IMO reports on latest MEPC actions
MAY 19, 2015 — Something did not happen at last weeks meeting of IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC). No last minute signatory appeared to trigger the entry into force requirement of
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Alpine Eternity: Singapore “deeply concerned”
MAY 18, 2015 — A statement issued today by the the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) says that Singapore is “deeply concerned” by the reported shooting incident involving the Singapore-registered
Shuttle tanker newbuilds have Clean Marine hybrid scrubbers
MAY 18, 2015 — Two 120,000 dwt shuttle tankers recently delivered to AET Sea Shuttle AS by shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) are fitted with exhaust gas cleaning systems (EGCS) provided by
Iranian official to neighbors: Hand over Alpine Eternity
MAY 15, 2015 — Shipowners with any kind of legal dispute with an Iranian entity would be well advised to steer clear of waters patrolled by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Navy. That
Norway contributes MSPV to Med migrant crisis response
MAY 15, 2015 — Responding to the Mediterranean migrant crisis, Norway is sending the MPSV Siem Pilot to support the European Union’s Operation Triton, Prime Minister Erna Solberg announced yesterday. The ship
Libyan forces shell Turkish owned ship, kill officer
MAY 11, 2015 — The third officer of a Turkish owned 5,055 dwt general cargo ship was killed and several other crew members were wounded late yesterday after the vessel was shelled
Royal Wagenburg orders Wärtsilä scrubbers for Super Ice Class RoRos
MAY 11, 2015 — Netherlands shipowner and operator Royal Wagenborg, has ordered Wärtsilä exhaust gas scrubber systems for two of its RoRo carriers, the Balticborg and Bothniaborg. The Balticborg and Bothniaborg] are
Pentagon to Iran: Control Revolutionary Guard Navy behavior
MAY 8, 2015 — Although the release by Iran of the containership Maersk Tigris was confirmed yesterday, the Pentagon said that U.S. military resources can respond quickly to any Iranian acts of
T&T Salvage completes Great Lakes OPA 90 response
MAY 4, 2015 — T&T Salvage was activated under its Salvage and Marine Firefighting Agreement to respond to a 600 foot laker that recently went aground on the St Mary’s River near
Fire screen doors top list of cruise ship deficiencies
APRIL 30, 2015 —The U.S. Coast Guard’s Cruise Ship National Center of Expertise, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, has just released its latest annual listing of Top Cruise Ship Deficiencies. It says that a