Crowley Successfully Completes Rapid Response for Emergency Aid to Bahamas Following Hurricane Irene. As one of the warehouses contracted by the U.S. Agency for International Administration (USAID) to provide pre- and post-disaster relief commodity storage services for the United States…
London Club says owners must not accept exemptions from IMSBC code for DRI cargoes. THE London P&I Club has urged shipowners to be alert to any attempt by shippers and other cargo interests to claim exemptions from the International Maritime…
Coast Guard to conduct Operation Make Way on Columbia and Willamette Rivers. The Coast Guard is stressing the importance of the law requiring smaller vessels to stay out of the path of larger oncoming vessels by conducting Operation Make Way this fall fishing season…
GL’s fleet in service passed the historic mark of 100 million GT. Over 7,200 vessels are under the regular technical supervision of GL. The fleet doubled within the past six years.The ship which saw GL break the 100 million mark was shipping company Hamburg Süd's 85…
Piracy, Stewardship, Safety and Security to be featured at the 2011 World Maritime Day Observance and US Coast Guard Missions Conference.Piracy will be the focus of this year’s North American World Maritime Day Observance being held in Tampa…
Scott Bergeron has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Liberian International Ship & Corporate Registry (LISCR), the US-based manager of the Liberian Registry.Bergeron joined LISCR in 2000 as Chief Operating Officer. Prior to that…
The global shipping industry (represented by the Round Table of international shipping associations) has called for the establishment of a United Nations force of armed military guards to tackle the piracy crisis in the Indian Ocean, which it says is spiralling out of control…
The NEW E4400 is a portable flue gas analyzer designed for emissions monitoring and maintenance & tuning of combustion processes. Its rugged design and “true NOx” capability makes the E4400 the ideal industrial analyzer for boiler, engine, furnace…
SAFETY ALERT – Inflatable lifejackets equipped with Hammar Hydrostatic Inflator manufactured before 2006.This Safety Alert was recently distributed to shipping authorities and advertised in the trade press, boating magazines and digital media worldwide…
Those commissioning maritime construction projects will soon be able to assure themselves that their jack-up operators are competent and safe.The International Jack-Up Barge Owners Association (IJUBOA) has published its Code of Practice…
The heroism of merchant mariners who evacuated hundreds of thousands of people from Lower Manhattan after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks is featured in a new video released today by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration…
HB Rentals, the global provider of temporary offshore living quarters and well service cabins to the oil and gas industry, announces the introduction of the first ATEX Zone one pressurised A60 rental cabins to the UK Continental Shelf. The introduction of the cabins…
AVEVA sponsored RGU report indicates fragmented and inconsistent information systems. AVEVA (LSE:AVV), a leader in engineering design and information management solutions for the plant, power and marine industries, today announces the global launch of ‘The Health & Safety Information Gap’…
North Star Shipping, a division of the family-owned global shipping and energy services firm - Craig Group, has secured in excess of £20 million in new business and the renewal of existing contracts.The company which provides offshore support…
Oxberry Risk Maritime continues to expand its maritime security and anti-piracy services.Oxberry Risk Maritime believes that identification and management of risk is a vital aspect of modern maritime business. Dynamic growth in an ever expanding…
