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Marad Chief, Coast Guard Commandant Advocate for Jones Act

Mar 16, 2016

Adm. Zukunft: “If you take the mariners away, what is the world going to look like 10 years from now? If we don’t have a US fleet or US shipyard to constitute that fleet, how do we prevail?” The House subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime…

Argentina Sinks Chinese Ship

Mar 16, 2016

Argentina's coast guard has sunk a Chinese trawler that was fishing illegally within its territorial waters, the coast guard said on Tuesday, marking a first test for relations between recently elected President Mauricio Macri and Beijing.  The…

Seafarer Heroism Honored by USCG

Mar 16, 2016

The Coast Guard presented the crew of the cargo ship Joseph L. Block with a lifesaving award in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, Saturday.Capt. Amy Cocanour, the Coast Guard Sector Lake Michigan commander, presented the Capt. David P. Dobbins Award to Raymond Sheldon…

Amid Sea Disputes, China to set up maritime "Judicial Center"

Mar 13, 2016

China plans to set up an 'international maritime judicial centre' to help protect the country's sovereignty and rights at sea, its top judge said on Sunday.Giving a work report at the annual meeting of China's largely rubber-stamp parliament…

FMC Commissioner Doyle Welcomes Parsons as New Counsel

Mar 11, 2016

Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) Commissioner William P. Doyle announced that Patrick W. Parsons will serve as his new Counsel. Parsons is a 2015 graduate of American University’s Washington College of Law. While in law school, he clerked…

UK Shipping Minister Visits Liverpool2 Site

Mar 11, 2016

U.K. Shipping Minister Robert Goodwill MP has welcomed the investment being made by Peel Ports during a March 10 visit to the company’s Liverpool2 container terminal.  Upon opening later this year, Liverpool2 will become one of Europe’s most modern and advanced semi-automated terminals…

ClassNK Gains USCG Authorization Under ACP

Mar 11, 2016

The United States Coast Guard (USCG) has authorized classification society ClassNK to participate in its Alternate Compliance Program (ACP) in addition to granting the authorization to carry out statutory surveys for U.S.-flagged ships in 2011…

Hikawa Maru Designated Cultural Property

Mar 11, 2016

On March 11, Japan’s Council for Cultural Affairs submitted a report to the nation’s Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology recommending that the moored museum ship Hikawa Maru be designated as an Important Cultural Property…

China's Shipping Route to Iran

Mar 11, 2016

Two state-run Chinese firms - China National Transportation Equipment & Engineering Co Ltd (CTC) and Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co (DSI) -  are pushing for multi-billion dollar Intermodal transport deals with Iran, says a report in Reuters…

$ 17.5 Bln Projects to be showcased at Maritime India Summit

Mar 10, 2016

Projects worth Rs. 1,20,000 Crore ($ 17.5 billion) to be showcased before potential investors at Maritime India Summit 2016, says Shri Nitin Gadkari Indian Government's Minister for Shipping, Road Transport & Highways, Nitin Gadkari said that projects in the ports and shipping sector…

China Bars North Korean Ship

Mar 10, 2016

Reuters reports that China’s Ministry of Transport has blacklisted 31 North Korean vessels in accordance with the UN Security Council resolution. China has barred a North Korean freighter from one of its ports. The country will start inspecting…

Approval for Piraeus Port Sale

Mar 09, 2016

The National Privatization Fund (TAIPED) sources said that Greece's Court of Audit has approved the sale of a 67 percent in the Piraeus Port Authority (OLP) to Chinese Cosco, according to Kathimerini. Greek national news agency AMNA also reported…

Norway’s Joint Submarine Plan

Mar 09, 2016

Norway is seeking partner countries for future submarine project in order to reduce cost and secure a robust submarine capability for the future, reports UPI. The current Norwegian Ula-class submarines will gradually reach their end-of-life in the 2020s…

India’s NUSI Warns of Oil Exploration Training Shortage

Mar 08, 2016

Indian shipping trade union the National Union of Seafarers of India (NUSI) has asked the Indian Ministry of Shipping for financial help toward the training of maritime workforce in oil exploration activities. The union’s General Secretary…

Two Indian Sailors Killed in Yemen Vessel Fire

Mar 08, 2016

Two Indian sailors were killed in a fire on board a vessel off Yemen while three Indians injured in the fire have been admitted to a hospital in Oman, Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said. Sharing the tragic news on twitter…

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