Stena Bulk vessel deters pirate attack off Yemen

NOVEMBER 5, 2018 — Stena Bulk reports that on November 3 its 49,750 dwt U.K. flagged tanker Stena Imperial reported a suspected pirate approach while northbound through the Red Sea west of

Austal reports cyber security breach

NOVEMBER 1, 2018 — Shipbuilder Austal Limited (ASX:ASB) said in a stock exchange announcement today that its Australian business has detected and responded to a breach of the company’s data management systems

Port of LA issues statement on explosion in export-bound container

NOVEMBER 1, 2018 —The Port of Los Angeles says that, because facilitation of a safe and secure supply chain is a top priority at the port, an incident involving an export-bound shipping

EU NAVFOR destroys Pirate Action Group whaler

OCTOBER 9, 2018 — Yesterday morning, EU NAVFOR Operation Atlanta military personnel seized an active Pirate Action Group whaler and destroyed it. This followed a sustained period of surveillance after a pirate

Armed security team repels pirate attack on Golden Ocean bulker

OCTOBER 22, 2018 — The Somali pirate threat remains real and embarked armed security teams remain an effective means of responding to it. That was demonstrated once again last week, when the

Master fell asleep on bridge, vessel grounded

OCTOBER 19, 2018 — The Swedish Accident Investigation Authority has issued its report on a September 2017 grounding of a 1980-built, 3,041 dwt aggregates carrier that occurred when the master was asleep

Cyber defense system installed in first of 55 Stamco PCTCs

OCTOBER 17, 2018 — Israel-based maritime cyber security specialist Naval Dome has successfully installed its Endpoint maritime cyber defense system on a 57,692GT Pure Car and Truck Carrier (PCTC) operated by Piraeus-based

Safety bulletin highlights dangers of CO2 leakages

OCTOBER 12, 2018 — The U.K. Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) has issued a safety bulletin following two serious and potentially near fatal accidental CO2 releases on U.K. ships in the last

USCG highlights cyber threats that can affect marine industry

OCTOBER 10, 2018 — October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month and, in a posting on the U.S. Coast Guard’s Maritime Commons blog, Charles Blackmore, cyber program specialist, Office of Port & Facility

USCG and FDNY respond to tanker disabled by engine room fire

OCTOBER 9, 2018 – The U.S. Coast Guard and firefighters and rescue paramedics from the Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY) Special Operations Command yesterday conducted a joint safety

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