Divers retrieve five more bodies from Costa Concordia

Five more bodies have been retrieved from the Costa Concordia, bringing the death toll in the tragedy to eleven. The bodies were discovered in the aft part of the vessel by Coast

Carnival could face millions in punitive damages claims following Concordia grounding

Lewis S. “Mike” Eidson, partner in South Florida trial law firm Colson Hicks Eidson and former president of the American Association for Justice, the world’s largest association of trial lawyers,  believes “punitive

Balpure BWT chosen for oceangoing offshore barges

The Balpure ballast water treatment system from Severn Trent De Nora has been selected for use on two oceangoing heavy deck cargo barges being constructed for Norwegian-based Greenway Shipping by Dalian Shipyard,

Captain of Costa Concordia detained by prosecutors

Costa Concordia captain Francesco Schettino was detained on Saturday for questioning by prosecutors, along with First Officer Ciro Ambrosio. Prosecutors reportedly are considering charges that could include manslaughter, abandoning ship before all

Union calls cruise ship accident wake-up call

The grounding of a cruise ship Costa Concordia should serve as a wake-up call to the shipping industry, says maritime professional union Nautilus International. As we reported earlier, the ship, carrying some

Three dead in Costa Concordia grounding

Three people are confirmed dead after the cruise ship Costa Concordia grounded off Italy Friday evening. Up to 70 were reported missing as of Saturday morning, though a cabin search of the

Pirates surrender after attacking EU Navfor flagship

At first light on January 2012, Somali pirates opened fire on the Spanish Navy combat replenishment ship Patino, which is serving as the current flagship of EU  Navfor. Patino had just completed

Korean shipping company cops plea in “magic hose” case

South Korean shipping company Keoje Marine Co. Ltd. and two engineers from the M/T Keoje Tiger pleaded guilty January 10  in federal court in Honolulu to environmental crimes violations, says the U.S.

GHOST squadrons “could keep Straits of Hormuz open”

Portsmouth, N.H., based Juliet Marine Systems, Inc., (JMS), a privately funded company, today announced plans to select a weapons integrator for GHOST, a high-speed attack craft specifically designed by JMS to protect

Hijacked chemical tanker may be pirate mother ship

NATO is warning that the M/V LIQUID VELVET, a Marshall Islands flagged, Greek owned chemical tanker, may be being used as a pirate mothership.  It was last reported making way 120 nm

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