 | CBP Denies Escopeta's Petition for Relief of $15 Million Jones Act Fine
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has denied Escopeta’s petition for relief of the $15 million fine they face for violating the Jones Act last year. CBP says the full amount of the fine will be upheld with payment due at the end of March. Last March, despite being denied a new Jones Act waiver and after being told...
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 | U.S. Navy Discharges 8 Sailors After Alleged Hazing Incident
Eight enlisted sailors aboard the San Diego-based amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard have received general discharges from the Navy after being caught in a hazing incident. A young mariner requested medical attention for choking and other injuries from the ship’s doctor. The sailors were in the junior ranks and worked the...
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 | Sand Carrier Sinks in China, 9 Dead and 2 Missing
The capsizing of a 1,500-ton sand carrier has left 9 dead and 2 missing on a tributary of Dongting Lake in China. The shipwreck occurred during high intensity winds in the Hunan province, according to authorities in the neighboring province of Hubei. There were reportedly a total of 17 people aboard the ship as it sank. Nine...
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 | Maritime Week in Washington D.C., May 7-9, 2012
Maritime Week in Washington D.C., May 7-9, 2012 The maritime industry can create new jobs and revitalize the industrial sector of America. But, Congress continues to overlook the maritime industry as a vital asset in the U.S. economic recovery. We must change this perception now. Join us...
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 | Iranian Navy Foils Pirate Attack on Oil Tanker in Gulf of Aden
Iran’s navy has opened fire on pirates near the Gulf of Aden to thwart an attack on an Iranian oil tanker on Sunday, according to Iran’s state TV. Reports state that after receiving a distress signal from the tanker, the navy rushed to the site where the vessel was under attack from around 35 pirate boats. The...
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 | Costa Concordia's Captain Enters Hearing for House Arrest Sentence
A closed-door hearing is set for today, February 6, 2012, to determine whether Francesco Schettino, captain of the Costa Concordia cruise ship, should remain under house arrest or not. He faces possible charges of manslaughter, shipwreck, and abandoning ship after his vessel struck rocks and capsized off Italy’s coast. 16 bodies...
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 | Multi-mission Coast Guard Icebreaker Assists Distressed 558-Foot Freighter
While transiting to their homeport here following a 254-day patrol, the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Healy diverted to assist a distressed vessel approximately 520 miles northwest of Puget Sound, Wash. Healy received notification from 13th Coast Guard District watchstanders, Friday, that the motor vessel Dry Beam, a 558-foot...
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 | Greek Frigate HS HYDRA Joins EU NAVFOR
Following passage south through the Red Sea, the HS HYDRA will join the multi-national EU NAVFOR off the Horn of Africa on 4 February 2012. HS HYDRA is a MEKO 200HN type multiple role frigate which has been in the service of the Hellenic Navy since March 1992. She has a displacement of 3,350 tons, a crew of 189 and carries an...
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 | LEEVAC Partners with AET Lightering Services for New Lightering Support Vessels
LEEVAC Shipyards, LLC and LEEVAC Shipyards Jennings, LLC are proud to announce the launching of the AET “Partnership”. LEEVAC recently partnered with AET Lightering Services, LLC., Houston, TX, to build two (2) 187 x 46 x 15 Lightering Support Vessels with a series of options for up to six (6) additional vessels. These vessels...
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 | Crowley Promotes Jose “Pache” Ayala to Vice President, Puerto Rico
Crowley Maritime Corporation announced that Jose “Pache” Ayala has been promoted to vice president, Puerto Rico. Ayala will remain in San Juan, and will now report to John Douglass, senior vice president and general manager of Puerto Rico and...
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 | TradeWinds to Host Keynote Forum at Posidonia
TradeWinds / NHST Events is to host the TradeWinds Shipowners Forum as the opening keynote of Posidonia 2012, in the Metropolitan Expo Centre on 5 June 2012. The Forum organisers have announced they are to canvass the views of TradeWinds readers via a poll as to the most pressing issues in shipping. Leading industry voices will...
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 | Supreme Rudder Protection Given to Container Vessels in China and Poland
Satisfied with the result of the Ecospeed applications on the rudders of several of their other vessels, a United Kingdom based company has ordered the application of Ecospeed on the rudder of another of its existing vessels. The rudder was painted with Ecospeed in Gdansk where several...
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 | 2011: Record Year for PALFINGER
• Further 30-per cent increase in revenue – historic record • Exceptionally strong increase in earnings: EBIT + 83 per cent • Internationalization and flexibility boost growth • Revenue expected to remain at same high level in 2012 ...
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