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  • Local MP Visits CTruk in London, UK

    19 September 2013
    Authorities & Government

    Bernard Jenkin, Member of Parliament for Harwich and North Essex, visited Brightlingsea-based designer and builder of multi-purpose composite marine craft, CTruk, in London last week as the defence and security event DSEI drew to a close.  CTruk launched its proof-of-concept Force Protection Craft, THOR – Twin Hulled Offshore Raider, at the show. After meeting the […]

  • The Wreck Removal Convention Enters Into Force

    13 April 2015

    The Nairobi International Convention on the Removal of Wrecks enters into force on Tuesday (14 April 2015). The Convention places strict liability on owners for locating, marking and removing wrecks deemed to be a hazard and makes State certification of insurance, or other form of financial security for such liability, compulsory for ships of 300 […]

  • KBAT and HCA to Deliver Diver Medic Technician Course in Malaysia

    19 November 2012
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    KBA Training Centre (KBAT) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Healing Chambers of Asia Sdn Bhd (HCA) to deliver International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) Diver Medic Technician (DMT) courses at HCA’s training facility in Kuala Lumpur – Malaysia. The first course has been scheduled to run on the 15 – 24 December 2012. […]

  • USCG Responds to Distressed Container Ship Following Onboard Explosion

    15 May 2012
    Business & Finance

    The Coast Guard has been responding since Friday to the distressed container ship MSC Idil with 25 people onboard, after the ship suffered a marine casualty following an explosion onboard approximately 60 nautical miles north of San Juan, Puerto Rico. The crew of the 900-foot Panamanian flagged container ship is all accounted for and have […]

  • UK: Piracy, Passenger Ship Safety on Agenda of IMO’s Committee

    9 May 2012

      Piracy and armed robbery against ships off the coast of Somalia, in the Gulf of Aden and the wider Indian Ocean will be high on the agenda when IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) meets at the Organization’s London Headquarters for its 90th session from 16 to 25 May 2012. A High-Level Segment will be […]

  • Damen delivers two more offshore patrol vessels to Nigeria’s Homeland

    23 July 2019

    Damen has delivered two additional fast crew supplier vessels configured as patrol boats to West African offshore services supplier Homeland Integrated Offshore Services Limited.

  • Philippines: Infrastructure Development Committee Supports Cagayan River Dredging

    16 August 2011

    “The dredging of the Cagayan river is a very laudable project since it will benefit not only the province of Cagayan but the whole region,” stated Infrastructure Development Committee (IDC) Chair and Nueva Vizcaya Governor Luisa Lloren Cuaresma during the recently concluded meeting of the Regional Development Council-IDC. According to Cuaresma dredging is an excavation […]

  • The United States’ Only Heavy Icebreaker Catches Fire off Antarctica

    1 March 2019

    A fire broke out on board the USCGC Polar Star off Antarctica on February 10, 2019. 

  • NDRRMC Director Urges Anti-Flood Measures (Philippines)

    2 January 2013

    “The mountains can no longer hold the water generated by rains because they lack trees cover or canopy,” said Undersecretary Benito Ramos, National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) executive director and Office of Civil Defense (OCD) administrator. People must plant more trees and sustain the activity as a long-term solution to flooding, he […]

  • Watchkeeper: Big Ships – Big Salvage Problems

    28 March 2013

    Salvors, said the President of the International Salvage Union Andreas Tsavliris, “are innovators and problems solvers and don’t walk away from a challenge”. But the difficulties which may be encountered with giant ships, he warned, “may be beyond problem solving”. At the annual ISU Associate Members’ Day in London last week, it was reported that […]

  • IACS Adopts New Unified Requirements

    11 June 2015
    Business & Finance

    The International Association of Classifications Societies (IACS) has adopted new Unified Requirements that are aimed at further improving the safety of large container ships by enhancing consistency between pre-existing Class Society provisions in this area.  IACS established at the beginning of 2014 an expert group on structural safety of container ships which carried out a post “MOL […]

  • Chinese firm wins deal for Wakashio’s stern removal

    12 November 2020
    Vessels

    Chinese rescue and salvage company Lianyungang Dali Underwater Engineering has won a contract to remove the stern section of the Wakashio bulker from a reef off Mauritius’ coast. The salvage firm is currently mobilizing assets and equipment and is scheduled to start work on the removal operation in late December. The work on the removal of […]

  • Thailand: KBAT to Deliver Diver Medic Courses to IMCA

    22 May 2012
    Business & Finance

      KBA Training Centre (KBAT) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with H.T Training & Services Co., Ltd to deliver International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) Diver Medic Technician and IMCA Diver Medic Technician Refresher courses at DMS Training Facility Phuket – Thailand. The first course has been scheduled to run on the 5 – […]

  • Updated: 22 Rescued from Listing Cable Layer after Collision with Tanker

    14 January 2019

    20 crew members rescued from Vanuatu-flagged MV Star Centurion following a collision with MT Antea.

  • Moore Stephens: Operating Costs Down for 6th Year in a Row

    1 October 2018

    Moore Stephens: Total annual operating costs in the shipping industry fell by 1.3% in 2017.

  • USS ‘Makin Island’ Finishes Sea Trials

    22 January 2014
    Business & Finance

    USS Makin Island (LHD 8) completed a nine-day scheduled sea trials on Jan. 17, after coming out of a 13-month Phased Maintenance Availability (PMA). During the nine-day underway period, Makin Island crew members tested a number of shipboard systems, including communication circuits, damage control systems, navigation systems and propulsion plant. The crew also conducted full-power […]

  • Wood Mackenzie sold for $2.8 billion

    10 March 2015

    Verisk Analytics, Inc., a data analytics provider, today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to buy Wood Mackenzie from Hellman & Friedman and other Wood Mackenzie shareholders. The purchase price is £1.850 billion – approximately $2.8 billion – and it will be paid in cash. Wood Mackenzie is a company providing in data analytics and commercial intelligence […]

  • Port2Port Maritime Now Fully Certified

    13 March 2014
    Business & Finance

    Port2Port Maritime Security Ltd. has been awarded full certification / accreditation for ISO 28000: ISO/PAS 28007. Following a rigorous validation process, Port2Port is independently certified through MSS Global via the UK Accreditation Service (UKAS), with full compliance to the new security management system specification. Andrew Varney, Managing Director of Port2Port Maritime said: “This award is […]

  • Drewry: Asia to Mediterranean Trade Facing Choppy Waters?

    26 December 2018

    Drewry believes headhaul volumes may struggle to match this year’s growth rate.

  • APL Austria Hit by Major Fire off South Africa

    13 February 2017

    A Liberian flagged cargo vessel identified as APL Austria has suffered a major fire offshore South Africa, the South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) said on Monday. The fire broke out on Sunday afternoon while the containership with 21 crew onboard was 30 nautical miles South-West of Cape St Francis – some 50-70 kilometers west of […]

  • Still No Sign of MV Thorco Cloud’s Missing Crew

    22 December 2015
    Business & Finance

    The six crew members of the Antigua and Barbuda-flagged freighter Thorco Cloud that went missing after their ship sank in the Singapore Strait in the evening hours of December 16 remain unaccounted for despite ongoing search and rescue efforts, according to the Mission of Seafarers responding to the tragedy. “Search and rescue operations have been […]

  • Allianz: Shipping Losses See Downward Trend but Risk Challenges Remain

    13 June 2017

    Large shipping losses have declined by 50% over the past decade, largely driven by the development of a more robust safety environment by shipowners, according to Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE’s (AGCS) fifth annual Safety & Shipping Review 2017. 85 large vessels were lost worldwide in 2016, down by 16% when compared with a […]

  • Steven Saint Amour Joins Tecton Board of Directors

    9 January 2014
    Business & Finance

    Tecton Corporation (TTNC) (Endurance Exploration Group) announces that Steven Saint Amour has joined its Board of Directors. Company CEO, Micah J. Eldred commented, “We are pleased to have Steven join our team. Steven’s deep water technical experience in our industry will prove a valuable resource for our management team, and on behalf of the shareholders, […]

  • Gulf of Mexico’s oil & gas platforms getting check-up post-tropical cyclone while offshore facilities in China ride out super typhoon

    16 September 2024
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Equipment, Exploration & Production, Regulation & Policy

    Following bad weather, the offshore oil and gas facilities in the Gulf of Mexico are set to undergo inspection to determine if they are in a fit condition to return online while CNOOC has confirmed that its offshore facilities overall weathered the storm.

  • MSC reaches another California oil spill settlement

    2 March 2023
    Business Developments & Projects

    Swiss-based container shipping major MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company has accepted to enter into a settlement agreement with Amplify Energy Corp. and its affiliated entities  in connection with the 2021 Orange County pipeline oil spill.