The Panama Canal said it enjoys an excellent safety record, which it credits mainly to the extensive training required of its pilots. To continue providing this service, training on board transiting vessels is essential. Nevertheless, a…
Law enforcement looks on as speedboat driver demolishes his own engine in the name of greater safety for professional mariners in a Florida display of a new maritime security product by Alcyonics along with partner firm Knowledge Bridge International…
The Containerization & Intermodal Institute (CII) will present the 2013 Connie Award to H. Winchester (Win) Thurber III, Chairman & CEO of Norton Lilly International, for his leadership in the earlier years of containerization and his revitalization of the shipping agency concept and Norton Lilly…
American Maritime Safety, Inc. (AMS) announced that the Houston Pilots Association, Maersk Line, Limited, Un-Cruise Adventures and The Vane Brothers Company would be the recipients of the 2013 AMS Safety Awards.AMS is a nonprofit maritime trade association…
The organizers of the SHIPPINGInsight 2013 Fleet Optimization Conference today announced that the deadline for Early-Bird registration has been extended. The discount offer expires at midnight, September 13. The conference will take place Oct…
San Jacinto College will acquire three interactive bridge simulators for professional mariner training thanks to a collaborative agreement with the Houston Pilots.The simulators, valued at approximately $1.5 million, are room-sized replicas of ship control bridges…
The fifth annual Iron Ore and Coal World Shipping Summit will take place on October 1 in Athens, Greece.The conference will focus on the maritime transportation of iron ore and coal, making an attempt to forecast the trends of global economy…
A/S Dan-Bunkering Ltd. announced that Matias Engel and Christina Larsen have been employed as Bunker Traders as of August 1, 2013.Matias will be a part of the trading department in the head office in Middelfart, while Christina has joined the office in Copenhagen.dan-bunkering.com
Maersk Line’s first 18,000 teu vessel, the Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller, which was doing the rounds on her maiden voyage in Northern Europe last week, has prompted much speculation on her economies of scale, particularly as HHI has just confirmed…
Heightened security should be implemented now on all merchant ships transiting the Suez Canal and the Mediterranean, UK Maritime security company GoAGT advises shipmasters.The warning comes after reports that the 'Cosco Asia', a Panamanian registered ship…
LR has issued an alert applicable to all shipowners & operators involved in the carriage of solid bulk cargoes: amendments to the International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes (IMSBC) Code will enter into force on 1 January, 2015, and may be implemented voluntarily from 1 January…
Wärtsilä has been awarded a contract to supply the design & an integrated solution for a new large platform supply vessel (PSV). The ship will operate primarily on liquefied natural gas (LNG) and is owned by Siem Offshore.The contract's scope…
The 'Maersk Kampala', situated south of the Suez Canal, continues to fight a fire in the two foremost cargo bays of the vessel. Crew are all accounted for and safe in the accomodation area with no injuries reported. The owners report that…
The Skuld P&I Club following a number of enquiries in respect of the on-going situation in Egypt, has prepared the following FAQs, with excerpts as follows: When was the State of Emergency (SoE) declared - The State of Emergency was…
Heather Bunning has joined the Ports of Indiana as the new Public Affairs Manager, and will serve as the primary contact for media inquiries related to all three of the state's public ports as well as statewide maritime, foreign-trade zone and multimodal transportation issues…
