UK P&I Club warns of snap back zone dangers
AUGUST 9 — The UK P&I Club is warning of the risks associated with mooring deck snap-back zones “Industry advice with respect to identifying and marking snap-back zones came under review last
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NTSB recovers El Faro VDR
AUGUST 9 — The voyage data recorder (VDR) from El Faro, the TOTE cargo ship that sank during Hurricane Joaquin in October 2015, was successfully recovered from the ocean floor late Monday
Carnival releases latest sustainability report
AUGUST 4, 2016 — Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK) has released its 2015 sustainability report detailing the progress made in 2015 against its 2020 sustainability performance goals. In 2015,
Balpure BWTS makes progress towards USCG Type Approval
AUGUST 2, 2016 — De Nora reports that its Balpure ballast water treatment system (BWTS) is currently progressing through both land-based and shipboard testing for U.S. Coast Guard Type Approval. Balpure is
USCG issues Safety Alert on container handling
JULY 29, 2016 — The U.S. Coast Guard has issued a Safety Alert (08-16) reminding Coast Guard Container Inspectors and others involved in the inspection or handling of intermodal containers that there
More come to SUNY Maritime for STCW training
JULY 25, 2016 — More professional mariners are coming to SUNY Maritime College, Fort Schuyler, NY, for training and courses to maintain their credentials and endorsements. Increased enrollment is being seen across
Box ship scrape is first accident in expanded Panama Canal
JULY 25, 2016 — A Cosco neopanamax containership last month became the first ship to make a commercial transit of the expanded Panama Canal. Now another Cosco neopanamax, the 8,500 TEU Xin
Panama Canal launches Green Connection Award
JULY 23, 2016 — The Panama Canal has launched the Green Connection Award, a new initiative to recognize customers who demonstrate excellent environmental stewardship, and to encourage others to implement technologies and
Clogged fuel filter and human error led to cruise ship fire
JULY 22, 2016 — A French marine safety investigation report into the November 18, 2015 fire on board the Compagnie du Ponant expedition cruise ship Le Boréal, near the Falkland Islands, finds
Whistleblower captain fired by Horizon awarded $1 million
JULY 20, 2016 — In a landmark Seaman’s Protection Act decision, a U.S. Department of Labor Administrative Law Judge has awarded a former Horizon Lines master more than $1 million of damages