Dynasafe has announced  that Tom Krumpholz has been appointed as Managing Director of the newly established Dynasafe Marine Services GmbH in Hamburg, Germany, and will lead the company’s activities in the fast growing Marine Area Clearance segment…

INMEX SMM India Finds its Footing

Sep 25, 2015

The impressive response to the INMEX SMM India 2015 that was officially opened yesterday by Deepak Shetty, Director General of Shipping, Government of India, seems to be a clear indication that the green shoots of economic recovery are finally making their appearance in the country…

NYK Selected for DJSI

Sep 24, 2015

NYK has been selected for the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI)* for a 13th straight year. The DJSI, which is a major yardstick for companies engaging in socially responsible investment (SRI),** is composed of select sustainability-driven companies from over 3…

TSB to Investigate Tug Incident in Fraser River

Sep 24, 2015

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) is deploying a team of investigators following the girding and sinking of the tug Sea Imp X in the North Arm of the Fraser River, British Columbia. The occurrence took place yesterday at approximately 20:00 PDT…

InterMoor UK Goes 8 Years Without LTI

Sep 23, 2015

InterMoor UK Operations, part of Acteon’s foundations and moorings business, has surpassed eight years and more than 2,520 projects without a single lost-time incident (LTI). The safety record is held by InterMoor UK Operations – InterMoor Ltd…

Singapore Navy Rescues Five Crew from Capsized Trawler

Sep 23, 2015

A patrol vessel of the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) has rescued five crew members from a Malaysian-registered fishing trawler that had capsized in Singapore waters, said the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA). The trawler…

ECSA, ICS and BIMCO urge EU to ratify the 2010 protocol

Sep 23, 2015

In a joint position paper submitted by ECSA, ICS and BIMCO to EU member States’ maritime attachés, member States have been urged to ratify or accede to the Protocol of 2010 to the International Convention on Liability and Compensation for Damage…

US Coast Guard Medevacs Injured Fisherman

Sep 22, 2015

A 46-year-old man is receiving treatment in Oahu after being medevaced from Midway Atoll, Saturday, the U.S. Coast Guard reported. A Coast Guard airplane crew flew more than 1,300 miles from Oahu to Midway to medevac the injured crewmember…

Unsafe Ship Banned from Australian Ports

Sep 22, 2015

An Indonesian flagged general cargo ship has been banned from entering or using any port in Australia for three months. The vessel Noah Satu (IMO9313620) has been issued with a direction not to enter or use any port in Australia for three…

Bibby Offshore Provides Lifeline to O&G Industry

Sep 22, 2015

On an evening in September 2012, a rare sequence of events left one of Bibby Offshore’s saturation divers stranded in complete darkness, 90 meters below the surface of the North Sea, without any gas to breathe. The diver was rescued and recovered fully…

Shipping Delivering Real CO2 Reduction

Sep 22, 2015

In advance of the United Nations Climate Change Conference in December, the global shipping industry, as represented by the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), has launched some key messages to government negotiators, explaining the…

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