NOAA release a draft damage assessment & restoration plan for damage caused by the Tank Barge DBL 152 oil spill. Public comment invited.The draft plan describes the steps NOAA has taken to see if natural resources, such as marine habitats…
The Coast Guard Cutter 'Mackinaw' breaks ice in Western Lake Superior in preparation for the upcoming shipping season.The Mackinaw (WLBB-30) is the only U.S. heavy ice breaking resource assigned to the Great Lakes and in addition to heavy…
Rescuers have retrieved 11 bodies and are searching for two missing crew members after a container ship sank off east China.The Beihai Rescue Bureau of the Ministry of Transport dispatched two rescue vessels and a helicopter to the seawater area 40 nautical miles northeast of Longkou…
Canada acts to upgrade its safety system for shipping oil & liquefied natural gas safely through Canada’s waterways before any major new energy export facilities become operational. The Government introduce eight measures to strengthen Canada's…
The Paris MoU Port State Control Committee's Harmonized Verification Programme (HAVEP) on passenger ship operational safety controls will last throughout 2013.Steamship Mutual advises its members to prepare for Port State Control Inspections…
The UK Chamber of Shipping says shipping needs more time to prepare for the 2015 0.1% sulphur limit introduction in the ECA'sThe 2015 0.1% sulphur limit applies within the North Sea and English Channel and the Baltic Sea Emission Control Areas…
The federal government cleared the way for Virginia to seek a research lease in its Atlantic coastal areas to help speed up development.The move would allow for greater study of wind, waves and wildlife in a 130-square-mile set aside for wind development…
The Canadian St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation (SLSMC) increase tolls 3% for 2013 season.There are no tolls charged for transiting the U.S. section of the Seaway's lock system which is operated by the U.S. Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation…
Lightering operations completed, flaring operations continue on the pipeline fire.The Coast Guard & assisting agencies continue response operations for a tug and barge that struck the pipeline near Bayou Perot.After the barge was removed from the scene and taken to a secure location…
'MV Danio' is stranded on the Blue Caps rocks on an island off the Northumberland coast, with a metre wide hole below the water line.Salvage crews were deciding on Sunday how to rescue an 80m-long ship which ran aground near a lighthouse in an important wildlife haven…
BP requests a judge to temporarily halt claims paid out as business economic losses, claiming that many were fictitious & absurd. In a filing in federal court in New Orleans, BP stated it could be irreparably harmed because the payouts could…
The Maritime Labor Convention 2006, sponsored by the International Labor Organization (ILO) and better known as MLC 2006, will enter into force on August 20, 2013. It has been ratified by 35 nations as of the date of the preparation of this article…
And Why Knowing the Answer is Critical to Your BusinessOn December 23, 2012, the restrictive measures against Iran contained in Council Regulation (EU) No 1263/2012 came into force. The measures supplement those already contained in Regulation 267/2012 of March 23…
NOL Group has announced the appointment of Senior Counsel Mr Alvin Yeo to its Board of Directors. Subject to shareholders’ approval at NOL’s Annual General Meeting on 18 April 2013 (“AGM”), Mr Yeo, Senior Partner at WongPartnership LLP…
Personnel from T&T Salvage aboard the Todd Michael spud barge are on scene for cooling operations of the tank barge. Response operations continue for a tug and barge that allided with a pipeline near Bayou Perot 30 miles south of New Orleans Thursday…