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New Deep-Sea Vents, Volcanic Activity Found in Mariana Back-Arc

Dec 18, 2015

Schmidt Ocean Institute’s research vessel Falkor returns from the first ever expedition to systematically characterize the rarely explored Mariana Back-Arc.HAGANTA, GUAM – A diverse team of scientists are returning from a 28-day expedition…

When is a Master Entitled to Refuse Damaged Cargo? A Reminder from the Standard Club

Dec 18, 2015

A master’s authority to clause bills of lading issued by or on his behalf can sometimes become the cause of disagreement between shippers, charterers and carriers. Under Article III Rule 3 of the Hague/Hague Visby Rules after receiving the cargo…

Bibby HydroMap’s First Apprentice Becomes Category B Certified

Dec 17, 2015

Twenty-year-old Emma Lamont has recently graduated top of her Hydrographic Survey Category B course with Skilltrade in the Netherlands.   Lamont joined Bibby HydroMap in 2012 as a hydrographic surveying apprentice, and has since played…

Historic Low for Baltic Dry Bulk Freight Index

Dec 15, 2015

The Baltic Dry Index fell 4.7 percent to 484 points, the lowest in Baltic Exchange data starting in January 1985. Baltic Dry Index is compiled by the London-based Baltic Exchange and covers prices for transported cargo such as coal, grain and iron ore…

Simulation Complex for Paraguay Waterway Training

Dec 15, 2015

Transas supplies the first simulation complex for inland navigation training in the Republic of Paraguay The Transas navigational simulator Navi-Trainer Professional 5000 was installed at the Center for Maritime and River Shipowners (CAFyM)…

Setting Sail for 2017: A New Boost for European Shipping Policy

Dec 15, 2015

On the 8th of December European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA) launched their proposals for the European Maritime Strategy 2017, which proposes actions in fields of short sea shipping, lifelong careers in the maritime industry, European leadership globally…

Reduction in High Risk Area for Piracy Now in Force

Dec 15, 2015

As of 1 December 2015, the reduction to the High Risk Area (HRA) as defined in Best Management Practices 4, has taken effect. Further information may be found in our earlier web alert, published on 9 October 2015 and available.  The new…

Maersk Unhappy with COP21 Climate Deal

Dec 14, 2015

The world’s largest container carrier, Maersk Line is very disappointed that regulation of the shipping industry was left out of the COP21 climate deal. The Danish shipping giant wants to see shipping back in the final draft of the COP21 agreement…

Excluding Shipping Emissions from COP Deal Makes 2°C Limit Close to Impossible

Dec 11, 2015

The dropping of international aviation and shipping emissions from the draft Paris climate agreement published this afternoon has fatally undermined the prospects of keeping global warming below 2°C, green NGOs Seas At Risk and Transport & Environment (T&E) have said…

Ambitious Countries Must Push for Shipping in Climate Deal

Dec 11, 2015

Countries calling for an ambitious agreement at the Paris climate summit must insist that language on aviation and shipping emissions be reinserted or the prospects of keeping global warming below 2°C, let alone 1.5°C, will be fatally undermined…

Cal Maritime Ranks High for Graduate Earnings

Dec 10, 2015

California State University Maritime Academy alumni rank very high on the nation’s pay scale, according to a new study examining the earnings of recent graduates. Among 1,400 four-year colleges and universities across the U.S., Cal Maritime…

City of Burgas Opens Maritime Simulator Center

Dec 10, 2015

The City of Burgas and its association of environmental organizations have opened a new simulator center for maritime training in the region in line with the expansion of the port of Burgas. The maritime simulator center was developed as part…

Shipping Omitted from Latest Draft of COP21 Climate Talks Text

Dec 10, 2015

Shipping-maritime industry is smoked out of the recently published draft of the NFCCC COP21 climate agreement, currently being negotiated in Paris.  The most recent draft of the agreement, released Wednesday, was without language regarding…

Maersk Line, WMU Partnership to fight Corruption through Education

Dec 09, 2015

Every year maritime government officials from across the world travel to Malmo, Sweden, to enrol at the World Maritime University (WMU). The WMU was founded by the International eMaritime Organization (IMO) in 1983 and holds a unique position…

Nicholls' Maritime Management Program Continues to Grow

Dec 08, 2015

The College of Business Administration at Nicholls State University began offering students the option of maritime management as a degree concentration in the fall of 2013. In continuing Nicholls’ efforts to attract and serve new student groups…

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Panama Canal Launches Concession Process for Natural Gas Pipeline

South Africa's Transnet Agrees Equipment Deal with Liebherr

South Africa's Transnet Agrees Equipment Deal with Liebherr

Port of Long Beach Orders Two Ship-to-Shore Cranes

Port of Long Beach Orders Two Ship-to-Shore Cranes

MELTRIC Introduces the P66 Industrial Plug and Receptacle

MELTRIC Introduces the P66 Industrial Plug and Receptacle

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