The UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) sees an increase in the number of counterfeit versions of its Admiralty charts & publications.Counterfeit documents do not satisfy SOLAS carriage requirements, as they have not been issued by an officially…
Two tankers inbound towards the Port of Galveston collide, causing some internal damage to the 'Bow Kiso'.The collision between the 385-foot tanker Chem Sea, and the 557-foot tanker Bow Kiso occured some 70 miles south of Galveston.According to the Coast Guard…
The European Community Shipowners' Associations (ECSA) supports a European Union initiative to monitor emissions.ECSA considers that the best way to collect the required data for monitoring compliance with exhaust gas emission regulations is by means of Bunker Delivery Notes (BDN)…
Dutch EU Naval Force Frigate 'De Ruyter' apprehends 9 suspected pirates off the coast of Somalia.A Panama-flagged merchant ship reported the presence of the pirate group and soon after the warship's helicopter located the two skiffs, whose occupants threw material overboard…
Transocean pleads guilty, sentenced to pay $400-million in penalties for criminal conduct leading to the disaster.Transocean Deepwater Inc. has pleaded guilty to a violation of the Clean Water Act (CWA) for its illegal conduct leading to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster…
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) notes that, for all but the smallest ships, the Suez Canal toll increases range from about 3% to 5%.ICS secretary general, Peter Hinchliffe, remarked: “Most international ship operators are trading…
The U.S. Coast Guard & the National Transportation Safety Board begin investigation into the circumstances of the fire.According to information given to Reuters by the Coast Guard the fire on board the Carnival Corp cruise ship that drifted…
The International Shipping Federation (ISF) calls on port states to facilitate the right of seafarers to shore leave.ISF has made this proposal in a submission to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Facilitation Committee, which…
IMO Secretary General, Koji Sekimizu, heads a team to inform a high-level ministerial symposium of critical maritime developments.The four-day visit, hosted by the Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ), will culminate in a High Level Symposium (HLS) of the Ministers of Transport in the Caribbean…
New bills introduced by US Senator Mark Begich are aimed to strengthen Arctic science, health and diplomacy.'As we face an Arctic Ocean which is increasingly ice-free, our country has both an historic opportunity and enormous challenges,” U…
The Executive Committee of Waterways Council unanimously support 'The Reinvesting in Vital Economic Rivers & Waterways (River) Act of 2013'.The plan, introduced in Pittsburgh -- where some of the most aged locks and dams reside -- would establish a sustainable…
Seaway Notice No.1, 2013, gives information on the opening of the 2013 navigation season and maximum allowable drafts.The opening of the 2013 navigation season is scheduled to take place on the following dates and times: Montreal / Lake Ontario and the Welland Canal will open on March 22…
The draft revised International Code for the Construction & Equipment of Ships Carrying Liquefied Gases in Bulk (the IGC Code) agreed.The IGC Code was agreed by the Sub-Committee on Bulk Liquids and Gases (BLG) when it met recently for its 17th session…
Hallin Marine Australia's Subsea Operations Vessel (SOV) 'Windermere' obtains NOPSEMA Safety Case certification.The National Offshore Petroleum Safety & Environmental Management Authority's (NOPSEMA) Safety Case acceptance enables the vessel…
European Union tax revenue authorities are on the alert for any infringement of complicated bunker fuel tax regulations.Honeypot Diesel Turn the key of one of the big ones and 10 minutes later you will have spent hundreds of Euros - and that is without even moving from the spot…
