USCG issue Port Security Advisory for Libya
APRIL 2, 2014 – The U.S. Coast Guard yesterday issued an updated Port Security Advisory (PSA) for Libya. It comes not too long after the incident in which U.S. Navy SEALS took
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Pirates fire at AMPTC tanker
MARCH 31, 2014 — A tanker identified by GAC as the MT Album came under attack at 14.15 local time yesterday in the Strait of Hormuz at 26:24.4N – 056:41.8E, around 8nm
Nigeria detains two maritime security guards
MARCH 31, 2014 — Two maritime security guards have been detained since March 21 when they were waiting with Nigerian Government security in Warri, Nigeria, to embark the MV Crete to provide
More shipowners opt for exhaust gas scrubbers
MARCH 31, 2014 — More shipowners are deciding that exhaust gas scrubbers are the most practical way to comply with increasingly tough regulations on fuel sulfur and vessel emissions. The trend has
Cigarette demands cause Suez incidents
MARCH 31, 2014 — Vessels transiting the Suez Canal may find that passage is easier with the assistance of a few packs of Camels. Some Suez Canal employees haven’t gotten the message
Bail for 33 of Seaman Guard Ohio 35
MARCH 26, 2014 — The Times of India reports that Madras high court’s Madurai bench on Wednesday granted bail to 33 crew members of the anti-piracy ship MV Seaman Guard Ohio, operated
HAVEP shows “reasonable” SOLAS compliance
MARCH 25, 2014 — The Paris MOU Secretariat says that a crack down on cruise ships and other passenger vessels carried out in the wake of the Costa Concordia incident showed “reasonable
ICS sets out its position on CO2 monitoring, reporting
MARCH 21, 2014 — The IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) session that starts March 31 will try to make progress on developing a global system of monitoring and reporting of CO2
IRClass: put BWT on service boats in ports
MARCH 20, 2014 — Praveen Kumar Mishra, Vice President of the Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass) has suggested an innovative solution to the ballast water treatment problem: the BWT Boat. Shipowners continue
Kvichak delivers pilot boat
MARCH 19, 2014 — Seattle headquartered Kvichak Marine Industries has delivered Astoria, a self-righting 75 ft 6 in all-aluminum pilot boat, to the Columbia River Bar Pilots (CRBP) of Astoria, OR.