A Texas appeals court affirms US$3.5-million judgement against Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co.The court upheld a jury’s finding that the Korean company wrongfully refused to pay consultants who helped secure a $696 million contract to build supertankers…
Odysea Carriers, S.A., an Athens, Greece-based shipping firm to pay $1.2 million fine & placed on three years probation.Odysea Carriers pleaded guilty recently before a federal court in New Orleans to illegally discharging oily waste into the ocean and comvering up the illegal actions…
Presidents of Thailand & Mynamar (Burma) agree on port development for deep-sea port to enable Malacca Strait bypass route.Thailand and Myanmar agree to set up a joint committee to follow up on economic cooperation that includes linking Myanmar's…
SEAS Act to Repeal Section 100124 of Highway Bill.U.S. Representatives Elijah E. Cummings (D, MD-07) and Jeff Landry (R, LA-03) today introduced the Saving Essential American Sailors (SEAS) Act, H.R. 6170, which would ensure American food aid is transported by American workers…
Plymouth (UK) passengers take cruise ship company to court for compensation for storm injuries on North Atlantic cruiseHolidaymakers who say they endured a nightmare voyage across the Atlantic when their cruise ship was lashed by high winds have taken their compensation claims to the High Court…
Nigeria fines the country's subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell US$5-billion over the massive Bonga offshore oil field spill in 2011Dr. Peter Idabor, Director General, National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) was quoted by local…
In the first half of 2012, Vietnamese ships were inspected by PSC 434 times at foreign ports, with 30 ships being detained for 457 errors.The number of Vietnamese ships which are seized at foreign ports in the first half of 2012 reduced compared to the same period of 2011…
Greece's Star Bulk Carriers Corp. announce a recent incident involving their chartered bulker, 'Star Polaris'Star Bulk Carriers Corp. announce that their Star Polaris sustained main engine failure while sailing from the port of Dangjin, South Korea…
Moroccan seafarers finally head home after owners abandoned their ships, but wages still unpaidMoroccan seafarers left stranded in Spain after the ferry company they were working for ran into financial trouble have finally been repatriated after six months…
International Longshoreman's Association (ILA) & United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) make progress in contract negotiationsConcluding three of four days of scheduled negotiations, the two sides announced agreement in principle on issues…
Trans Ocean the first company to comply with the Container Owners Association (COA) recommended Code of Practice for flexitanksThe Code of Practice consists of five parts including; material testing, container selection, container labelling…
What do we think of when we hear “Survival at Sea”? It usually brings up visions of a ship in a perilous situation confronting some extraordinary circumstances that might be life or death. We are now faced with an even more harrowing scenario…
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) issues its report on last year's St. Lawrence Seaway grounding of 'BBC Steinhoeft'In summary: on 31 March 2011 at 0309 Eastern Daylight Time, the downbound vessel BBC Steinhoeft, under the conduct of a pilot…
National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) formally informs House Natural Resources Committee of its support of HR 6082 National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) President Randall Luthi has sent the following letter to House Natural…
The European Commission has been conducting a review of its sector-specific Maritime Antitrust Guidelines, that were issued when the EU abolished liner conferences in 2008, and which the Commission suggests are no longer required. The International…