 The worldwide maritime industry was reacquainted in April 2010 with U.S. government international economic sanctions when President Obama issued an order making it unlawful for U.S. persons to pay ransoms to designated Somali pirates. If the industry needed any reminder that the U.S. government economic sanctions program has teeth, it need look no further than the $3.1 million fine imposed on Maersk Line, Limited (MLL) ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 The Navy destroyer Shoup (pictured) collided with a civilian craft in the waters off Southern California late Sunday night, causing minor damage to both vessel. No one was injured and both vessels remained at sea under their own power with minor damage.
The civilian boat, a 21-foot passenger craft, was escorted to the harbor at Oceanside, California. The collision happened about 56 ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 The Greek Ministry has accepted Germanischer Lloyd's (GL) extended dry docking (EDD) program. GL offers owners and operators the chance to extend the dry-docking period from five to seven-and-a-half-years. This option provides maximum scheduling flexibility while maintaining the highest standards of quality and safety.
GL is the very first classification society to obtain the Greek flag state's approval for extended dry docking. ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 Static Kill Injectivity Testing on MC252 Well Expected Today
During final preparations to commence with the injectivity test, a small hydraulic leak was discovered in the capping stack hydraulic control system. The injectivity test, previously announced to take place today, will be rescheduled until the leak is repaired. It is anticipated that the injectivity test and possibly the static kill will take place Tuesday. ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 Officials said Thursday that they were examining the hull of a Japanese oil tanker that was mysteriously damaged Wednesday morning as it passed through the Strait of Hormuz, a busy shipping passage between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula. The ship's owner has said they believe the damage was caused by an explosion and that it may have been an attack.
The tanker ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 Signal International has been awarded a $15 million enhancement of the Noble Jim Thompson semisubmersible drilling rig. The work is currently underway at Signal's newly renovated east yard facility in Pascagoula, Mississippi. The scope of work includes enhancing the stability of the rig while in transit or when drilling by outfitting the rig's vertical columns with three 246-ton water plane tank cone sections. Signal will ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 Pirates hijacked a cargo ship off the coast of Somalia in the early hours of Monday, August 2. The Panamanian flagged ship, MV SUEZ, reported being under small arms fire from a pirate attack and minutes later she reported pirates on board.
Attempts were made to make contact with the MV SUEZ but with no success. MV SUEZ was travelling in the ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 A golf tournament for the towboat industry sponsored by Foss Maritime, Harley Marine Services and Sause Bros. to raise money for The Heart Institute of Virginia Mason and the Boys and Girls Club of Southwestern Oregon.
On Monday, July 26, Foss Maritime, Harley Marine Services and Sause Bros. sponsored the 11th annual Towboat Invitational at The Golf Club at Newcastle. The tournament ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 The owner of a Saudi ship, which has been hijacked by Somali pirates, reported that the insurance company has agreed to pay a ransom of $20 million to win the release of the ship and its 14-member crew. Twenty million was the initial amount demanded by pirates, however, after negotiations the ransom was brought down to $3 million.
The al-Nisr al-Saudi ship ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 Cheboygan, MI -- The Coast Guard is working to find out what caused a tugboat to sink in a Cheboygan Bay and leak diesel fuel.
The boat sunk in Duncan Bay, just outside of Cheboygan. The boat that sunk Sunday morning was tethered to a boat that was listing toward the water.
The Coast Guard's first priority is to ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 Continued investment in Craig Group fleet.
Global shipping and energy services firm, the Craig Group, has announced a multi million pound investment in four new emergency response and rescue vessels. (ERRVs)
It is anticipated that the new vessels have the potential to create an additional 120 jobs in the North Sea marine industry.
Managed by North ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 by Althea Rollins, Director of Client Relations/Business Development for Health Systems International, LLC
Companies and their executives are looking for ways to operate more efficiently and cut operating costs. One expense that is often overlooked is the medical costs associated with treating their crewmembers. These matters have traditionally been left to the port agent or their representative. In turn, these expenses, usually ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 Glen Paine, Executive Director of the Maritime Institute of Technology and Graduate Studies (MITAGS), announced a new 5-day course designed for senior ships officers and company management.
"The course was developed for Horizon Lines, but the first four days are applicable to all mariners sailing at the management or department levels," said Paine. "Effective ship management requires training in both technical and ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 The search operation for five crewmen of the freighter VARNEK, which sank in a storm, has been suspended.
During an air reconnaissance operation last week the overturned freighter was spotted 100 meters away from the Karga island off the north-eastern end of the Kanin peninsula. The rescuers examined 70 kilometers of the coastal line in the wreckage area and the houses of ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 The Coast Guard reported that a cargo ship and a commercial fishing vessel collided 11 miles south of New York's Jones Beach.
One crew member on the fishing vessel suffered non life-threatening injuries. Two others were being examined.
The Coast Guard says it began a search-and-rescue effort after getting a "Mayday" call from the fishing vessel, the 72-foot-long Atlantic ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 LAGOS, Nigeria — An accident on an oil ship operating in a Total field off Nigeria's coast threw three workers overboard and one remained missing on Monday, according to a company report.
The French company Total reported that the accident occurred on Saturday when a crane collapsed on the Jack Ryan drill ship in the Akpo offshore field.
Two ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 Danish shipping and oil group A.P. Moeller-Maersk paid a $3.1 million (2.3-million-euro) fine to the United States for having violated its embargo on Iran and Sudan.
US authorities sued the Danish group's shipping branch Maersk Line for having used ships registered in the United States to carry commercial cargo to Sudan and Iran between January 2003 and October 2007, thus breaching Washington's ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 Sarah has come aboard as the Executive Researcher/Resourcer for the Retained Executive and Marine Engineering Divisions of Faststream. Sarah will specialize in assisting executive-level candidates with resume and interview preparation; market mapping research; and assist with the marketing efforts of the company.
Her contact info is scooper@faststream.us and telephone is 954-467-9611 ext 216.
Read More>>>Back to Top |
 IMarEST Evening Technical Meeting: Japanese Global Environmental Protection
Protection of the global environment from greenhouse gas (GHG), and harmful emissions by the maritime sector are an urgent issue in marine engineering. Koji Takasaki, President of the Japan Institute of Marine Engineering (JIME) and Professor, Laboratory of Engine and Combustion, Kyushu University, will be a guest of the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 The International Energy Agency (IEA) commends France's efforts to increasingly adapt its energy policy to global energy and climate challenges. At the launch of the new publication Energy Policies of IEA Countries – France 2009 Review in Paris, IEA Executive Director Nobuo Tanaka said, "The government's goals to decrease CO2 emissions by 75% by 2050 and to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the transport ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 Six New Cranes Signal Massport's Move to Increase Efficiency and Keep Pace with Long-term Growth at Container Terminal
The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) today announced that Conley Container Terminal in South Boston is keeping pace with the Panama Canal expansion by acquiring a pair of pre-owned low-profile cranes and four rubber tired gantry yard cranes from the Port of Oakland in California. ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
No comments:
Post a Comment