In the first half of 2012, Vietnamese ships were inspected by PSC 434 times at foreign ports, with 30 ships being detained for 457 errors.The number of Vietnamese ships which are seized at foreign ports in the first half of 2012 reduced compared to the same period of 2011…
Greece's Star Bulk Carriers Corp. announce a recent incident involving their chartered bulker, 'Star Polaris'Star Bulk Carriers Corp. announce that their Star Polaris sustained main engine failure while sailing from the port of Dangjin, South Korea…
Moroccan seafarers finally head home after owners abandoned their ships, but wages still unpaidMoroccan seafarers left stranded in Spain after the ferry company they were working for ran into financial trouble have finally been repatriated after six months…
International Longshoreman's Association (ILA) & United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) make progress in contract negotiationsConcluding three of four days of scheduled negotiations, the two sides announced agreement in principle on issues…
Trans Ocean the first company to comply with the Container Owners Association (COA) recommended Code of Practice for flexitanksThe Code of Practice consists of five parts including; material testing, container selection, container labelling…
What do we think of when we hear “Survival at Sea”? It usually brings up visions of a ship in a perilous situation confronting some extraordinary circumstances that might be life or death. We are now faced with an even more harrowing scenario…
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) issues its report on last year's St. Lawrence Seaway grounding of 'BBC Steinhoeft'In summary: on 31 March 2011 at 0309 Eastern Daylight Time, the downbound vessel BBC Steinhoeft, under the conduct of a pilot…
National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) formally informs House Natural Resources Committee of its support of HR 6082 National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) President Randall Luthi has sent the following letter to House Natural…
The European Commission has been conducting a review of its sector-specific Maritime Antitrust Guidelines, that were issued when the EU abolished liner conferences in 2008, and which the Commission suggests are no longer required. The International…
Attorney John Boehnert honored by Rhode Island Bar Association for article on federal Coastal Zone Management ActThe Rhode Island Bar Association honored Rhode Island real estate and environmental lawyer John M. Boehnert with the Rhode Island Bar Journal Lauren E…
Philippine government to file Beijing protest agains 30-strong Chinese fishing fleet encroachment on Spratly Islands watersChina’s 30-ship fleet was reportedly being escorted by a fisheries administration patrol ship and a 3,000-ton supply ship…
Shipping’s environmental impact is well regulated by IMO, & the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) should be left alone says ICS ICS Secretary General, Peter Hinchliffe, taking part in a major debate about oceans governance…
Ronai & Ronai, LLP, Counsel for the family of deceased Hungarian musician Szandor Fehrer & Hungarian survivors of the Costa Concordia disaster, issue statement on Captain Schettino's recent apologyThe statement is as follows:The public…
India's recent Supreme Court ruling for an import ban on all hazardous, toxic waste, imports into the country, may force shipbreakers Alang to shut down“Alang may have to stop operations if the direction of Apex Court on banning import…
Seafarers’ Rights International (SRI) has again demonstrated its commitment to the shipping industry by welcoming the latest intake of high performing young graduates into this year’s SRI Legal Internship Scheme. The successful candidates…
