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Sea Tow COO Joins AFRAS Board of Directors

Oct 13, 2015

Maritime assistance provider Sea Tow Services International, Inc. announced that its chief operating officer, Joseph Frohnhoefer III, has been named to the board of directors of the Association for Rescue At Sea, Inc. (AFRAS). Founded in 1976…

DP World Leading M.E. Investor - MEIRS Awards

Oct 13, 2015

Global marine terminal operator DP World has collected an impressive four awards including the Grand Prix of ‘Leading Corporate for Investor Relations in the Middle East’ at the 2015 Middle East Investor Relations Society (MEIRS) Awards. DP…

USCG, RCAF to Conduct Joint Training

Oct 13, 2015

The crew of Coast Guard Air Station Traverse City is hosting an international joint search-and-rescue exercise with members of the Royal Canadian Air Force beginning Tuesday in and around the Traverse City area.The Royal Canadian Air…

20 Nations Reinforce their Commitment to Fight Piracy

Oct 12, 2015

Senior officers from Australia and 19 other nations attended the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP) meeting in Sydney this week to reinforce the importance of a regional approach to combat piracy and armed robbery at sea…

Re-Drawal of High Risk Area in Indian Ocean

Oct 11, 2015

The International bodies have agreed to India’s efforts to push back the High Risk Area (HRA) from 78 degrees East longitude to the 65 degrees East longitude. This will result in huge savings for India’s EXIM trade and consumers on account…

Peel Ports Tops 'Track 250' League Table

Oct 11, 2015

Leading UK port operator, Peel Ports Group, has been recognised as the UK’s top company in this year’s prestigious Sunday Times Grant Thornton Top Track 250 league table. Its ambitious development plans and strong financial results were…

Naval War College Contributions Recognized

Oct 11, 2015

U.S. Naval War College (NWC) leaders and alumni received a warm welcome on Capitol Hill, Oct. 7 during a congressional breakfast organized by Rhode Island Sen. Jack Reed.The event offered a chance for members of Congress and their staff…

China Completes lighthouses construction in disputed South China Sea

Oct 10, 2015

China has completed the construction of two lighthouses in the disputed South China Sea, the official Xinhua news agency reported, as tensions in the region mount over Beijing's maritime ambitions.A completion ceremony was held for the…

Singapore-issued CoCs need Revalidation

Oct 10, 2015

Holders of Singapore-issued certificates of competency (CoCs) need to revalidate their CoCs to meet the requirements of the 2010 Manila amendments to the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for…

Security Advisory: Piracy – Revision of BMP4 High Risk Area

Oct 09, 2015

BIMCO says that the co-sponsors of BMP 4 have agreed to a revised definition of the High Risk Area.The High Risk Area is now defined as being bounded by:In the Red Sea: Latitude 15oNIn the Gulf of Oman: Latitude 22oNEastern limit: Longitude…

Captain of Ill-fated El Faro was Known as Trusted Mariner

Oct 08, 2015

The captain of the ill-fated cargo ship that sank in a hurricane off the Bahamas with no survivors last week was an experienced and highly trusted mariner who had spent a lifetime on the water, friends and colleagues said. The captain of El Faro…

Collision Course with a Hurricane: How Doomed US Ship Met its End

Oct 08, 2015

The ill-fated U.S.-flagged El Faro cargo ship sunk by Hurricane Joaquin was sailing at near full speed into the center of the storm before it lost propulsion amid mountainous waves and brutal winds, according to ship tracking data.The data…

White House Backs El Faro Investigation

Oct 08, 2015

President Barack Obama on Wednesday offered condolences to the families of the 33 sailors presumed to have lost their lives aboard cargo ship El Faro which is believed to have sunk amid Hurricane Joaquin last week.  The investigation into the incident will receive the government’s full support…

Indonesia, Australia on Joint Sea Patrol to Combat Illegal Fishing

Oct 08, 2015

Indonesian and Australian authorities have signed an agreement to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and to promote sustainable fisheries governance across the region. The Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries…

MOL Undertakes CMAXS e-GICSX Test on MAYARO

Oct 08, 2015

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. today announced that it has started a demonstration test of a next-generation condition-based engine monitoring system called “CMAXS e-GICSX” (electronic Global Internet Customer Support neXt)(*1) aboard the recently delivered methanol carrier MAYARO…

Logistics News

MOL, Hitachi to Develop Floating Data Centers from Used Ships

MOL, Hitachi to Develop Floating Data Centers from Used Ships

UK Grants $85M to Develop Port Talbot Floating Wind Hub

UK Grants $85M to Develop Port Talbot Floating Wind Hub

Russia's Ust-Luga Port Damaged by More Ukrainian Drones

Russia's Ust-Luga Port Damaged by More Ukrainian Drones

Russian Oil Producers Threaten Force Majeure Over Baltic Port Attacks

Russian Oil Producers Threaten Force Majeure Over Baltic Port Attacks

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