AMSA fined agent for KMAX Leader

Failure to comply with AMSA direction brings hefty fine

Gladstone Magistrates Court in Queensland, Australia, has fined Universal Shipping Alliance AUD 63,000 for failing to comply with an Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) written direction. The company was also ordered to

CENTCOM plane

CENTCOM strikes on Houthis will be “unrelenting”

Since March 15, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has been carrying out a series of strikes against the Iran backed Houthis that, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says, will be unrelenting. “Freedom of navigation

Stena Immaculate

Praise for heroic action of Stena Immaculate crew

Salvage experts with SMIT Salvage are continuing onboard assessments of Stena Immaculate, say statements from the vessel operator Crowley and owner Stena Bulk. Yesterday, Sunday, March 16, the third-party salvage team confirmed

Stena Immaculate

Stena Immaculate: All fires out, salvage preparations begin

UPDATE: In a statement released yesterday, Crowley said that third-party salvage experts with SMIT Salvage have boarded the Stena Immaculate for assessment. “The salvage process is ongoing and will take time to

Hanwha Systems official receive TA certificate

Hanwha Systems cybersecurity solution gains ABS type approval

ABS has issued Hanwha Systems a type approval for IACS UR E27 cyber resilience requirements for its cybersecurity solution, SecuAider. The SecuAider software solution offers protection to a vessel’s data and networks

Ship that struck Stena Immaculate remains on fire

Stena Immaculate: Pollution fears lessen

As the response to the incident involving the strike on the U.S.-flag tanker Stena Immaculate by the containership Solong continued today, it looked that the worst fears of pollution from the two

Police arrest master of Solong in wake of Stena Immaculate strike

UPDATE TO EARLIER STORY:The Humberside Police has arrested the master of the Solong, the containership that struck the U.S.-flag TSP-program tanker Stena Immaculate yesterday. One member of the Solong crew is missing,

BIMCO image shows handcuffed seafarter

BIMCO: Ships and crew in danger in drug threat ports

If drugs are found on a ship in certain ports, the crew risk extreme prison sentences, says BIMCO. Limited understanding of merchant ship operations can lead judges to believe that hiding drugs

Damaged containers on President Eisenhower

Weight input error led to President Eisenhower container loss and damage

The National Transportation Safety Board has released its report into a February 6, 2024 incident in which the U.S.-flag containership President Eisenhower lost 23 shipping containers overboard and another 10 were damaged.

NTSB report report implicates cell phone use

NTSB reports on deadly engine room fire on Danaos containership Stride

The National Transportation Safety Board has issued its report on a deadly engine room fire that broke out Jan. 8, 2024, when the Danaos-operated containership Stride was bunkering while docked at the

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