Alongside the Wilh. Wilhelmsen group, Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) is now a full member of the Maritime Anti-Corruption Network (MACN) and will be joining the campaign to eliminate corruption across the maritime industry.Speaking as the membership was announced…
International subsea inspection, repair, maintenance (IRM) and light construction company Harkand announced the appointment of Jacqueline Hill as the group general counsel.Hill brings more than 15 years of experience in corporate law, most recently in energy marketing and trading in the U…
The Administrative Appeals Tribunal last week affirmed the Australian Maritime Safety Authority’s (AMSA) detention of a Liberian flagged vessel SCF Yenisei, in Queensland in October 2013.The manager of the vessel sought to have the detention of the vessel downgraded at the tribunal…
China's increasing regulatory influence over international mergers and acquisitions has helped to create the hottest new commodity in its legal industry: anti-trust lawyers.Six years ago, China did not even have a legal system for regulating the impact of M&A on competition…
A U.S. bankruptcy judge said on Wednesday he will approve Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd's plan to exit its Chapter 11 bankruptcy after he overruled objections from shareholders.Judge Sean Lane of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Manhattan said…
Two executives from offshore drilling contractor Noble Corp have agreed to settle civil claims they participated in a bribery scheme to obtain permits for oil rigs in Nigeria, days before the case was set to go to trial.Jury selection had been scheduled for next Monday in the U…
The proposed container ship P3 alliance between the 255-ship fleets of Maersk, Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. and CMA CGM was turned down by China's Anti-monopoly Bureau at the Ministry of Commerce, because the P3 alliance intended to set…
IMO informs that new requirements under the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) to require all ships to have plans and procedures to recover persons from the water are among a set of SOLAS amendments that came into force on 1 July 2014…
'Garnishment' is the legal term relating to the collection of a monetary judgement on behalf of a claimant from a defendant. In the Philippines, this routinely occurs before the case has concluded and is central to the UK P&I Club Members' many concerns relating to crew claims in this jurisdiction…
Putting to rest the fears and misconceptions about what responder immunity means and what it will eventually do. It’s all good.As many in the response industry, and in many cases the marine industry in general appreciate, there has been…
Overlapping State and Federal Requirements for Vessel Discharges, Abandoned Vessels, and Oil Spill LiabilityWhile the U.S. Congress can create and pass legislation, in many circumstances there can be state laws that either augment, overlap or potentially create conflict with the federal laws…
A four week seamanship training course, developed by EUCAP Nestor for the new Marine Police Investigation Unit (MPIU), kicked off this week. The course is part of a tailor-made Basic Training program for the MPIU, specifically made to ensure…
This being the “Yearbook” edition of Maritime Reporter & Engineering News, it would be remiss to not have coverage of LNG, one of the hottest fueling trends in maritime circles, particularly in North America. For a unique insight on a rapidly evolving market…
Citing a lack of preparation, bad weather and a mechanical breakdown as three important factors, the TSB today released its investigation report (M13N0001) into the loss-of-tow by the tugboat 'Charlene Hunt' of the [passenger ship] 'MV Lyubov…
The Council of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) informs it decided at its recent meeting to award the International Maritime Prize for 2013 to Dr. José Eusebio Salgado y Salgado, Mexican academic and author of the Manual de Derecho…