 | At the port of Mundra, India on June 17th, high speed diesel spilled while being unloaded from vessel, the Jag Anchal, in a trench area of the port. It is believed that the spill was attempted to go unreported, but news of the spillage was unleashed a few days later. The... Read More >> |
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 | After being hijacked by Somali pirates, released upon receipt of a ransom, and attacked by pirates soon after release last week, the MV SUEZ is now confirmed by Oman officials to have sunk in international waters. |
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 | Transocean Ltd. (NYSE: RIG) (SIX: RIGN), owner of the DEEPWATER HORIZON has posted on its website the company review and analysis of the events that took place on April 20, 2010, which killed 11 rig workers. Transocean... Read More >> |
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 | In 2010, IMO Member States agreed that the unique contribution made by seafarers from all over the world to international seaborne trade, the world economy and civil society as a whole, should be marked annually with a ‘Day of the Seafarer’. The date chosen... Read More >> |
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 | In rem and in personam claims may be tried together before a jury when the complaint clearly alleges diversity jurisdiction By Philip... Read More >> |
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 | Director-General of the ILO condemned the public call by the Joint Committee of Major Companies in Bahrain to the 15 members of the Executive Committee of the General Federation of Bahrain Trade Unions to resign immediately or to face criminal and civil law... Read More >> |
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 | On June 15th 2011, Federal District Judge Patricia Seitz of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida entered a judgment maintaining the jury's January 2011 fraud verdict in favor of Carnival and against Rolls-Royce for... Read More >> |
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 | Brazilian ship building company, OSX Brazil SA, headed by billionaire Eike Batista, have announced that they have harnessed approval from a government-run financial fund to borrow up to 2.7 billion reais ($1.7 billion) for the construction of the biggest shipyard in the Americas... Read More >> |
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 | Leading offshore wind developer, Mainstream Renewable Power, today announced its Board level membership of the U.S. Offshore Wind Development Coalition. The company, which is already actively developing over 7,600MW of offshore wind projects in Europe, recently expressed an interest in... Read More >> |
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 | Military Sealift Command oceanographic survey ship USNS Bowditch marked the conclusion of a month-long, bilateral survey mission conducted by the U.S.
Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command, or JPAC, and the Vietnamese Office for Seeking Missing Persons today by hosting Vietnamese... Read More >> |
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 | ClassNK was named the best classification society in Asia again Friday night when it received the “Classification Society Award” at the Seatrade Asia Awards held in Hong Kong. Held annually by London-based maritime media company Seatrade Communications, the Seatrade Asia Awards... Read More >> |
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 | By Harry Valentine The prospect of higher future fuel prices is encouraging development of alternative sources and forms of transportation propulsive energy, including for marine transportation. Compressed air storage is one option that may be applied... Read More >> |
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 | The ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) has uncovered a number of suspect transactions for scrap metal. The Bureau has identified a number of purported shipments of Heavy Melting Scrap (HMS) which, upon closer scrutiny, appear not to have taken place at all. The... Read More >> |
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 | Walter has served as Vice President Shipyard Representation for over 20 years and look forward to his dedicated service for our S&P division. This announcement comes on the heels of Richard Clark’s retirement and affirms L&R’s renewed commitment to the world... Read More >> |
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 | During Nor-Shipping 2011, Marlink conducted Market Overview interviews with key industry people while they answered questions about the state of the industry, key trends and developments, their predictions for the future and their opinion on the key focus areas for 2011 in the maritime... Read More >> |
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 | The Ship Operations Cooperative Program (SOCP) is pleased to announce the availability of two new Mariner Preparedness Checklists, which has been developed to assist seafarers in organizing their family, property, legal and financial records before they leave home for their tour of... Read More >> |
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 | Strategic Marine will hand-over four new workboats to the Saipem Leighton Consortium next week for use on the Chevron operated Gorgon Project. The contract is valued at just under AU$1M. The vessels have been built at the company’s Henderson Shipyards and are... Read More >> |
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 | Every year, the Coast Guard Foundation hosts tribute events to honor the heroic efforts of the United States Coast Guard, whose bravery often go unsung. This year's 7th Annual Tribute to the United States Coast Guard was held in our nation's capital,... Read More >> |
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 | August 1-4, 2011: LNG Awareness Seminar Scope: The seminar is intended to familiarize LNG terminal, and shipboard... Read More >> |
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| | Tankship LG TPIC Course
July 11-22, 2011 Scope:
This course is intended to provide specialized... Read More >> |
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