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…
Before the EU adopted sanctions on Iran in July this year, Suezmax super tankers were in dire straits. Previously there were too many tankships in operation and not enough demand for transport through the Suez Canal on to Mediterranean ports feeding European markets…
InterManager appoints Gerardo Borromeo president, joined by four new vice-presidents.InterManager, is an international trade association for in-house and third party ship managers presently has a membership of 91 – both Full and Associate members – involved in the management of almost 5…
The upbound freighter 'Sedna Desgagnes' aground near Johnstown Bridge off Prescott, Ontario.The casualty is completely out of the channel and appears to be in a shoal area with 6 m of water or less.The ship is hard aground with cargo on board…
The National Science Foundation (NSF) announce launch of 'R/V Sikuliaq', a 'next-generation' global class research vessel.The NSC new-building project was in cooperation with the Marinette Marine Corporation (MMC) and the University of Alaska…
US-flag Great Lakes freighters (Lakers) carried more cargo compared to August 2012 but less than the volume recorded a year ago.The Lake Carriers' Association report an increase of 20,579 tons compared to August, but 6 percent less than recorded volume a year ago…
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…
'USS Montpelier' arrives at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay & 'USS San Jacinto' at Naval Station Mayport to assess collision damage.There were no injuries reported after a U.S. Navy submarine and an Aegis cruiser collided earlier off the coast of the Eastern United States…
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration announced that America's six state maritime academies will receive an additional $2.3 million total from a government program that recycles obsolete vessels. 'With the majority of our goods moved over water…
Bill Terry, Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of Port Freeport, announces the selection and appointment of Mr. Glenn Carlson as Executive Port Director and CEO. Chairman Terry noted that after several months of diligent searching and review of a number of excellent applicants…
InterManager, the international trade association for in-house and third party ship managers, has today appointed Gerardo Borromeo as its new President with immediate effect.Mr Borromeo, who was elected unopposed [October 11] InterManager AGM in Copenhagen…
Return to Bremerhaven: The research vessel 'Polarstern' returns with new findings from the Central Arctic during the 2012 ice minimum.After a good two months. 54 scientists and technicians from twelve different countries conducted research…
Maersk Line cuts further capacity on the Asia-Europe trade on low demand, cuts AE5 service permanently & suspends the AE9 service.“We do not expect volume growth on the Asia-Europe trades this year so there is currently no need for the number of ships sailing”…
Charter rates for capesizes have risen 50 percent from lows in mid-September.Rates have risen because of increasing demand as well as customers having to pay more to persuade shipowners to take their vessels out of lay-up, reports Bloomberg…
Technip completes 21 subsea jumper metrology operations using Sonardyne International's Lodestar GyroCompatts & saves 8 days working time.Using the latest Wideband Long BaseLine (LBL) acoustic positioning hardware by optimising its technique…
