MAY 14, 2018 — Port state control authorities will take enforcement of new fuel sulfur limits seriously “from day one,” says Richard Schiferli, Secretary General of the Paris Memorandum of Understanding on
MAY 10, 2018 — Nitta Kisen Kaisha Ltd. (Nitta), a Japanese shipping company that delivered steel products to Wilmington, NC, was today convicted and sentenced for obstruction of justice and falsification of
MAY 10, 2018 — ABS, the American P&I Club and Lamar University are launching a new initiative aimed at reducing maritime-related safety incidents. The initial focus will be on slips, trips and
MAY 10, 2018 — Singapore headquartered container shipping giant APL today reported a 50.7% reduction in carbon dioxide emissions per transported container per kilometer in 2017, compared to its base level in
MAY 10, 2018 — The International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots (MM&P) reports that a Panamanian government agency is to launch an inquiry into the Panama Canal Authority’s treatment of tugboat
MAY 10, 2018 — The U.K. Marine Accident Investigation Branch has issued its report on the October 2017 grounding of the Barbados flagged,1992-built general cargo ship Islay Trader. During the morning of
MAY 9, 2018 —Yesterday, the crew of the 210 ft U.S. Coast Guard cutter Resolute offloaded about 1 ton of marijuana in St. Petersburg, FL, worth an estimated $2.2 million street value. The contraband
MAY 9, 2018 — Alfa Laval recently signed fleet agreements with Polish shipowner Polsteam and Nova Ship Tech SA to supply its third generation ballast water treatment system PureBallast 3. Under the
MAY 8, 2018 — In a sign that shipowners are now thinking in terms of fleetwide installations of ballast water management systems, Alfa Laval reports that has signed fleet agreements with Polsteam
MAY 7, 2018 — An August 17, 2017 incident in which the 63 ft U.S. flagged fishing vessel Challenge sank in New Bedford harbor causing a major fuel spill today had its