When commercial vessels are already required to carry an array of advanced modern alerting and locating systems, Chris Hoffman, director of technology strategy at ACR Electronics, outlines the evidence behind growing industry
Incidents of Somali Basin piracy are surging. This morning the UKMTO Operation Center gave an update on a November 6 incident 560 nautical miles southeast of Eyl, Somalia, in which the master
By Bill Moore, CEO, Xona The maritime sector is now a front line in cybersecurity conflict. Nation-state actors are targeting vessels, ports, and shipyards, not just to steal data, but to disrupt
Conrad Shipyard reports that its Amelia, La., facility has achieved a significant safety milestone—two consecutive years without a recordable incident. The Amelia facility is currently constructing YRBM vessels for the U.S. Navy,
Repeating advice given following the July 2023 Grande Costa D’Avorio ship fire, in which two Newark firefighters lost their lives while responding, the National Transportation Safety Board issued a new safety alert
The recent loss of the car carrier Morning Midas is yet another reminder that costly and potentially deadly EV fires on board ship remain a continuing concern and, today, the International Union
Marine Log’s 38th annual FERRIES Conference, taking place November 4–5, 2025, in Jersey City, N.J., across from Lower Manhattan will feature a panel discussion on “Passenger Tech, Shoreside Systems, and the Growing
A steering control system component failure on the multi-purpose carrier BBC Africa resulted in a collision with a bulk carrier in the Houston Ship Channel, the National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday.
The Coast Guard Investigative Service (CGIS) arrested the captain of the Liberian-flagged 8,814 TEU containership MSC Jubilee IX for suspicion of operating the vessel while intoxicated following a boarding at Terminal 5
The Baltimore Sun reported this morning that the main channel used by cargo ships to enter and exit the Port of Baltimore was still shut down as the Coast Guard probed the