The 'Unified Command' continues to oversee preparations for the next steps in the 'Kulluk' response.Multiple entities remain involved including: the U.S. Coast Guard, Shell, the State of Alaska, Smit Salvage and Det Norske Veritas.…
The unified command continues response to a crude oil spill near mile marker 436 in Vicksburg, Miss.The tow-barge that is on scene has started removing fuel from the damaged barge MOC-12, which will be inspected and prepared for transit to…
With the publication of the law on various measures concerning the fight against maritime piracy in the Belgian official journal, the use of private security on board Belgian flagged ships is allowed. As a result, from now on ship-owners have…
BP announces US District Court’s acceptance of its plea relating to the Deepwater Horizon accident.BP announce that the US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana has accepted the company’s plea resolving all federal criminal…
'Task Force Tubbataha' is working closely with the US Navy & a Singapore salvage company to plan the wreck's removal.In a statement issued by the Philippine Coastguard, Transportation Secretary Joseph Emilio Aguinaldo Abaya explained that…
ITF carried out 67 ship inspections in one week in Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia & Philippines. Uncover a 'ghost ship'.The inspections led notices of warning being issued to errant companies and concerning unpaid wage claims.Described by ITF as a 'ghost ship'…
NewLead Holdings Ltd. announce it has received written notification of its compliance from the NASDAQ Stock Market LLC.NewLead Holdings Ltd. is an international, vertically integrated shipping and commodity company that manages product tankers and dry bulk vessels…
US Coast Guard's unified command is dealing with a crude oil spill from a damaged barge in Vicksburg, Miss.The barge had earlier been damaged through contact with a bridge support while in tow, and the Mississippi River remains closed to all…
Fishermen discover abandoned fully loaded cargo ship, and successfully tow it to their home base.The ship, Hai Dong 27, was discovered abandoned and adrift by fishermen from Hoang Hoa district of Thanh Hoa province, subsequently a dozen fishing…
Due to political unrest & public demonstrations a State of Emergency & curfew declared in Port Said, Ismailia and Suez.According to GAC, navigation in the Suez Canal is running normally, unaffected by the curfew.Transit registration formalities…
EU Naval Force transfers 12 suspect pirates to Mauritius for prosecution after attack on merchant vessel off Somalia.At the time of the attack on 5th January, 2013, the master of the merchant vessel sent out a distress call reporting that…
Major oil company ExxonMobil supports export of US Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) which it considers will benefit the whole economy.Technology developed by the oil and gas industry has opened up vast energy resources across the country, which has resulted in a tremendous increase in U…
UK Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt sets out funding, commits to continuing the fight against piracy & maritime insecurity.Mr Burt said that the new package of support for the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, with whom the Foreign…
The mine counter-measures ship 'USS Guardian' (MCM 5) still sits on the Tubbataha Reef.Operations to safely recover the ship while minimizing environmental effects are being conducted in close cooperation with allied Philippines Coast Guard and Navy…
The U.S. Coast Guard & U.S. Attorney Office announce sentencing in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.Former Coast Guard man Shane Coxon, 24, was sentenced for knowingly making a false distress call to the Coast Guard in July 2010…
