Maritime Safety News


Changes in Aker Solutions' Top Deck

Mar 27, 2015

Tore Sjursen will assume the position as executive vice president for operational improvement and risk management at Aker Solutions on April 1. Knut Sandvik will at the same time replace Sjursen as head of the company's maintenance, modifications and operations business…

Huge Heavy Lift Project Wraps up in Colombia

Mar 26, 2015

Mammoet concludes multi-year heavy lifting and transport project for refinery in Cartagena, Colombia Mammoet USA informs it has completed a heavy lifting and transport project at the largest refinery in Colombia, the Reficar Refinery. Mammoet…

100 Yrs and Ticking - USCG Salutes

Mar 26, 2015

They were dubbed the greatest generation, and after spending an hour or so with Linwood Thumm, known more affectionately as 'Tick,' it's easy to understand why. Two weeks shy of his 100th birthday, his recollection of his service in the…

Salvage, Wreck Removal Beset with Chronic Problems

Mar 26, 2015

The basic nature of maritime casualties, salvage and wreck removal has evolved rapidly over the last few years. Ships and offshore constructions have become more technologically elaborate, and in many cases simply bigger and more complex than ever…

Resilience & the Maritime Industry

Mar 25, 2015

Resilience is defined generally as the ability to recover quickly from setbacks.  Setbacks are inevitable.  Individuals and entities are best judged by their resilience – their ability to get back on track after experiencing a reversal. The…

Getting Onboard the Regulatory Train

Mar 25, 2015

Rail transport activists, analysts and environmentalists get a real taste of what the waterfront has endured for decades. They’ll just have to get in line with the rest of us. This week finds the collective domestic oil industry wringing…

3Si Group Acquires International Safety Products

Mar 25, 2015

Safety and Survival Systems International Ltd (3Si), has announced the acquisition of International Safety Products Ltd (ISP), one of the world’s leading lifejacket manufacturers and supplier of safety products and personal protection equipment…

GEG Reaches One Million Consecutive Safe Work Hours

Mar 25, 2015

Greene’s Energy Group, LLC (GEG), a leading provider of integrated testing, rentals and specialty services, has reached its corporate goal of one million consecutive safe work hours. “I am pleased to announce that on March 16, 2015, we reached this important milestone…

Latest from GOST at Palm Beach Boat Show

Mar 25, 2015

GOST (Global Ocean Security Technologies), will highlight its newest recreational marine products at the 2015 Palm Beach International Boat Show in Palm Beach, Florida, March 26-29.The company said it will highlight its GOST Watch HD H2O video surveillance system…

Managing the Human Element

Mar 24, 2015

Too many times, we are simply not aware of what we do not know. That said; if the first quarter of 2015 brings only one thing into crystal clear focus, then that would probably involve the reality that the human element of maritime operations…

USCG Rescues 2 Fishermen near Block Island

Mar 24, 2015

Coast Guard crews rescued two fishermen from a sinking vessel 10 miles south of Newport, Rhode Island, Monday.At approximately noon, the two person crew of the 38-foot fishing boat More Misery notified watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England in Woods Hole…

DNV GL Launches Rules for US Fishing Fleet

Mar 23, 2015

The fishing vessel industry fatality rate is 30 times higher than the average of all U.S. industries. To address this, U.S. legislation requires that all new fishing vessels larger than 50 feet must be built to classification rules. DNV GL is…

Ports of Auckland Fined for Stevedore Injury

Mar 23, 2015

Ports of Auckland Ltd (POAL) has been fined $55,000 and ordered to pay $25,000 in reparation to a stevedore who suffered serious injuries unloading a containership at the port in January 2014, Maritime New Zealand Media reported. POAL admitted…

Graduation Ceremony of MOL Filipino Seafarers

Mar 23, 2015

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. today announced the graduation of 105 students in the fourth class of the '3rd Year Program,' which MOL introduced with the goal of developing crewmembers who will uphold strict safety standards in vessel operation…

Authorisation to Perform Transit Pilotage

Mar 21, 2015

Pilotage service providers who wish to perform transit pilotage assignments in Danish territorial waters of Oeresund and the Great Belt during the years 2016–2019 can apply for authorisation at the Danish Maritime Authority. Closing date is 1 May 2015…

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