Ardent rights and refloats vessel grounded in Gota River
MARCH 22, 2016 — Ardent salvage crews have successfully used a parbuckling method to right and refloat the cargo vessel, M/V Sternö. The 1,350 dwt vessel, owned by Sweden’s Fiducia Rederi AB,
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ABS to CMA delegates: Cyber risk won’t go away
MARCH 22, 2017 — “Cyber risk is a subject that is not going away,” ABS Chief Operating Officer Tony Nassif told delegates at this week’s Connecticut Maritime Association Shipping 2017 event in
Fine, probation in Alaska pollution case
MARCH 22, 2017 — A federal court in Alaska has sentenced East West Seafoods LLC, a State of Washington company that owns the 472 ft seafood processing vessel F/V Pacific Producer, to
Guilty plea in fishing vessel pollution case
MARCH 20, 2017 — Randall Fox, a captain of the fishing vessel Native Sun, and son of its owner, Bingham Fox, pleaded guilty March 16 in federal court in Seattle, Washington, for
Nigerian offshore fields to get two new Guardians
MARCH 17, 2017 — Nigeria’s Homeland Integrated Offshore Services Limited has ordered what will be its third Damen FCS 3307 patrol vessel with an option for a fourth. The two latest vessels
Somali pirates release hijacked tanker
MARCH 16, 2017 —Somali pirates who hijacked the Cormoros-flagged tanker Aris 13 have released the vessel. The NGO Oceans Beyond Piracy says the release was “due to the efforts of the Puntland
USMRC launches cyber awareness course for mariners
MARCH 16, 2017 — The United States Maritime Resource Center (USMRC), Middletown, RI, has launched an e-learning course, Cyber Awareness for Mariners. USMRC says the course gives mariners aboard any vessel a
IMO Sec Gen: Aris 13 hijack underscores need to follow BMP
MARCH 16, 2017 — Following of the hijacking of the tanker Aris 13, off Puntland, Somalia, IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim is urging the shipping industry to diligently apply IMO guidance and best
Foreship awarded BWTS consultancy contract
MARCH 15, 2017 — Helsinki, Finland, headquartered naval architecture and marine engineering consultancy firm Foreship has secured a major ballast water treatment system (BWTS) consultancy contract from Norwegian Cruise Line. The contract
Pirates hijack small tanker off Somalia
MARCH 14, 2017 — Pirates have hijacked the 1,800 dwt tanker Aris 13 off the coast of Somalia. It appears to be the first successful hijacking in the region since 2012. According