 | Cruise Ship Docks in Boston Carrying Two Dead Passengers
A Norwegian Cruise Line ship docked in Boston’s Black Falcon Terminal laden with two dead bodies on Friday after returning from Bermuda. Among the dead on the Norwegian Dawn was a 23-year-old man who died on the ship on Thursday, and a 67-year-old woman who, according to NCL, passed after succumbing to a chronic health...
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 | Ships Collide Where Bayport and Houston Channels Meet
The US Coast Guard reports that it is responding to a collision between a container ship and chemical tanker at the point where the Houston ship channel and the Bayport Ship Channel meet. At 9:47 a.m. Coast Guard sector Houston-Galveston received a report that the 782-foot container ship, MSC NEDERLAND, had collided with the...
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 | Collision off China Coast Sinks Cargo Ship, 10 Sailors Missing
China’s state run news agency, Xinhua, report s that two ships collided of the coast of the eastern city of Qingdao late Friday, causing one vessel to sink. The Panama-flagged cargo ship, ORIENTAL SUNRISE, sank at 7:35 pm local time after colliding with the Panama-flagged container ship, HAMBURG BRIDGE. Xinhua...
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 | Malaysian Authorities Free Tanker and Barge from Pirates
Officials report that Malaysian maritime authorities have rescued a tanker and a barge from pirates in the South China Sea. The Malaysian-flagged MT NAUTICA JOHOR BAHRU, was hijacked Thursday in the Straits of Singapore with oil and gas worth 14 million ringgit ($4.6 million) onboard. The ships owner contacted...
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 | MARAD Releases U.S. Flag Fleet Competitiveness Report
The Maritime Administration has released a report examining the factors that significantly impact the competitiveness of U.S.-flag vessels in international transportation markets. Developed from two studies, the report compares U.S. and foreign-flag operating costs, examines impediments to the U.S.-flag registry, and provides...
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 | Coast Guard Offloads 7 tons of Cocaine in St. Petersburg
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. —The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Cypress, a 225-foot buoy tender homeported in Pensacola, Fla., along with several state, federal and local partners, offloaded seven tons of cocaine at Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg, Friday. The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk, a medium-endurance cutter...
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 | International Matchmaking During Europort 2011
MariMatch stimulates new technological cooperation The international maritime sector comes together in Europort 2011 in Ahoy Rotterdam from 8 until 11 November. Over 1,000 exhibitors and 30,000 visitors will meet each other in world port city Rotterdam. MariMatch offers an extra possibility to get in contact with international...
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 | The Un-Comfort Zone: What's Holding You Back?
"What's Holding You Back?" By Robert Evans Wilson I noticed the training wheels on my son’s bike were no longer touching the ground. He was riding without them. “Let’s take those off,” I said. “No Daddy, I’m not ready.” “Sure...
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 | American Maritime Partnership Congratulates Chairman James Henry for the 2011 Admiral of the Ocean Sea Award
The American Maritime Partnership congratulated its Chairman James Henry for receiving the 2011 Admiral of the Ocean Sea Award (AOTOS) presented by the United Seaman’s Service (USS) at the 42nd annual industry gala dinner on October 28, 2011. American Maritime Partnership Vice Chairman Thomas Allegretti said,...
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 | IMO: Regional Training Center in Dijibouti - Foundation Stone Laid
As part of IMO’s efforts to promote the implementation of the Code of Conduct concerning the Repression of Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in the Western Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Aden (Djibouti Code of Conduct), the foundation stone of the building set to house a regional training center in Djibouti was laid during a...
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 | Waterways Council, Inc. Names New Officers and Directors
Matt Woodruff Named Chairman (pictured) ARLINGTON, VA – At its Annual Meeting on October 19 in Pittsburgh, the Board of Directors of Waterways Council, Inc. (WCI) elected the following new officers for 2011-2013: Chairman, Matt Woodruff, (Director, Government Affairs, Kirby...
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 | USCG Approves MITAGS ECDIS Update to Latest Revisions of STCW-2010
The Maritime Institute of Technology and Graduate Studies (MITAGS) has received approval of updates to its Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems (ECDIS) (MITAGS-179) course that is part of the Advanced Navigation course. This approval now aligns the course with the latest revisions of the Standards of Training,...
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 | Wärtsilä to Supply Propulsion Package for Six New Container Vessels
The environmental sustainability and reduced operating costs of Wärtsilä's integrated propulsion solution were major factors in the winning of these orders. Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading solutions provider, has been awarded the contract to supply the engines and propulsion...
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 | Tullow Signs New Production Sharing Contract as Operator Offshore Maurtania
Tullow Oil plc (Tullow) is pleased to announce that new Production Sharing Contract (PSC) arrangements have been agreed with the Government of Mauritania and its Joint Venture partners. These arrangements will enable the Group to progress the appraisal and development of existing discoveries and pursue exploration in a...
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