Cybersecurity threats for maritime shipping

OP-ED: Cybersecurity training is key to cybersecurity resiliency

By Andrew R. Lee and Jim Kearns, Jones Walker LLP Data and network system breaches come in all shapes and sizes, but they tend to have one common element: the human. Broad

MAIB reports on fatal mooring deck incident

The U.K. Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has published its report on an August 30, 2021 incident in which the chief officer of a general cargo ship, managed by V.Ships Ship Management

AEU Safety Awards are for workplace safety

AEU Safety Awards winners announced

The American Equity Underwriters, Inc. (AEU) has announced the winners of the 2021 AEU Safety Awards. AEU is the program administrator for American Longshore Mutual Association (ALMA), a group self-insurance fund providing

Headshots of writers who address ECDIS issues

Op-Ed: Maritime 4.0 shouldn’t be an opportunity lost

Shipping’s future is intertwined with its ability to digitalize operations effectively and responsibly, say Christian Dwyer, global head of admiralty, and Donal Keaney, senior marine manager, at Ince. The long-term efficiency, safety

MCCain damage

Tanker owner in deadly McCain collision ordered to pay U.S. $45 million

In a case stemming from the August 21, 2017, collision between the USS John S McCain and the tanker Alnic MC, U.S. District Judge Paul Crotty ruled yesterday that the United States

Viking Life saving will coordinate offshore wind activities from Norfolk. Va/

Viking Life Saving establishes safety hub for U.S. offshore wind

Viking Life-Saving Equipment A/S has selected Norfolk, Va., as its hub to support the safety needs of North America’s fast-emerging offshore wind sector. Viking, a leading safety solutions provider for the global

Inmarsat GMDSS analysis report

COVID led to spike in maritime distress calls

Maritime satcom giant Inmarsat has released a report analyzing data from Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) calls made from 2018 to 2021. Among the key findings from the Inmarsat data

Treasury sanctions list includes Putin's yachts

U.S. Treasury takes aim at Putin’s yachts

Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) took further actions aimed at degrading the key networks used by Russia’s elites, including President Vladimir Putin, to attempt

Towboat engine room fire

NTSB reports on $700,000 fire on 64-year old towboat

An engine room fire aboard a towing vessel was caused by overpressurization of the fuel day tank and a main engine fuel return system when a fatigued chief engineer inadvertently left the

Electrical fire destroys $3.9 million yacht

A March 26, 2021, engine room fire aboard a 100-foot, 216-gross ton yacht was likely caused by an electric source within the sound enclosure for the starboard generators, the National Transportation Safety

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