 Managing Editor Joseph Keefe is again on leave this week. His usual column and other regular features will resume again next week. Stay tuned! Read More>>>Back to Top |
 As new wave of piracy hits the Gulf of Aden amid strong Coalition of warships patrolling the high seas, Chinese mariners thwart hijack attempt by fighting back.
A Chinese ship owned by China Communications Construction Company was attacked by nine pirates toting rocket launchers and machine guns. ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 Maritime Consulting's Hammond, A former Coast Guard REC Chief, takes issue with conclusions and methodologies employed in both the Coast Guard's report and a recent article published elsewhere.
The latest issue of Professional Mariner features an article about the death of CAPT Robert G. Cordes. On the ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 The international shipping community, government organizations like the European Union and corporations like Global Rescue LLC, a US based rescue, evacuation and security company, are engaged in developing solutions, says gCaptain's CEO.
The dynamic in the Gulf of Aden is changing by the day. The last two ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 Signed by Rear Admiral Brian Salerno (Assistant Commandant for Marine Safety, Security and Stewardship), The MSPP establishes what the Marine Safety program intends to achieve in the next five years.
In a general E-mail announcement to industry, CAPT Jonathan C. Burton, on behalf of Rear Admiral Watson, ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 J.P. Morgan's Bernie Hart, Global Product Executive, Logistics Management, Global Trade Services, weighs in on the global trade environment in 2009
When considering the global trade environment in 2009 there are a number of potential issues looming that can disrupt global supply chains, sourcing strategies and the ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 SpecTec to donate AMOS licenses for MMA's training curriculum. The deal represents Spectec's first license donation partnership with a U.S.-based academy; other International partners include Dalian Maritime University, National Taiwan Ocean University and the Italian Maritime Academy.
The Massachusetts Maritime Academy (MMA) and SpecTec have entered into ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 Hard hitting message delivered by InterManager General Secretary Guy Morel on behalf of his members – who between them represent some 2,500 oceangoing ships and more than 125,000 crew.
The jailed Master and Chief Officer of the Hebei Spirit are being held in inhumane conditions which breach ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING COMMUNITY CALLS DECISION A DISGRACE
A South Korean appeals court overturned a lower court's verdict and found a Hong Kong-registered oil tanker operator and its deck officers accountable for the largest oil spill in Korean history.
The South Korean Daejeon District Court ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 LEADING fuel testing agency Lintec Testing Services has warned that owners, operators and charterers should not be tempted as a result of financial pressures induced by the global credit crunch into using non-accredited laboratories for fuel testing and analysis.
Geoff Jones, managing director of Lintec, says, "With ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 Shipmanager members advised to state clearly when signing purchase orders that they are acting only as agent for the owner.
THE International Transport Intermediaries Club (ITIC) says suppliers of goods and services in the marine industries are increasingly turning to shipmanagers for settlement of their bills when ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 According to Moore Stephens: companies in the insurance industry can quickly assess the quality of their information security and technology risk management by comparing their processes to good practice published by the FSA.
Writing in the latest issue of the firm's Insured Interest newsletter, Steve Williams, a ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 Florida resident and uncle of MarEx SVP Brett Keil's wife, McCormack was awarded the Third Alarm Association Medal of Valor by NYC Mayor Edward Koch on June 6th 1984. MarEx extends its deepest condolences to the McCormack family.
Richard McCormack, age 72, of Port St. Lucie, FL ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 Solar Panels Installed at Maritime Administration Fleet Site & the Maritime Administration's motion to dismiss suit surrounding Deepwater Ports is granted.
• Green Energy Move is Part of Overall Environmental Initiative
As part of its "Going Green" initiative, the Maritime Administration has installed solar ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 The United Nations Security Council has unanimously approved a U.S. resolution allowing allied countries to pursue Somali pirates on land as well as at sea.
The resolution is basically an extension of powers countries already have to enter Somali waters to chase pirates. However, the ability ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 Collision kills 15 mariners on anchored ship.
Wang Yongguo, captain of the M/V JINYUANYOU 9, a cargo ship owned by the China Ocean Aviation Group Inc., was accused of negligence and misjudgment, according to the No.2 Intermediate People's Court of Shanghai.
The court has ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 Vessel Requirements for Notices of Arrival and Departure, and Automatic Identification System
Dec 16, 2008 (Department of Homeland Security Documents and Publications/ContentWorks via COMTEX) --
SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is proposing to expand the applicability of notice of arrival and departure (NOAD) and automatic ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 Jacksonville-based Crowley Maritime Corporation was recently honored at a Chamber Shipping of America awards ceremony with Environmental Achievement Awards for 2008.
The awards recognized the environmental excellence of 57 Crowley owned or managed vessels based on having operated at least two years without any environmental incidents. The ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
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