Hillside, N.J., headquartered Donjon Marine, Co., Inc., a provider of multi-faceted marine services including marine salvage, heavy lift, dredging and related emergency response services was contracted in early November 2011 to raise
Severe weather overnight has separated the MV Rena into two pieces, which are now about 20-30m apart on the Astrolabe Reef, Maritime New Zealand said in a statement issued 9.30 am local
Over the years, Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. has invested in research and development to reduce the environmental footprint of its shipping activities. Now, MOL recently announced that it has ordered a
In two months, the great, the good and the not-so-great-or-good will gather at the annual three-day jamboree of the Connecticut Maritime Association (CMA). One of the hardy perennial topics is sure to
The U.S. Navy has rescued the crew of an Iranian fishing vessel that had been used as a pirate mother ship and has detained 15 suspected pirates. At approximately 12:30 p.m, January
The Costamare-owned 3,032 TEU containership Rena, which grounded on Astrolabe Reef off Tauranga on October 5, 2011, now appears to be in danger of breaking up. Maritime New Zealand is “racing to
ClassNK (Nippon Kaiji Kyokai) says it has awarded type approval under PSPC (Performance Standard for Protective Coatings) to the world’s first alternative coating system for ballast tanks. The approval, the first of
In its recently published annual analysis Reflections 2012, The Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO) examines the critical issues facing the shipping industry now and in the coming year. In the analysis,
After taking office January 1, new IMO Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu is making a number of changes in the structure of the IMO Secretariat. Sekimizu said: “The biggest challenge I see in the
The Justice Department announced today that Maersk Line Limited, Norfolk, VA, has agreed to pay the government $31.9 million to resolve allegations that it submitted false claims to the United States in