APRIL 23, 2013—Safety Management Systems LLC, Portland, ME, recently inked an agreement with American River Transportation Company (ARTCO) to to establish a Towing Safety Management System (TSMS) for the company in accordance
APRIL 18, 2013 — The Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA) announced the winners of its 2012 Safety Awards at its recent General Membership Meeting in Washington, D.C. which was attended by more
MARCH 13, 2013 — As the official investigation headed by the Bahamas Maritime Authority continues to probe the engine room fire that broke out aboard the cruise ship Carnival Triumph last month,
FEBRUARY 11, 2013 — Yale University Occupational and Environmental Medicine Program and Future Care, Inc. have reported the initial results of a pilot study on the health of seafarers internationally. Future Care’s
JANUARY 22, 2013 — The U.K.’s Marine and Coastguard Agency reports that the Chief Officer of a vessel that grounded July 2, 2012, has been fined after admitting that after he left
JANUARY 4, 2013 – BIMCO has published Reflections 2013, which it calls “a concise, condensed and thought-provoking analysis of the challenges facing the shipping industry today and during the coming year.” It
NOVEMBER 13, 2012 — U.K.-based maritime security specialist Ambrey Risk has become one of the first maritime security companies to be granted official accreditation by the Panama Maritime Authority allowing it to
OCTOBER 25, 2012 — A dhow being used as a Somali pirate mother ship ended up in flames in an incident that saw the Royal Netherlands Navy LPD Hr. Ms. Rotterdam come
OCTOBER 23, 2012—The Jules Garnier II, the world’s first specialized vessel for the carriage of nickel ore, was recently delivered by Japan’ Naikai Zosen Corporation, according to ClassNK. Built for Japanese shipping
OCTOBER 22, 2012 — The number of ships reporting attacks by Somali pirates has fallen this year to its lowest since 2009, says a report from the International Chamber of Commerce’s International