Cyber defense system installed in first of 55 Stamco PCTCs

OCTOBER 17, 2018 — Israel-based maritime cyber security specialist Naval Dome has successfully installed its Endpoint maritime cyber defense system on a 57,692GT Pure Car and Truck Carrier (PCTC) operated by Piraeus-based

Safety bulletin highlights dangers of CO2 leakages

OCTOBER 12, 2018 — The U.K. Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) has issued a safety bulletin following two serious and potentially near fatal accidental CO2 releases on U.K. ships in the last

USCG highlights cyber threats that can affect marine industry

OCTOBER 10, 2018 — October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month and, in a posting on the U.S. Coast Guard’s Maritime Commons blog, Charles Blackmore, cyber program specialist, Office of Port & Facility

USCG and FDNY respond to tanker disabled by engine room fire

OCTOBER 9, 2018 – The U.S. Coast Guard and firefighters and rescue paramedics from the Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY) Special Operations Command yesterday conducted a joint safety

Wärtsilä to equip U.K.’s largest marine simulation training center

OCTOBER 8, 2018 — Wärtsilä is to provide a full scope of marine simulators for a new training facility at Solent University’s Warsash School of Maritime Science and Engineering, located in Southampton,

Ponant, captain fined after cruise ship grounds on uncharted rock

OCTOBER 3, 2018 — A New Zealand court has imposed fines on French cruise line Compagnie du Ponant and the master of its 264 passenger expedition cruise ship L’Austral following the January

Maersk implements new guidelines for dangerous goods stowage

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018 — Following the tragic fire aboard the containership Maersk Honam in March this year, in which five crew members lost their lives (see earlier story), Maersk took measures and

NTSB reports on partial sinking of towboat Savage Ingenuity

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018 — The National Transportation Safety Board has released a Marine Accident Brief on the September 5, 2017 partial sinking of the Savage Inland Marine towing vessel Savage Ingenuity. The

NTSB releases video detailing El Faro investigation

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018 —The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released a 15 minute video that summarizes its investigation of the October 1, 2015, sinking of the U.S.-flag merchant ship El Faro

North P&I gains Cyber Essentials Plus accreditation

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018 – North P&I Club has recently been awarded the U.K. government-backed Cyber Essentials Plus accreditation. The Cyber Essentials scheme is designed to improve the resilience of U.K. businesses to

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