Ship’s Captain Convicted of Obstructing a Coast Guard Inspection. The former captain of a Panama-flagged cargo ship that discharged hundreds of plastic pipes into the ocean, was convicted yesterday by a jury in Mobile, Ala., for obstructing a U…
The Google-backed 'Atlantic Wind Connection' underwater power line project planned off the East Coast clears a regulatory obstacleAs overall efforts lag off the Jersey coast, a federal agency approves Atlantic Wind Connection’s transmission plans pending environmental impact statement…
Ship managers sometimes victims of owners' bogus negligence claimsHard times have brought about an increase in bogus claims against ship managers by shipowners, warned the International Transport Intermediaries Club (ITIC) in its latest issue of 'Claims Review'…
In New Delhi the Supreme Court bans the old Exxon Valdez from entry & scrapping until decontaminatedThe ship, now known as the 'Oriental Nicety,' entered Indian waters last week and was headed for Gujarat, when the Supreme Court gave its order…
Mr John Walker has been appointed as head of GL Noble Denton's growing Marine Casualty Investigation practice for the Americas region.Based in the New York office, John leads a team of expert marine engineers, master mariners and naval architects…
International Transport Intermediaries Club (ITIC) says it has seen a noticeable increase in claims against ship managers by shipowners who are going through difficult financial times. In the latest issue of its Claims Review, ITIC notes that…
IMO's recent meeting of the Sub-Committee on Standards of Training and Watchkeeping sets up working groups, held wide-ranging debatesThe IMO’s Sub-Committee on Standards of Training and Watchkeeping held its 43rd Session at IMO Headquarters…
Poland ratifies the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, making it the the 26th of the necessary 30 states required for enactmentPoland is the 26th ILO member State and the seventh EU member State to have ratified the Convention. Poland has a fleet of over 180 vessels and supplies over 22…
The Supreme Court has granted permission for the 'Enrica Lexie' to leave Indian watersAgreeing that Italian ship Enrica Lexie is not the “object of crime”, the Supreme Court has allowed the detained vessel to leave Indian waters and continue…
International law firm Pinsent Masons has appointed Bob Ruddiman as Global Head of Energy and Natural Resources, in a move which underlines the firm’s energy industry commitment. Mr Ruddiman was previously Head of Energy at McGrigors which…
Somali pirates charged with murder of four Americans aboard their yacht last year face trialFederal prosecutors say they will seek the death penalty against three Somalis charged with murder in the fatal shooting of four Americans aboard a hijacked yacht last year…
San Francisco Bay 2007 container ship crash owner to sue pharmacists for negligent supply of medication to the harbor pilot concernedThe owners and operators of a container ship that slammed into the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge in 2007…
New deal would see Tanzania prosecute & jail pirates for the European Union in return for logistical, financial & military supportTanzania and the European Union are on the verge of striking a deal that would see the former use its territory to charge…
The recent incident involving the MV Enrica Lexie off the coast of India highlights the increasing carriage on merchant vessels of armed security guards (whether military personnel or private contractors) to ward off attacks by pirates and robbers…
Montgomery McCracken announced the appointment of Vincent M. DeOrchis as partner of the maritime and transportation practice. DeOrchis and his team will reside in the firm’s midtown Manhattan office, effective March 15. “Vince brings a whole…
