Maritime Safety News


A Helping Intitiative Aimed to Curb Somalia Piracy

Feb 13, 2013

Shell, BP, Maersk, Stena & Japanese shipping companies NYK, MOL and “K” Line support job creation & capacity building projects in Somalia.This collaboration between many in the shipping industry and UNDP (United Nations Development Programme) is the first step in an initiative…

Coast Guard, NTSB Investigating Carnival Triumph Casualty

Feb 12, 2013

The U.S. Coast Guard and the National Transportation Safety Board launched an investigation into the cause of an engine room fire that occurred onboard the Carnival Triumph, Sunday.The Carnival Triumph experienced an engine room fire Sunday while on a four-day cruise from Galveston…

Counter-piracy Firm, AdvanFort, Panama-flag Approved

Feb 12, 2013

AdvanFort Company, approved by the Panama Maritime Authority (PMA) for Panama-flag vessel counter-piracy operations.“We at AdvanFort are very pleased that the world’s largest flag state has vetted our company and approved our highly-trained operators to protect their ships from piracy attack…

RIB & Hi-speed Craft: CSI 2013 Conference

Feb 11, 2013

FRC International to host the upcoming Crew Systems Integration (CSI) conference in Poole, UK.The international conference includes over 20 presentations focussing on 9 integrated topics for the RIB and high speed craft sector. Keynote…

Foreign-flag Ship Detentions in UK

Feb 11, 2013

The Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) detained 9 ships in UK ports during December 2012 after they failed Port State Control (PSC) inspection.Latest monthly figures show that there were five new detentions of foreign flagged vessels in UK…

Cruise Ship Lifeboat Fall Kills Five Crew

Feb 10, 2013

5 are killed & 3 injured during emergency drill on 'Thomson Majesty' while moored at Santa Cruz, La Palma, Canary Islands.The lifeboat fell from the vessel during an emergency training drill on the 20-year-old ship owned by Cyprus-based Louis Cruises and leased to Thomson…

Pacific Drilling Keeps on Drilling

Feb 10, 2013

None of Pacific Drillings ultra-deepwater drillships are affected by a recent BSEE safety alert.Concerning the recent U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) safety alert regarding GE connectors and bolts, the company…

New "Robot Boat" Family Debuts in Abu Dhabi

Feb 08, 2013

Today Al Seer Marine and 5G International announced the introduction of a new family of unmanned surface vessels, a family ranging from the 3m Sea Serpent to the 11m monohull Eclipse. The USV family is designed to rapidly penetrate a vibrant Middle East defense market and to offer affordable…

NOAA & US Power Squadrons Sign Agreement

Feb 08, 2013

NOAA’s Office of Coast Survey & US Power Squadrons sign a Memorandum of Agreement to improve cooperative charting program.Rear Adm. Gerd Glang, director of NOAA’s Office of Coast Survey, recently sat down with John Alter, chief commander of the U…

Stork Technical Services Appoints HSSEQ Director

Feb 07, 2013

Stork Technical Services, a global provider of knowledge-based asset integrity management services for the oil and gas, chemical and power sectors, has underlined its commitment to safety with the appointment of Steven Law to the role of HSSEQ Director – UK & Africa…

'Costa Concordia': Italy's Casualty Report Still Overdue

Feb 07, 2013

The Board of Directors of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) regret Italy has not submitted its findings to IMO.ICS, representing all sectors and trades and over 80% of the world's merchant fleet recently met in London.The issues…

Keeping Track of Cruise Ship Passengers

Feb 05, 2013

SISCO's A-PASS® 6 Wireless Mobile Life Safety & Security Access Control System to be installed on 'Royal Princess'.The Royal Princess is the first of two 1082 ft, 141,000-ton prototypes joining the next generation of the Princess fleet in June 2013…

ICS Board Meets in London

Feb 05, 2013

The Board of Directors of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) - the principal international trade association for shipowners, representing all sectors and trades and over 80% of the world merchant fleet - met in London today (5 February)…

Haydn Jones Tapped to lead AWT International Ops

Feb 05, 2013

Experienced Marine Industry Executive to Lead Worldwide Management of Sales, Marketing, Strategic Business Development and Channel Partnerships. Applied Weather Technology, Inc. (AWT), is pleased to announce the appointment of Haydn Jones as the company's Director of International Operations…

Transas Installs Jordan VTS System

Feb 04, 2013

Transas Middle East instals & commissions standalone AIS solution at the Port of Aqaba, Jordan. Transas standalone AIS solution incorporates the latest VTS technology and meets all international standards. At the core of the system is Transas AIS Base station T214…

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