The European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) reminds of its rapid-response service providing expert advice on chemicals in maritime emergencies.In close cooperation with the European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic) and the Centre of Documentation…
World City America Inc. writes second open letter to ask the President how Fair Trade 'task force' overlooks the foreign flag cruise industry.The letter asks President Obama how his Fair Trade 'Task Force' happened to miss the $40-billion…
At 1601 ft. long x 242.7 ft. wide, the Prelude FLNG facility will be the largest offshore floating facility ever built. A new milestone was reached in the world’s use of LNG as fue, as Shell celebrated the cutting of first steel for the…
'Ever Leading' welcomed at container terminal Felixstowe, UK, on maiden voyage, the third Evergreen L-Type on UK shipping registery.The new container ship is owned by Evergreen Marine (UK) Ltd. is 334 meters in length, 45.8 meters wide, with 942 reefer plugs and a draft of 14…
US Fleet Forces Command (USFF) names Rear Adm. Ann Phillips, & Rear Adm. Joseph Tofalo to enquire into 'San Jacinto/Montpelier' collision.U.S. Fleet Forces Command (USFF) assigned a flag officer to lead an administrative investigation and…
USCG's mandatory commercial fishing vessel safety examinations for those operating more than three miles from the territorial sea baseline take effect.This requirement, which affects commercial fishing fleets nationwide, comes as a result…
KPI Bridge Oil, a global bunker broker and trader has appointed Mrs. Christel McLoughlin as Director of Risk Management products. Christel will be based at KPI Bridge Oil’s Headquarter in London.Christel McLoughlin who is a French national…
Many ships unwilling to wait for warship-escorted convoys now use a detachment of 4 or 5 armed guards as they transit pirate high-risk areas.At the moment there's a booming market in security guards for merchant ships plying the waters off Somalia and adjacent areas (Gulf of Aden…
Each shipowner is connected with a permanent team of ship surveyors with in-depth knowledge of that company & its special needs.The arrangement was established on the basis of a request from the industry and has since May 2012 been running as an experiment…
INTERTANKO’s Documentary Committee endorses BIMCO's newly published standard contract for Private Armed Guards (GUARDCON).GUARDCON has now been in use for some months. During this time the Documentary Committee has reviewed the GUARDCON wording and…
Owners of container ships for chartering, Costamare Inc., plans to offer 7,000,000 shares of its common stock.Members of the Konstantakopoulos family, who in the aggregate own a majority of the common stock of the Company, have indicated their intention to purchase up to 700…
Alang ship-breakers decide to keep their facilities shut in protest against the arrest of shipbreakers arrested for culpable homicide.Three ship-breakers were booked for culpable homicide after six labourers were killed in a fire on an oil tanker on October 6…
An Italian court begins hearings to determine who could stand trial as responsible for the cruise ship disaster.Hundreds of lawyers, scientific experts and survivors from the Costa Concordia tragedy in January are expected to attend the hearing in the Tuscan city of Grosseto…
Statement by FMCS Director on United States Maritime Alliance & International Longshoremen's Association Labor Negotiations.Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) director George H. Cohen, issued the following report on the progress…
A Ghana court judge rejected plea to release the 'ARA Libertad' training ship, detained through complaint by a US hedge fund creditor.The sail training ship has been detained with more than 200 hundred crew members on board since 2, October…