USCG publishes report on El Faro sinking
OCTOBER 2, 2017 — “The most important thing to remember is that 33 people lost their lives in this tragedy. If adopted, we believe the safety recommendations in our report will improve
OCTOBER 2, 2017 — “The most important thing to remember is that 33 people lost their lives in this tragedy. If adopted, we believe the safety recommendations in our report will improve
SEPTEMBER 27, 2017 — BIMCO has published a Shipmaster’s Ballast Water Manual to provide clear, accessible information for seafarers dealing with the practicalities of daily ballast water management. The IMO Ballast Water
SEPTEMBER 19, 2017 — A working group established by IMO — the Global Bauxite Working Group — has upended conventional thinking on what can cause bauxite cargoes to rapidly shift, causing ships
SEPTEMBER 19, 2017—Ballast water treatment system manufacturer Ecochlor BWTS, Maynard, MA, has been recognized by Inc. 500|5000 as one of the fastest-growing manufacturing companies in the U.S. The Inc. 500 award, representing
SEPTEMBER 15, 2017 — Loosening of setscrew less than 8 mm long led to the grounding of a 99 m long ROpax, according to the U.K. Marine Accident Investigation Branch report into
SEPTEMBER 15, 2017 — Drammen, Norway, headquartered ballast water management system manufacturer OceanSaver filed for bankruptcy September 13. The bankruptcy means the loss of 70 jobs and of over NOK 320 million
SEPTEMBER 14, 2017 — Aiming to address a major source of accidents to crew without exposing personnel to physical danger, Transas has introduced a new Survival Craft Simulator (SCS) to prepare crew
SEPTEMBER 11, 2017 — Nørresundby, Denmark, based DESMI Ocean Guard A/S has launched a new ballast water management system (BWMS) called CompactClean that, it says, “sets new standards for small footprint, reliable
SEPTEMBER 8, 2017 — The IMO Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention entered force today and the U.S. Coast Guard yesterday released a policy letter (17-05) entitled “Guidelines for Voluntary Compliance with the
SEPTEMBER 7, 2017 — The Thai-flagged 1,979 dwt product tanker MGT 1 was hijacked about 2100 hrs local time yesterday at 54 nm east of Kuala Dungun, Kuala Terengganu, West Malaysia. According