 | DOT and MARAD Hand Out Pink Slips for Christmas
DOT’s decision to ‘wind down’ GMATS leaves 28 full time employees without jobs and 200+ part time employees and contractors without work. On December 8th, USMMA released a statement announcing that the Deputy Secretary of Transportation, John Porcari, had indicated in meetings that the Global Maritime and...
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 | This Week in Maritime History: Boston Tea Party, Mayflower Docks at Plymouth Harbor
December 16, 1773: The Boston Tea Party In colonial America, a group of Massachusetts colonists decided to take matters of British imperial injustice into their own hands on December 16th of 1773 when they disguised...
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 | Chinese Fishermen Suing ConocoPhillips for $77M over Spill
Chinese state media said on Wednesday that a group of Chinese fisherman is suing US oil company, ConocoPhillips, for 490 million yuan (US $77 million) for damages associated with the oil spill off China’s northeastern coast earlier this year. The suit stems from...
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 | Black Widow Spiders Found at Naval Shipyard in Maine
Bath Iron Works, a Navy shipbuilder, said that they were forced to fumigate a warehouse and part of a warship after they discovered part of a shipment from the West Coast contained about two-dozen venomous black widow spiders at...
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 | OP-ED: Perspective on the Northern Routes Between the Atlantic and Pacific
By Harry Valentine Since the days of the maritime Silk Road and the early wind-driven sailing vessels, seafarers have consistently sought the shortest maritime route between distant ports of call. Before the development of the Suez Canal, seafarers sought alternative maritime routes...
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 | New Report Recommends New Approach to Offshore Drilling Safety
On Wednesday, the National Academy of Engineering and National Research Council released a new report examining the safety management processes of those companies involved in the Deepwater Horizon explosion and resulting oil spill. The council found several flaws with the...
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 | House Unanimously Approves Pipeline Safety & Jobs Measure
Washington, DC – The House of Representatives today unanimously approved bipartisan legislation to enhance the nation’s pipeline safety programs, ensure the reliable transportation of energy products throughout the nation, and provide greater regulatory certainty that will help businesses create jobs. The Pipeline...
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 | Ships Collide in Houston Ship Channel
The Coast Guard reports receiving a call at 8:08 am Tuesday morning to report the collision of a tanker and a cargo ship in the Houston Ship Channel. The 630-foot tanker, known as the CHARLESTON, and the 623-foot cargo ship, HARVEST MOON, collided just north of Texas City Dike. No injuries were reported and both vessels managed...
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 | World's First LNG-fuelled Tanker Delivered to Lloyd's Register Class in Rotterdam
The world's first new LNG-fuelled tanker has been delivered in Rotterdam to Lloyd's Register class, heralding the start of a new era of cleaner shipping for Europe's local waterways. The delivery of Read More >> |
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 | Madagascar Commissioning Enhances African SAR Coverage
A further key link in the plan to provide effective search and rescue (SAR) coverage off the coast of Africa has been established, with the commissioning of a search and rescue sub-centre that will operate in conjunction with the regional Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) in Cape Town, South Africa. The sub-centre, at...
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 | Legislation Drafted to Protect U.S. Fishermen from Unfair Competition
A bill introduced in Congress yesterday would prevent pirate fishing vessels from entering U.S. ports to offload their illegally caught seafood. This pirate fishing is often called illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU)...
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 | Transas Marine ECDIS Training Approved by BSH
Transas Marine GmbH is the first among all German training institutes to receive BSH Flag State approval for its STCW conform ECDIS training. BSH has issued a certificate for Transas with an honorable number...
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 | Kleven Maritime to Build Wärtsilä-designed PSV for Ugland
Kleven Maritime has signed a contract with offshore ship owning company Ugland Offshore on the delivery of an advanced platform supply vessel. The vessel is to be delivered from Myklebust Yard in June...
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 | Hyundai Heavy Selects Top Side Offshore to Equip Ultra Deepwater Drill Ships
Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd. based in Ulsan, South Korea, has selected Top Side Offshore Technology - the Netherlands, to supply the full CCTV package for the four Ultra Deepwater Drill Ships HHI is building for Noble Drilling. HHI, together with Noble Drilling,...
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 | Hyundai Merchant Marine Secures US$500 Million Debt Facility from Banks Led by DNB
Leading South Korean shipping group Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) has secured a USD500 million debt facility from a syndicate of financial institutions led by DNB Bank. A signing ceremony to close the facility was held at Marina Bay Sands in Singapore. The facility will be used by HMM to fund the construction of five mega...
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 | KONGSBERG to Head Up a Major Norwegian Consortium with DNV and IBM to Develop Integrated Environmental Monitoring System
In order to reduce the environmental risks from oil and gas operations, a consortium consisting of KONGSBERG, IBM, and DNV will now develop a real-time environmental monitoring solution together with their client Statoil. The 150 MNOK project is led by KONGSBERG and will use integrated technology to create a step change for the...
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 | Saga Tankers Announces Organizational Changes
Leadership changes announced today as part of the company’s plans to scale down activities. Oslo based oil tanker operator, Saga Tankers ASA, announced in early November that they would be winding down the company’s activities. The market value of its tankers had fallen and was continuing to fall, leading...
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