Navy investigation reports chaos on bridge of USS Essex last spring, leading to collision with oiler Yukon.The Essex skipper’s failure to properly lead his junior bridge watch team caused what could have been an “avoidable” collision, according…
Ain’t love grand? There’s the courtship phase: the wine, the roses, the proposal; the blood tests come back approved by the credit committee . . . finally the borrower and the lender fund the deal and tie the knot forever, walking off into the sunset in vessel finance ecstasy…
THE Liberian Registry has welcomed ratification of the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC 2006) and has reinforced its role as a world leader in maritime safety and seafarer welfare by further strengthening its team of flag state inspectors qualified to undertake MLC 2006 inspections…
A summit of leaders from 21 Pacific-Rim countries may have implications for Inmarsat customers transiting Russian waters.Under Russian law, customers using Inmarsat BGAN, FleetBroadband and SwiftBroadband services must register if travelling in Russian waters…
Indian Ocean Islands, Seychelles & Mauritius join forces to manage exploitation of world's largest offshore continental shelf area.With the help of the Commonwealth Secretariat Seychelles and Mauritius have established a joint commission…
The Superior Court issued an “Order to Compel” to the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation.The court order issued to the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation is for failing to address challenges brought by Campaign…
The recent dispute between Odyssey Marine Exploration and the Kingdom of Spain over the treasure and artifacts Odyssey recovered from the Nuestra Senora de las Mercedes has recently been given considerable coverage in the popular press as well as in the maritime press…
UK House of Lords Select Committee states naval 'Operation Atalanta' has turned the tide on Somali pirates but should extend.The House of Lords EU Committee for External Affairs has praised the success of Operation Atalanta in curbing piracy off the Somali coast…
A court hearing into charges faced by the company that owns the wrecked container ship Rena has been adjourned again.Daina Shipping had been due to appear in the Tauranga District Court today, but the hearing has been adjourned to 5, October (the anniversary of the grounding of the ship)…
Campaign starts Sept. 2012 to inspect general safety conditions of Chinese container carriers (<3000 gt) plying Guandong & Hong Kong waters.The Hong Kong Marine Department will join Guangdong Maritime Safety Administration (GDMSA) and Shenzhen…
On June 27, I testified on behalf of the American Maritime Partnership (AMP) before the House Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee at a hearing that questioned the Administration’s skirting of the Jones Act during last summer’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) drawdown…
The National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) express disappointment at Court's E15 fuel decision.The National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) said it was “disappointed” by a US court of appeals decision to dismiss its lawsuit against the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)…
Ship and crew managers have welcomed the ratification of the Maritime Labor Convention 2006 which is set to protect the rights of millions of seafarers when it comes into force in August next year. “Establishing minimum standards for the…
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and the International Shipping Federation (ISF) are united in welcoming the news that the ILO Maritime Labour Convention (MLC, 2006) will enter into force in just 12 months’ time, in August 2013…
IADC Criticizes BSEE Policy for Citing Drilling ContractorsThe International Association of Drilling Contractors (IADC) say they are gravely concerned with the Interim Policy Document issued this week by the U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE)…
