Alpine Eternity: Singapore “deeply concerned”

MAY 18, 2015 — A statement issued today by the the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) says that Singapore is “deeply concerned” by the reported shooting incident involving the Singapore-registered

Iranian official to neighbors: Hand over Alpine Eternity

MAY 15, 2015 — Shipowners with any kind of legal dispute with an Iranian entity would be well advised to steer clear of waters patrolled by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Navy. That

Norway contributes MSPV to Med migrant crisis response

MAY 15, 2015 — Responding to the Mediterranean migrant crisis, Norway is sending the MPSV Siem Pilot to support the European Union’s Operation Triton, Prime Minister Erna Solberg announced yesterday. The ship

Libyan forces shell Turkish owned ship, kill officer

MAY 11, 2015 — The third officer of a Turkish owned 5,055 dwt general cargo ship was killed and several other crew members were wounded late yesterday after the vessel was shelled

Pentagon to Iran: Control Revolutionary Guard Navy behavior

MAY 8, 2015 — Although the release by Iran of the containership Maersk Tigris was confirmed yesterday, the Pentagon said that U.S. military resources can respond quickly to any Iranian acts of

Fire screen doors top list of cruise ship deficiencies

APRIL 30, 2015 —The U.S. Coast Guard’s Cruise Ship National Center of Expertise, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, has just released its latest annual listing of Top Cruise Ship Deficiencies. It says that a

Maersk Tigris detention relates to 2005 cargo dispute

APRIL 30, 2015 — Details are now emerging about the Iranian court case that led to the April 28 seizure of the Marshall Islands registered containership Maersk Tigris by units  of Iran’s

Denmark to lead new e-Navigation project

APRIL 30, 2015 — The EU has approved a Danish-led, maritime innovation project with a budget of DKK 85 million, that promises to “function as a showcase of the global unleashing of

Iran: Court ordered Maersk Tigris detention

APRIL 29, 2015 — Maersk Line, the charterer of Maersk Tigris, the containership forced to dock in Bandar Abbas yesterday after shots were fired by an Iranian patrol vessel, said today that

Veecraft building two oilfield security vessels for Nigeria

APRIL 24, 2015 —South African shipyard Veecraft Marine is building two Incat Crowther designed, aluminum hulled commercial oilfield security vessels for UTM Dredging Ltd. a privately held Nigerian company. According to Incat

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