 | Haitian Migrants Found Dead After Boating Accident Off Cuba's Coast
At least 38 Haitian migrants, including 21 men and 17 women, have been found dead after their boat sank off Cuba’s eastern tip after fleeing their country. 87 other people from that boat have been rescued. A search headed by the Cuban military for more possible survivors is still ongoing. The boat was spotted only 100...
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 | Update: Icebreaker Reaches Damaged Russian Boat off Antarctica
New Zealand officials confirm that an icebreaker vessel has finally reached the 32-crewmember Sparta taking on water off the coast of Antarctica in the Ross Sea and making very good progress at repairing the ailing ship. The icebreaker that came to Sparta’s aid is a South Korean polar research vessel called Araon,...
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 | Coast Guard Rescue Crews End Search for Celebrity Summit Cruise Ship Crewmember
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - The Coast Guard suspended a search, pending further developments, for a missing Celebrity Summit cruise ship crewmember Monday night off the northeastern coast of Puerto Rico. Missing is a 30-year-old woman, Filipino national, who worked as a bartender aboard the cruise ship and reportedly was last seen...
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 | Vietnamese Ship and 23 Crewmen Goes Missing Off Philippines
According to the Vietnam Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Center, a Vietnamese ship and its 23 crew members have gone missing off the Philippines. Vinalines lost contact with its ship, Vinalines Queen, off the Luzon Island right after it tilted 18 degrees. The Philippines, Vietnam and Taiwan, Japan and China...
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 | Finnish Authorities Release Thor Liberty…Without Missiles
Last week, Finnish police launched a probe and detention of the British-registered Thor Liberty when 69 Patriot missiles and 150-tons of explosive materials were found onboard at the port of Kotka. The Thor Liberty has now been released by authorities and permitted to continue travelling, except without much of the dangerous cargo,...
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 | Italian Tanker Seized by Somali Pirates off Oman
Italian shipping company, Marnavi, announced that Somali pirates have hijacked one of their tankers off the coast of Oman with 18 crewmembers on board. The statement released by Marnavi says that the Enrico Ievoli was seized...
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 | MARAD Releases Advisory on Iranian Navy Exercises
On Friday, December 23, 2011, MARAD released the following advisory (2011-07) concerning vessel inspections being conducted by the Iranian Navy: Reports from maritime forces and commercial maritime interests indicate concern with the potential for localized disruption to shipping in conjunction with future Iranian...
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 | STCW Manila Seafarer Training Amendments Enter Into Force on January 1st
Major revisions to the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (the STCW Convention), and its associated Code enter into force on 1 January 2012, with a five-year transitional period until 1 January 2017.
The “Manila Amendments” were adopted at a...
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 | Chinese Navy Practices Anti-Pirate Exercises
Recently, the 3rd anniversary of Chinese navy escort missions throughout the Somalia seas and near the Gulf of Aden has passed. Throughout the course of those three years, 4,380 ships have been escorted and 55 ships have been rescued from emergency situations successfully. While on their 404th mission, the tenth escort team has...
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 | Misapplication of the “Specific Orders” Doctrine to the Benefit of Jones Act Plaintiffs
By Daniel D. Pipitone, Shareholder, Chamberlain Hrdlicka You own a vessel. Your captain advises the engineer that a winch may be slipping, with the implication that it be checked at some point and in accordance with vessel safety rules. The engineer, unbeknownst to the captain and other members of...
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 | Shell Spills 40,000 Barrels of Crude at Nigerian Field
Royal Dutch Shell announced Thursday that a giant 200,000 barrel per day (bpd) Nigerian deepwater facility, Bonga, was shut down indefinitely after on oil leak occurred earlier this week during a tanker loading. Shell disclosed that the leak spilled “less than 40,000 barrels” at the site in the Gulf of Guinea, about...
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 | Keppel Secures US$809 Million Contract from Sete Brasil
This brings Keppel Offshore & Marine's new orders for the year-to-date to S$9.8 billion. Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M), through its subsidiary Fernvale Pte. Ltd., has secured a contract worth approximately US$809 million from Urca Drilling B.V., a subsidiary of Sete Brasil Participações...
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 | Larsen & Toubro, Mitsubishi Sign Technological and Licensing Agreement for Shipbuilding
Indian engineering and construction company Larsen & Toubro’s shipbuilding division and Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. will sign a technological and licensing agreement. Both firms are seeking out shipbuilding opportunities in rising economies. The agreement is initially for 3 years starting early 2012, with the...
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 | Coast Guard to Enforce Kailua Bay Security Zone During President's Stay
HONOLULU — Coast Guard law enforcement officers will enforce a temporary security zone in the waters of Kailua Bay beginning as early as December 23, 2011. The temporary security zone is necessary to ensure the safety of the President of the United States and his official party. The security zone will be in effect from...
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 | Imtech to Supply Hybrid Propulsion for World's First Low Emissions Hybrid Sea Ferries
Imtech Marine has been awarded a contract to supply the hybrid propulsion system, consisting of diesel electric in combination with battery technology to the world’s first diesel electric, hybrid seagoing ferries. Owned by Scottish company Caledonian...
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 | DNV and KEMA Create a World-leading Energy and Sustainability Company
DNV has acquired 74.3% of KEMA’s shares, creating a world-leading consulting and certification company within the cleaner energy, sustainability, power generation, transmission and distribution sectors. DNV and KEMA will form a world-leading energy consulting, testing and certification company that can drive the worldwide...
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