Today, Transport Canada has issued monetary penalties of C$7,800 each to two vessels Americaborg and Atlantic Spirit, for alleged non-compliance with a temporary mandatory slow down. put in place July 10, to
Member authorities of the Tokyo and the Paris Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) on Port State Control will launch a joint Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on Emergency Systems and Procedures. Ships often operate
Stena Bulk said today that it has had direct communication with the crew of the Stena Impero since late yesterday. The Master advised that everyone was safe with good cooperation with the
As Iran continued to detain the Swedish-owned, U.K.-registered tanker Stena Impero, MARAD issued a Maritime Alert advising U.S.-flag ships to exercise caution when transiting the Strait of Hormuz area Meantime, President and
Yesterday Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy seized a British flagged tanker and delayed the passage of a Liberian-flagged, U.K. owned, vessel.. Putting the incidents in perspective, London-based maritime security consultancy Dryad
The Coast Guard has released dramatic video of a June 18 incident in which crew members of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755) boarded a narco sub while operating in
Frequently sounding bridge warnings, especially false ones, can create “alarm fatigue” and hinder watch keepers in carrying out their vital role. That is a key finding of a new survey supported by
The Chamber of Shipping of America (CSA) honored 104 vessels owned and/or managed by Crowley Maritime Corporation with annual Jones F. Devlin Awards in recognition of their combined 737 years of incident-free
A U.K. Royal Navy frigate has blocked an attempt by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to interfere with the passage of a BP Shipping tanker through the Strait of Hormuz. According to
Mediterranean Shipping Company could forfeit a 10,766 TEU containership involved in a record cocaine seizure. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the cocaine had a street value of $1.3 billion. According