Newark car carrier fire

VIDEO: Efforts to fight Newark car carrier fire continue

Two firefighters lost their lives last night battling a car carrier fire that broke out aboard the Grimaldi Deep Sea RO/RO vessel Grande Costa d’Avorio in Port Newark. As of midday today,

Jim Kearns and Andrew Lee on protecting maritime vessels from phishing and cyber crime

Op-Ed: Protecting vessels against phishing and malware intrusion

By Andrew R. Lee and James A. Kearns Imagine this scenario, fresh back from leave after a high-seas piracy incident, the captain stood on the bridge of the Babylon Sister, a massive

The rate of cybersecurity breaches in the maritime industry is increasing with cyber criminals learning how to exploit a minor breach.

Op-Ed: How to mitigate risk against a cybersecurity breach

By Kristin McGillicuddy, Senior Marketing Manager, Commercial & Leisure Maritime There is no doubt that the rate of cybersecurity breaches in the maritime industry is increasing in both frequency and scope with

Both the size of the area impacted by high water, and the duration of high-water events, are growing.

When rivers rise: developing a high-water action plan 

By Michael Breslin, Director – Safety & Sustainability, American Waterways Operators  In less than eight months, the Mississippi River’s water levels have experienced significant fluctuations. In October 2022, the river reached unprecedented

RCMP is examining loss of Titan submersible

Canada: RCMP and TSB start Titan submersible investigations

When the ship that launched the doomed submersible Titan, the Research Vessel Polar Prince, returned to St John’s, Newfoundland, Saturday, among the first to board it were investigation teams from the Canadian

Oily rag fire engulfs yacht

Oily rag fire totaled $1.5 million yacht

Here’s one that could be filed under “always read the manufacturer’s instructions.” A National Transportation Safety Board report released this week highlighed the fire hazards of improperly stored oily rags on vessels,

Nixu CEO will head up new combined DNV-Nixu cybersecurity businesses

DNV in $107 million acquisition of Nixu cybersecurity specialist

DNV, which has had its own unfortunate experiences in the area, is to get into the cybersecurity business big time. In a EUR 98 million (about $107 million) deal it is to

Report implicates ECDIS in causes of strike

Overreliance on ECDIS seen as factor in cruise ship strike on Alaska pier

In its report on a May 9, 2022, incident that saw a Royal Caribbean cruise ship strike a cruise terminal pier causing $2.1 million in damage, the National Transportation Safety Board identifies

NTSB report report implicates bank effect

NTSB reports on $12.3 million collision between bulker and OSV

The bridge watch officers on a bulk carrier and an offshore supply vessel (OSV) were not maintaining a proper lookout before a collision last year near Port Fourchon, Louisiana, the National Transportation

Aerial view of Strait of Hormuz incident

U.S. and U.K. Navies respond to another Strait of Hormuz incident

In the latest of a series if incidents in the Strait of Hormuz, United States and United Kingdom Royal Navy forces responded to a distress call from a merchant vessel transiting the

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