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Concordia Maritime Supports Mercy Ships Cargo Day

Oct 05, 2017

Mercy Ships Cargo Day is being held for the second year and Concordia Maritime is one of the companies supporting the activities on board Mercy Ships’ hospital ship. Participants can either donate part of their commission this day or choose a sum of money they want to donate…

Hapag Lloyd Receives Innovation in Safety Award

Oct 05, 2017

The TT Club Innovation in Safety Award is now in its second year and the winner was announced at ICHCA’s 65th Anniversary Conference in Las Palmas this week.   The Award is aimed at identifying innovative developments that engender greater safety and efficiency in the intermodal supply chain…

Windstar Cruises Appoints Inman as Director

Oct 05, 2017

New expert hire reflects that traveler safety is at the forefront for the cruise line. Windstar Cruises has announced that they are welcoming seafaring safety specialist Michael Inman as the newest member of the boutique cruise line’s highly accredited leadership team…

Foss Joins FEMA's Hurricane Relief Operations

Oct 04, 2017

Foss Maritime Company said it has contracted with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to support the relief and rebuilding efforts in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands following Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Maria…

Maritime Women's Organization Establishes Caribbean Relief Fund

Oct 02, 2017

The Women in Maritime Association, Caribbean (WiMAC), has launched a hurricane relief fund to provide aid to its Caribbean colleagues/sisters as they try to recover from the aftermath of Hurricanes Irma and Maria which have devastated several Islands…

Channel Restrictions Lifted at Corpus Christi Port

Sep 29, 2017

Post Hurricane Harvey recovery efforts continue at Port Corpus Christi following the Category 4 Hurricane’s devastating strike to the Texas Coast.  The full 47-foot (MLLW) draft of the ship channel is open to vessels, and the daylight only transit restriction was removed…

Beele Engineering Expands Sealing Plugs Range

Sep 29, 2017

Piping transits are a potential source for fire spread, as fire in one room could easily break through them into adjacent areas. There are various sealing solutions offered to prevent this from happening, such as the SLIPSIL and DYNATITE sealing plugs from Beele Engineering…

SUNY Maritime Training Ship Sent to Puerto Rico

Sep 29, 2017

SUNY Maritime College’s Training Ship Empire State VI will soon sail to Puerto Rico to aid in the recovery efforts and to deliver basic necessities to the island’s residents.The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD)…

MOL LNG Carrier Rescues Castaways

Sep 28, 2017

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has announced that on September 18, the MOL-operated LNG carrier Papua safely rescued four yachtsmen off Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. Details of the rescue are as follows: In the afternoon of September 17, the…

Trump Waives Jones Act for Puerto Rico Relief

Sep 28, 2017

President Trump has waived shipping restrictions for Puerto Rico on Thursday at request of the island's governor Ricardo Rosselló and after an outcry from Congress about the scarcity of fuel, food and emergency supplies following Hurricane Maria…

MPA, ReCAAP Join in Combating Piracy

Sep 27, 2017

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan (MOFA Japan) and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), in cooperation with the ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre (ReCAAP ISC), jointly launched the inaugural Capacity Building Executive…

Inmarsat: New Pacific North West Pricing for Fleet One

Sep 27, 2017

Inmarsat Maritime has launched a new fishing pricing plan for the Pacific North West which will make it easier and more economical for regional Fleet One users to get live weather updates, track and trace fish, and send catch reports. The…

US Denies Request for Puerto Rico Shipping Waiver

Sep 26, 2017

The Trump administration on Tuesday denied a request to waive shipping restrictions to help get fuel and supplies to storm-ravaged Puerto Rico, saying it would do nothing to address the island's main impediment to shipping, damaged ports. The Jones Act limits shipping between coasts to U…

FueLNG Completes First Commercial LNG Bunkering in Singapore

Sep 25, 2017

FueLNG, a joint venture between Keppel and Shell Eastern Petroleum (Pte) Ltd (Shell), has achieved the first commercial Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) bunker transfer in Singapore by completing truck-to-ship bunkering for the Floating Liquefaction (FLNG) vessel…

MOL Issues "Safety, Environmental and Social Report 2017"

Sep 23, 2017

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has announced the publication of its Safety, Environmental and Social Report 2017 on September 21, 2017. The Safety, Environmental and Social Report 2017 proactively discloses the MOL Group's initiatives on environment…

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