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Finland Fires at Suspected Foreign Submarine near Helsinki

Apr 29, 2015

A report by the AP said that the Finnish military says it has dropped depth charges onto a suspected submarine in the sea outside Helsinki after twice detecting the presence of a foreign object in the area. The navy's maritime operations chief…

MAIB Blames 'Structural Weakness' in Cheeki Rafiki Capsize

Apr 29, 2015

An accident report into the loss of the Cheeki Rafiki mid-way through a transatlantic crossing last May, found that undetected damage to fittings around the keel after a string of earlier groundings are among the likely causes, says the Telegraph…

"River Cities" Host First Navy Week of 2015

Apr 28, 2015

Bossier City-Shreveport Navy Week begins April 27 and will continue through May 3.Navy Weeks focus a variety of assets, equipment and personnel on a single city for a week-long series of engagements designed to bring America's Navy closer to the people it protects…

China Maritime Disputes Bedevil ASEAN

Apr 28, 2015

Chinese island-building efforts in the disputed South China Sea, where airstrips are being built on coral reefs, risk undermining 'peace, security and stability' in the region, bedeviled the Asian leaders warned at a regional summit.According to a Reuters report…

Shipoweners Warned to be Prepared for Migrant Rescues

Apr 27, 2015

The North P&I club has warned its shipowner members of the need to be properly prepared to meet their moral and legal obligations to rescue migrants at sea. In a new loss prevention briefing published today, North suggests some of the rescue…

MPHRP at Anglo Eastern Maritime Academy

Apr 27, 2015

Chirag Bahri, MPHRP Regional Director for South Asia was invited by Anglo Eastern Maritime Academy in Karjat, India, to interact with the cadets undergoing pre sea training at the prestigious nautical college.During the presentation,…

NATO to Open Counter-Piracy Office in Djibouti

Apr 24, 2015

NATO and Djibouti have enhanced their cooperation by signing an agreement to establish a NATO liaison office in Djibouti in support of the Alliance's counter piracy operation, Ocean Shield, in the Gulf of Aden. NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Operations…

Iranian Ships Turn Away from Yemen

Apr 24, 2015

An Iranian convoy, believed to be carrying weapons destined for the Houthi rebels in Yemen, turned around and is headed north towards home country, WSJ quoted as U.S. defense officials saying. The cargo ships, accompanied by two Iranian warships…

IMO Head Predicts Surge in Med Migrants

Apr 24, 2015

Koji Sekimizu, secretary-general of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) said that number of migrants crossing the Mediterranean could surge to 500,000 this year with thousands of deaths at sea if no action is taken against the people who traffic them…

Marathassa Released After Vancouver Bunker Spill

Apr 23, 2015

The Cyprus-flagged  cargo ship M/V Marathassa — which has been blamed for spilling several thousand litres of bunker fuel into English Bay — has been released by the Canadian Coast Guard. The vessel headed to a berth in Vancouver Harbour…

Op/Ed: Australian Naval Shipbuilding in Limbo

Apr 22, 2015

Labor’s indecision has left shipbuilding in a precarious and uncertain state The Abbott Government is committed to a sustainable Australian naval shipbuilding industry. Sadly, years of neglect by the former Labor government has left shipbuilding in a precarious and uncertain state…

SCA Stresses US Shipyards' Role to National Security

Apr 22, 2015

The Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA), a national trade association representing the nation’s shipbuilding and repair industry is hosting a fly-in beginning today. More than 85 members of SCA will participate to share the strength of America’s shipbuilding and repair industry…

Colombia Frees Chinese Ship with Weapons for Cuba

Apr 22, 2015

Colombia has licensed a Chinese Language ship to set sail after it was caught carrying One Hundred tonnes of explosives to Cuba illegally, the prosecutor’s workplace stated, though it continues to carry the vessel’s captain pending a felony investigation…

South East Asia Still Hotspot for Piracy

Apr 22, 2015

One coastal tanker is hijacked every two weeks on average in Southeast Asia making it the most dangerous seas, the latest piracy report from the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) has warned. The IMB says more than half of all sea pirate…

Shipping Industry Calls for Urgent Action in Migrant Crisis

Apr 21, 2015

Following the meeting of EU Foreign and Interior Ministers in Luxembourg yesterday (20 April) the European and global shipping industries have welcomed the increased attention that all EU Member States are giving to the humanitarian crisis in the Mediterranean…

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