Latest Houthi attack

Houthis target Vietnamese-owned tanker, threaten attacks in Indian Ocean

The situation in the Red Sea gets no calmer. Today brought a report from UKMTO of a Houthi attack on a merchant vessel 76 nautical miles west of Al Hudayah. While UKMTO

New AWO video

New AWO video: Safety is everything

The American Waterways Operators has produced a new video highlighting the tugboat, towboat and barge industry’s commitment to safety and its strong record as the safest mode of freight transportation. The two-minute

Cosco Tengfei has been fitted with an Iridium GMDSS terminal/

Cosco Shipping fits its first Iridium GMDSS terminal

The 5,000 vehicle capacity PCTC Cosco Tengfei has become the first vessel in the Cosco Shipping (CSSC) fleet to be fitted with an Iridium Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) terminal.

Pinocchio attack

Houthis target SeaLead containership Pinocchio

The latest merchant vessel targeted by the Iran-backed Houthi terrorist groups is the Liberian-flagged containership Pinocchio, which according to the Equasis data base is operated by Singapore headquartered SeaLead Shipping Pte. According

New attack attemt by Houthis

New attack attempt underscores continuing Houthi threat

Despite the outrage expressed by shipping organizations over the lethal Houthi attack on the Barbados-flagged bulker True Confidence in which three seafarers died and others were seriously burned, the Iranian-backed terrorist group

White House briefed on port on Gaza coast

White House: U.S. military to build port on Gaza coast

In a White House background briefing this morning on the delivery of humanitarian aid for Gaza, senior officials said that, in his State of the Union speech this evening, President Joe Biden

Centcom released this photo of True Confidence

At least three seafarers dead in Houthi attack on bulker True Confidence

At least three seafarers have been killed in a Houthi missile attack on the 2011-built Barbados-flagged bulker True Confidence and others have reportedly suffered serious burns. These are the first seafarer fatalities

Sergei Kotov

VIDEO: Ukraine takes out Black Sea fleet ship Sergei Kotov

In another bad week for Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, the International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for its former commander — and video has appeared on YouTube showing the sinking

GAO report criticizes Coast Guard shipbuilding delays

GAO: USCG needs to act further on sexual assault and harassment

A new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) finds that while the U.S. Coast Guard has taken actions to address sexual assault and harassment (SASH) it has not developed a plan

NTSB reports on capsizing of dredge WB Wood

NTSB: Speed a factor in a costly collision between a Z-drive tugboat and a VLCC

The National Transportation Safety Board has issued its report on a January 22, 2023 incident in which the azimuthing stern drive, or Z-drive, tugboat Mark E Kuebler, owned by Bay-Houston Towing Co.

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