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Irish Coast Guard Issues Weather Alert

Jan 31, 2014

Members of the public have been urged to heed the advice of the Irish Coast Guard as Met Éireann has issued an orange weather warning.  Southerly gales will develop overnight on all Irish coastal waters and on the Irish Sea, gradually veering…

Federal Strategy for a Safer Arctic Released

Jan 31, 2014

White House Releases Implementation Plan for the National Strategy for the Arctic RegionThe White House yesterday released the Implementation Plan for the National Strategy for the Arctic Region. The Administration solicited input from Alaska Natives…

Cape Cod Canal Remains Closed

Jan 30, 2014

Massachusetts’ Cape Cod Canal will remain closed daily from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Friday, February 7, 2014 to permit maintenance work on the vertical life railroad bridge across the canal. The Canal may be open on Saturday, February 1 and/or Sunday…

St Lawrence Seaway: Proposed Regulations Amendment

Jan 30, 2014

Under agreement with the U.S. Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation is proposing to amend the joint Practices and Procedures (known as 'regulations' within the SLSDC). Some of the amendments…

Ramp-Up of NTV Oil Spill Resoures in Alaskan Waters

Jan 29, 2014

The Marine Spill Response Corporation (MSRC) and Alaska Maritime Prevention and Response Network (Network) have formed a 'Strategic Alliance' to support Non-Tank Vessels (NTVs) in meeting new Federal regulations and enhance oil spill response in Western Alaska and Prince William Sound…

Training to Navigate as Vessel Captain

Jan 29, 2014

Mariners may start off as deckhands, but the industry allows for quick growth if a person is willing to put forth the hard work and training. Earning the title of captain is a journey many have made over the years at the Galveston Island Ferry…

Technology Answers Risk and Security Questions

Jan 29, 2014

Technology Can Drive Risk Management as Maritime Professionals Optimize Security The job responsibilities of Maritime Professionals inevitably include the requirement to understand risks, analyze options for risk mitigation, and make strategic…

ABS Advises on Northern Sea Route Navigation

Jan 29, 2014

ABS, a provider of global maritime classification services, today released its Navigating the Northern Sea Route Advisory to support shipowners and operators intending to transit the increasingly popular commercial shipping routes through the Arctic seas…

Aberdeen Conference Examines Human Risk

Jan 29, 2014

Risk management experts from around the world will gather in Aberdeen on March 5 for a conference that will set the agenda for dealing with the issue and impact of human risk in the oil and gas industry.The first international conference…

McMurdo Group Launched for Complete SAR Service

Jan 29, 2014

McMurdo Group was launched today as a new global company in end-to-end search and rescue (SAR) and maritime domain awareness (MDA) solutions. Comprised of Orolia’s former Positioning, Tracking and Monitoring Division, McMurdo Group combines Boatracs…

International Ice Patrol Opens 2014 Season

Jan 29, 2014

The U.S. Coast Guard International Ice Patrol (IIP) is scheduled to take over responsibility Wednesday for issuing daily iceberg warnings for the North Atlantic Ocean from the Canadian Ice Service under the North American Ice Service (NAIS) collaboration marking the beginning of the 2014 ice season…

MOL Crew Rescues Mariners from Disabled Vessel

Jan 29, 2014

While steaming some 700km west of Guam on January 20, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. operated coal carrier C. S. Sunshine rescued all 24 Chinese crew members of a disabled freighter January 20.At 8:15 a.m. (local time) on January 20, the Panama-registered C…

Port of New Orleans on Reduced Operating Schedule

Jan 29, 2014

Cargo Operations Ongoing, Terminal Operators Adjust Schedules Due To Winter Weather. Non-Essential Employees Must Not Report To Work Jan. 29.Freezing temperatures and a wintry mix of precipitation forced adjustments to operations schedules at the Port of New Orleans yesterday and today (Jan…

'A Sea Change in Standing Watch' Wins SNS Literary Prize

Jan 28, 2014

The Surface Navy Association (SNA) has presented its Literary Award for articles that address areas within Surface Navy or Surface Warfare and in 2013 it came to Capt. John Cordle, USN (Ret) and co-author Dr. Nita Shattuck for their article on watchkeeping and circadian-based alternatives…

International Data Farming Workshop Underway in Finland

Jan 28, 2014

The 27th International “What if?” Workshop has brought data farming experts together at the National Defence University in Helsinki, Finland.Data farming is a way to conduct operational analysis through modeling and simulation, high performance computing to build scenarios…

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