Pirates abduct nine from BW Offshore FPSO
BW Offshore reports that, at approximately 4:20 am local time today, FPSO Sendje Berge was subject to an attack by pirates offshore Nigeria in which nine Nigerian nationals were kidnapped. It said
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Resolve response tug honored with AMVER award for fourth year
Resolve Marine, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., reports that its U.S.-flag response tug Pioneer has received an AMVER Award for a fourth consecutive year. Resolve says the award represents an acknowledgment of its continued
HawkEye 360 just made it harder for shipping’s bad actors to go dark
Herndon, Va., headquartered HawkEye 360 Inc. has boosted its vessel monitoring capabilities, making it harder for vessels engaged in dubious activities to go dark by turning off AIS transmissions. HawkEye 360 Inc.
U.S. slaps sanctions designations on five Iranian tanker captains
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today took action against the captains of the five ships that U.S.-sanctioned Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) and
VIDEO: Bulker transiting Panama Canal slams into railway bridge
The Panama Canal Authority is investigating an incident yesterday in which the 37,332 dwt bulker Bluebill slammed into a span of the Chagres river railway bridge. The 2004-built Cyprus-flagged vessel, which is
BP Shipping digitizes its sanctions compliance efforts
BP Shipping is using a solution developed by Tel Aviv headquartered Windward, a specialist in maritime trade analytics and insights, to digitize its business trade practices relating to sanctions compliance, The move
Viking first shipping line to gain DNV GL My Care verification of COVID-19 risk management measures
Finland’s Viking Line has become the first shipping company in the world to have its COVID-19 risk management measures verified under a new DNV GL methodology called My Care. DNV GL says
RINA performs world first remote statutory and class surveys
Genoa, Italy, headquartered classsification society RINA has successfully carried out what it reports are the world’s first statutory and associated class intermediate surveys using remote streaming technologies. The surveys were carried out
RO/RO officer killed while using mobile phone during unloading operations
The death of the third officer of a RO/RO during unloading operations in Brocklebank Docks, Liverpool, last May underscores the very real dangers of mobile phone distraction while working on board ship,
Genco bulker completes first full crew change under Singapore COVID-19 protocols
New York City headquartered dry bulk specialist Genco Shipping & Trading Limited (NYSE:GNK) reports that its 180,032 dwt Genco Liberty has completed the first full crew change to be carried out under