Maritime Safety News


Honeywell Global's Satellite Terminals for Asset Tracking

Jun 10, 2015

Honeywell unveils the TAM-442 satellite terminal for asset tracking and monitoring. This battery-powered terminal from Honeywell Global Tracking, a division of Honeywell Scanning and Mobility, is rugged, versatile and ideally suited for tracking a wide range of mobile and fixed assets…

Mercury Marine Receives Brunswick Safety Award

Jun 10, 2015

Mercury Marine's Juarez, Mexico, plant recently received the Brunswick Corporation Chairman's Safety Award for excellence in safety and employee engagement. The presentation held on Friday June 4 in Juarez, featured Brunswick Corporation CEO Dustin McCoy…

Carnival Bans Bringing Bottled Water Onboard

Jun 10, 2015

Carnival Cruise Lines will stop passengers from bringing bottled water, bottled soda and other bottled nonalcoholic drinks onboard, effective July 9. Carnival's Liquor and Beverage Consumption Policy Guest has long prohibited guests from bringing alcoholic beverages onboard…

China Slams G7 Criticism on South China Seas

Jun 10, 2015

China has strongly hit out at the G7 nations for blaming it for tensions in East and South China seas, warning that the country is ready to respond if its sovereign rights and territorial integrity are infringed.  Beijing accused G7 members of bias…

Inmarsat Names Global Xpress as VAR

Jun 09, 2015

Inmarsat the leading provider of global mobile satellite communications services, has signed an agreement with Globecomm, appointing the specialised managed satellite services provider as a Value Added Reseller (VAR) for Global Xpress (GX)…

Congressional Leaders Visit Port of Houston

Jun 08, 2015

The Port of Houston Authority hosted Congressional leaders on port matters for a facilitated visit and tour of the Port of Houston, Friday, June 5.  Congresswoman Janice Hahn, Congressman Ted Poe and Congressman Brian Babin visited the Port…

Paris MoU Approves New Performance Lists

Jun 08, 2015

At its 48th meeting last month, the Paris MoU Committee approved the 2014 inspection results and adopted new performance lists for flags and Recognized Organizations. These lists will take effect from July 1, 2015. The “White, Grey and Black (WGB) List” presents the full spectrum…

IMCA: Marine Roles for Small Workboats

Jun 08, 2015

Following a number of incidents involving small workboats operating in the wind farm sector during 2012 and 2013, a need was identified to set out the elements of competence required for crews operating and working on small workboats. ‘Guidance…

Capt. Fox Elected IMRF Chairman

Jun 08, 2015

Captain Udo Fox, Executive Director of the German Maritime Rescue Service (DGzRS), has been appointed the new Chairman of the International Maritime Rescue Federation (IMRF) succeeding Michael Vlasto OBE who had held the post for eight years…

Foss Maritime: 75 Vessels Earn Safety Honors

Jun 08, 2015

The Chamber of Shipping of America (CSA) has recognized 75 Foss Maritime vessels with the 2014 Jones F. Devlin award for outstanding safety records.    The award is given to self-propelled merchant vessels that have operated for two full…

Thome Supports Maritime Information Sharing

Jun 08, 2015

The Information Fusion Centre from the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) has expressed its appreciation for Thome’s hospitality after the company hosted a visit by 15 Navy and Coastguard delegates from eight nations as part of the regional…

Unique Group Debuts Seaflex SAVE System

Jun 08, 2015

Unique Group’s Buoyancy & Ballast division has announced the official launch of an integrated system designed to neutralise the risk to life and possessions from the potential capsize or sinking of smaller vessels. The Seaflex Auto-Inflating…

G7 May Address South China Sea Dispute

Jun 08, 2015

AFP reports that the G7 summit would express concern about unilateral efforts to assert sovereignty claims in the disputed South China Sea.   John Kirton, director of think-tank the G7 Research Group, has said maritime disputes between…

No more: Italy Refused to Take More Mediterranean Migrants

Jun 08, 2015

Italian politicians based in the north vowed not to shelter any more migrants saved at sea, even as thousands more were being rescued in the Mediterranean from smugglers' boats in distress, reports AP. All of those rescued will be deposited…

China Capsized Vessel Death Toll at 431

Jun 07, 2015

The death toll from a Chinese cruise ship which capsized on the Yangtze River has reached 431, with 11 still missing, a government spokesman said on Sunday.  (Reporting by Megha Rajagopalan; Writing by Ben Blanchard; Editing by Kim Coghill)

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