 | Helicopter Piloted by Prince William Rescues Two Crewmen from Irish Sea
The second in line to the British throne was the co-pilot onboard a British helicopter that rescued two crew members on Sunday from the Irish Sea after their cargo ship sank. A spokesperson for the British coast guard says five sailors from the eight person Russian crew remain missing; and the body of an eighth sailor...
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 | Supply Ship Collides with Transocean Drill Rig off Newfoundland
A Transocean offshore drilling rig working under Husky Energy off Newfoundland’s coast in Canada was damaged late last week after a supply vessel collided into it, according to Bloomberg reports. The collision...
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 | Cargo Ship Goes Missing Off India
A cargo ship carrying six crewmembers has gone missing off the coast of India along the Lakshadweep coast. The 160-ton MSV Al Akthar was sailing from Mangalore near the Amini Island amid heavy winds and rough seas when it went missing around 5 in the morning on Sunday. According to Lakshadweep authorities, four...
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 | Cruise Ship Reporting Passengers Sick with Gastrointestinal Illness
Royal Caribbean International’s Oasis of the Seas reported numerous passengers onboard complaining of a gastrointestinal illness during a cruise. In total, 54 guests and 10 members of the crew fell ill. The sickness was thought to be Norovirus, and they were all treated with over-the-counter medication aboard the...
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 | Vattenfall Plans Yet Another Winds Farm in the North Sea
Vattenfall is planning to build an offshore wind farm off the island of Sylt in the North Sea, potentially providing half a million or more German households with electricity. The project is initially for some 576 MW but it can be further expanded. Construction is planned to start in 2014. Vattenfall is investing SEK 26 billion in wind...
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 | Port Everglades Braces for Another Record Cruise Season
Port Everglades logged a record 3.66 million multi-day cruise passengers in Fiscal Year 2011, which ended September 30, 2011, and Port officials anticipate an equally active cruise season in 2012. During 2012, Port Everglades is expecting another estimated 3.6 million...
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 | Admiral Thad Allen Named Senior Vice President at Booz Allen Hamilton
Admiral Thad Allen (United States Coast Guard, Retired) has been named a Senior Vice President at Booz Allen Hamilton. Allen will join the firm's Justice and Homeland Security business and lead development of thought leadership and client engagement regarding the direction of law...
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 | Rena Update: Team Makes Container Progress, Residual Oil Leaks
Good progress is being made on removing containers from the stricken ship Rena, Maritime New Zealand Salvage Unit Manager Kenny Crawford said today. Twenty three containers were removed yesterday, with 15 empty containers taken ashore last night. Another three...
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 | Scientists Link Upward Trend in Pollution to Increased Intensity of Arabian Sea Tropical Cyclones
A 'brown cloud' of pollution over the Indian Ocean resulting from human activities has led to stronger tropical cyclones in the Arabian Sea, according to an international team of scientists. The findings appear in a paper published this month in the journal Nature titled Arabian Sea tropical cyclones...
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 | IMO Assembly Elects New 40-Member Council
The Assembly of the International Maritime Organization has elected the following States to be Members of its Council for the 2012-2013 biennium:
Category (a) 10 States with the largest interest in providing international shipping services: China,...
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 | VIDEO: Dutch Prime Minister Rutte Visits Damen Shipyards
On Tuesday, November 22nd, Prime Minister Mark Rutte visited Damen Shipyards’ Head Office in Gorinchem (The Netherlands). The visit was motivated by Mr Rutte’s wish to stay continuously informed of current and future developments in the Dutch industry, especially the shipbuilding industry and the Dutch maritime...
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 | Sinopacific Hosts Keel laying Ceremony for Two CROWN 63 Supramax Bulk Carriers
On the afternoon of November 22, Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group held the ship keel-laying ceremony at its Yangzhou Shipyard (Dayang Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.) for DY4001 and DY4002, two first fabricated models of |
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