In a regulatory update, ABS Group reports that the U.S. Coast Guard has issued a new work instruction (USCG Work Instruction CVC-WI-0270), providing guidance on the USCG commercial vessel compliance program’s approach
The National Transportation Safety Board has issued a Marine Accident Brief on its investigation of a Sept. 23, 2019, incident in which a wharf incurred $1.47 million in damage. The accident occurred
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) says that from February 28, 2021 the interim COVID arrangements that have permitted seafarers to serve longer than 11 months on-board ships will end. Under the
An investigation report [M19P0020] just released by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada raises important questions about the extent to which the increasing size of containerships poses a threat to safe berthing.
The Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP) reports that, in a six hour period, November 8-9, three ships were the subjects of armed robberies
Nine Chinese and Filipino seafarers, some of who had been on board the Panama-flagged 9,032 dwt general cargo ship Brio Faith for 20 months with no leave, will be reunited with their
Dry bulk operators’ association INTERCARGO reports that it has learned that, in a number of instances, charterers in the dry bulk sector have been preventing much needed crew changes from taking place
While sanctions-busting countries continue to find new way to cloak their maritime activities, the shipping industry faces increasing sanctions compliance requirements from agencies such as the U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets
Canadian Minister of Transport Marc Garneau today announced that the Government of Canada has published its new Marine Navigation Safety Regulations, 2020. They apply to commercial vessels of all sizes, including fishing
U.S. National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien last week announced plans to conduct a feasibility study on whether to base U.S. Coast Guard Sentinel Class Fast Response Cutters (FRCs) in American Samoa. “The