Following on from its April Marine Safety Bulletin (MSIB) on reporting harassment on U.S.-flag vessels (see earlier story) the U.S. Coast Guard has now released further guidance on vessel operator compliance with
Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro kicked off the inaugural meeting of the Government Shipbuilders Council (GSC) at the Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore, Nov. 16. Despite its name, the new
As Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) knows only too well from its own experience with the Liberty Ace incident, car carrier fires can be costly. To guard against future incidents, the
Genoa, Italy, headquartered classification society RINA (Registro Italiano Navale) is to have a new CEO. Carlo Luzatto is set to step into the role following the close of an investment that will
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has now set a new date for Gulf of Mexico oil and gas Lease Sale 261. As we reported earlier, on November 14, a court
Stockholm, Sweden, based Candela Technology AB reports that its P-12 Shuttle foiling ferry vessel has successfully completed flight tests and will enter serial production at its Rotebro factory. In a pilot, the
Arctic Fjord, the first new trawler-processor for Alaskan pollock to be built in the U.S. in over three decades is now undergoing sea trials in the Northern Pacific. Ordered from Houma, La.,
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today imposed sanctions on three entities and identified as blocked property three vessels that used Price Cap Coalition service providers
In a move that promises to substantially reduce the costs of insuring ships exporting Ukraine grain, Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC) has announced the launch of a new facility – Unity – to
Austal USA yesterday celebrated the official start of construction on the future USNS Billy Frank, Jr., the Navy’s eleventh Towing, Salvage and Rescue Ship (T-ATS 11), with a keel laying ceremony at
