Not for the first time, the National Transportation Safety Board has issued a report involving a crane, a barge and a bridge. This latest report deals with an incident that occurred on
The Round Table of International Shipping Organizations is increasingly concerned about a rise in the unjust treatment and criminalization of seafarers. The chairpersons of the Round Table’s four member organizations — BIMCO,
Surging water from the Mississippi River led to a 2023 barge strike on a gate at Algiers Lock in New Orleans, the National Transportation Safety Board says, The NTSB found the surge
While some in shipping see the release of the crew of the hijacked car carrier Galaxy Leader as a hopeful sign that the situation in the Red Sea may return to normal,
President Donald J. Trump has signed an Executive Order re-designating Ansar Allah (the Houthis) as a Foreign Terrorist Organization. The Executive Order sets in motion a process by which the group known
U.K.-based maritime risk consultancy Ambrey has confirmed that the salvage of the MT Sounion has been successfully completed. As we reported at the time, the 163,000 dwt Greek-flagged Sounion was set ablaze
The U.S. Coast Guard has issued a Maritime Safety Alert after marine inspectors from Sector Maryland-National Capital Region (NCR) discovered counterfeit pilot ladders during a Port State Control Examination at the Port
By Michael Devolld, maritime transportation system cybersecurity lead at ABS Consulting On February 22, 2024, the United States Coast Guard (USCG) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register,
The Coast Guard and Good Samaritans have been searching since Sunday for a number of people from a fishing vessel that reportedly capsized near Couverden Point, Alaska. Coast Guard watchstanders have received
By Ed McNamara, CEO at Armada Risk Partners Increasingly complex and sophisticated cyberattacks on the maritime industry are soaring at unprecedented levels. There have been numerous successful cyberattacks and ransomware incidents targeting ports, airports