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…
EU Naval Force flagship, 'ITS San Giusto' stopped and later sank a pirate skiff in the Somali Basin after taking off 7 suspect pirates. The EU warship, carrying out counter-piracy patrols as part of Operation Atalanta, sighted the skiff…
The “Cape Town Agreement of 2012 agreed by 58 states will be open for signature ratification at IMO HQ early next year.The new Agreement adopted at a recent diplomatic conference held under the auspices of IMO in Cape Town refers to the…
The Annual Digest of the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) informs of lessons learned from recent accident & incident investigations.MAIB examines and investigates all types of marine accidents to or on board UK vessels worldwide…
Intercargo the trade Association representing the interests of the bulk shipping industry, has announced the appointment of Mr John Platsidakis as Chairman. Mr Platsidakis is currently Managing Director of Piraeus-based Anangel Maritime Services Inc…
Maritime challenges key theme.The Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association (WISTA) conference program held in Paris October 3-5 illuminated the many challenges facing the maritime industry today. This annual gathering of WISTA…
Maersk Line container ships no longer to call at Iran ports, closing off a major supply chain to the country.Maersk ended all cargo shipments to the Persian Gulf port of Bushehr on Sept. 30, and started refusing all outbound cargo on Sept…
Dismissed by Costa Cruises following the wrecking of his ship off the Italian coast, Capt. Schettino has sued for wrongful dismissal.Italian Francesco Schettino was not only fired by Costa Cruises but is accused by prosecutors of causing…
The European Commission commits to establish a true single European market for maritime transport by spring 2013 with its 'Blue Belt' package.In this way, the Commission intends to promote maritime transport by no longer subjecting EU goods…
BIMCO releases ‘The Step-by-Step Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan (SEEMP) Manual’ in association with Fathom.The manual, which can be utilized as a ship’s official Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan (SEEMP), has been developed to enable ship owners to plan…