The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) consider the FY 2014 Administration Budget contains mixed blessings for the industry.With the release today of President Obama’s fiscal 2014 budget, the American Association of Port Authorities…
In a courtroom drama the captain of the Korean ship told the court the abandoned ship's engine room was flooded and there was danger of a capsize.MV OSM Arena had been anchored off the Port of Chennai since February 2010 following cases filed…
China's plans to sail a cruise ship to the Paracels Islands in the South China Sea ahead of the nation's coming May Day holiday likely to escalate tensions.China is planning to let tourists visit the Xisha Islands (the name China has given…
The Portuguese Frigate 'NRP Álvares Cabral' joins the EU Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) Somalia – Operation Atalanta – as flagship.During her participation in Operation Atalanta, for the next 4 months, Álvares Cabral will be the EU Naval Force flagship…
Shipping Notice 106 to owners of ships registered in Malta is outlined here as an example of one flag-state's action to control the use of private guards.The shipping notice advises that all applications to carry Privately Contracted Armed…
The High Court in Hong Kong has ruled in favour of extending the temporary injunction, but acknowledges the workers' right to strike.According to the ITF, the injunction against the Union of Hong Kong Dockers (HKDU) aims to halt action at the Kwai Tsing Container Terminal in the Port of Hong Kong…
The US EPA release the Final Draft of the Vessel General Permit (VGP) which comes in to force 19 December 2013.The aim of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System's (NPDES) 2013 Vessel General Permit (VGP) is to protect the nation's…
International accountant and shipping adviser Moore Stephens says the introduction by the UK of a statutory residence test will bring much greater certainty to an area previously decided largely on the basis of case law and government practice…
Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev calls for environmental protection along the Nord Stream natural gas pipeline under the Baltic Sea.Nord Stream operates two gas pipelines, running 1,224 km the length of the Baltic Sea from Russia to Germany with a total annual capacity of 55 billion cubic metres…
A US interagency working group calls for an integrated management strategy for the rapidly changing Arctic.The recently issued report of the inter-agency working group, chaired by Interior Deputy Secretary David J. Hayes, highlights the need…
Dock workers at Hong Kong International Terminals (HIT) on strike since 30, March 2013, get international union support.In their latest statement the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) express their continuing solidarity with locked out Hong Kong dockers…
The Coast Guard, along with the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality & partner agencies, respond to reports of an odor. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received the report of an odor extending throughout parts of the greater New Orleans area…
Singapore to chair the Aids to Navigation Fund (ANF) Committee from 2013 to 2015, & hosts the 10th Meeting of the ANF Committee.The ANF, one of the three pillars under the Co-operative Mechanism on Safety of Navigation and Environmental Protection in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore (SOMS)…
Strong winds parted the cruise ship's moorings in the BAE shipyard, setting her adrift in the Mobile River until assisted by tugs. One shipyard worker reported missing and is being searched for by Coast Guard Sector Mobile, while one other employee was recovered safely…
The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners to support the city’s appeal against a proposed Port of Los Angeles rail yard project.The city’s appeal is of the Southern California International Gateway rail yard project approved recently by the Port of Los Angeles…
