Owners, insurers, say Dutch ships at risk in piracy waters ought to be allowed to employ armed private security guardsLast year the number of cases of piracy off the coasts of East and West Africa doubled, with 800 crew members being taken hostage…
Scira Offshore Energy, operator of the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm, will utilise a new UK-designed vessel transfer system to provide its wind farm technicians with safe and reliable access to wind turbines in a range of weather conditions…
Shanghai Resolve-Shengmin OSRO Company, Ltd. (SRSOC), a Level 1 Ship Pollution Response Organization (SPRO), has introduced its wide network of Ship Pollution Response Organization (SPRO) partners throughout China. Known as 'One Call',…
exactEarth is exhibiting at and sponsoring the first annual GeoMaritime event in London, UK running June 13-14. The company is looking forward to participating in this unique forum where industry, defence, government and commercial organisations…
Thomas Gunn Navigation Services (TGNS) has launched Voyager 4, the latest upgrade of its automated chart management systemPacked full of new applications, Voyager 4 offers the mariner an easy to use, cost effective and high quality database…
NOAA commissions high-tech coastal mapping 'Ferdinand R. Hassler' in Norfolk, Va. to support NOAA’s nautical charting missionThe new ship’s primary mission will be to detect and monitor changes to the sea floor. Data collected by the ship will be used to update nautical charts…
Launch of concentrated inspection campaign on Fire Safety Systems beginning 1 September 2012 by Paris Mou and Tokyo MoU on Port State ControlThe 43 Maritime Authorities of the Paris and the Tokyo Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) on Port State…
Asia-Pacific seafarers say further action on piracy and national regulation crucialPiracy will be high on the agenda of the ITF’s (International Transport Workers’ Federation) 2012 Asia Pacific Seafarers and Fisheries committee when it meets in Jakarta shortly…
The Coast Guard and partner agencies seized 11,300 pounds of marijuana before it reached U.S. shores in May, breaking a single-month record set a decade ago. 'The Coast Guard and our interagency partners have already interdicted more marijuana near the U…
Affiliates of Drew Marine (“Drew Marine”) have reached a definitive agreement with Chemring Group PLC (“Chemring”) to acquire Chemring’s maritime interests (“Chemring Marine” or the “Company”) for a cash consideration of £32 million, subject to standard closing adjustments…
Sea Tow Services International Inc., announces the opening of Sea Tow Delmarva, owned and operated by Capt. Hank Fulmer. Sea Tow Delmarva serves boaters along the coasts of Delaware and Maryland on Delaware Bay, from Slaughter Beach Inlet south to and including Lewes and Rehoboth…
Beam Communications Pty Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of World Reach Limited (ASX: WRR), announces a new satellite piracy solution for secure communication on board a vessel. The new system operates with the Inmarsat satellite network.…
Government-owned Oman Shipping Company (OSC) has invested in a number of measures to secure its expanding fleet of ships against piracy attacksCapt Andrew Boyce, Senior Manager Safety & Marine, Oman Ship Management Company, informed delegates…
Book on the sinking of 'SS Marine Electric' is used by maritime academies and inspection instructors to teach the reasons for maritime safety, now reprinted by by US Naval Institute, Blue Jacket Press'Until the Sea Shall Free Them,' an account…
The Liberian Registry has introduced a sophisticated programme to screen advance notice of ship arrivals as part of a detention prevention plan to help maintain its independent ranking among the safest and most efficient ship registries in the world…