BIMCO image shows handcuffed seafarter

BIMCO: Ships and crew in danger in drug threat ports

If drugs are found on a ship in certain ports, the crew risk extreme prison sentences, says BIMCO. Limited understanding of merchant ship operations can lead judges to believe that hiding drugs

Damaged containers on President Eisenhower

Weight input error led to President Eisenhower container loss and damage

The National Transportation Safety Board has released its report into a February 6, 2024 incident in which the U.S.-flag containership President Eisenhower lost 23 shipping containers overboard and another 10 were damaged.

NTSB report report implicates bank effect

NTSB reports on deadly engine room fire on Danaos containership Stride

The National Transportation Safety Board has issued its report on a deadly engine room fire that broke out Jan. 8, 2024, when the Danaos-operated containership Stride was bunkering while docked at the

Tug fire

U.S. Coast Guard, partner agencies respond to tug fire

The U.S. Coast Guard and partner agencies were responding to a tug fire near Pea Patch Island on the Delaware River, Tuesday. All four crewmembers were safely evacuated from the vessel. The tug fire

Andy Lee (left) and Jim Kearns (right)

Op-Ed: Complying with Coast Guard’s final rule on cybersecurity

By Jim Kearns and Andy Lee, Jones Walker LLP On January 17, the U.S. Coast Guard released a final rule on cybersecurity in the U.S. marine transportation system. The rule establishes cybersecurity

Three Girls post fire

What caused $1.3M Three Girls fishing vessel fire?

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued its report on an August 11, 2024, engine room fire aboard the fishing vessel Three Girls that led to an estimated $1.3 million in

GAO report looks at MARAD staff shortages

GAO: USCG needs to up its MTS cybersecurity game

The more the maritime industry relies on digitalization and tech to increase its efficiency, the more it becomes vulnerable to cyber threats and a new report from the Government Accountability Office says

Bonnie G grounding

NTSB determines cause of Bonnie G grounding

The National Transportation Safety Board has released its report into the October 4, 2023, grounding of the former OSV Bonnie G, half a mile south of the Cyril E. King airport in

Impact with Mackinac Bridge damaged crane

NTSB: Ineffective voyage planning led to crane hitting Mackinac Bridge

Not for the first time, the National Transportation Safety Board has issued a report involving a crane, a barge and a bridge. This latest report deals with an incident that occurred on

Round Table concerned about seafarer treatment

Shipping Round Table raises concerns on unjust treatment of seafarers

The Round Table of International Shipping Organizations is increasingly concerned about a rise in the unjust treatment and criminalization of seafarers. The chairpersons of the Round Table’s four member organizations — BIMCO,

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