NTSB releases “Safer Seas 2014”

APRIL 1, 2015 —The National Transportation Safety Board today released its “Safer Seas 2014: Lessons Learned From Marine Accident Investigations” report. Safer Seas is a compilation of accident investigations that were published

Stena Germanica back in service, burning methanol

MARCH 31, 2015 — Following a conversion in the Remontowa shipyard, Poland, that started in late January,  Stena Line’s Stena Germanica is now back in service between Kiel, Germany, and Gothenburg, Sweden,

Twelve cruise passengers killed in terror attack

MARCH 19, 2015—Tourists from two cruise lines visiting Tunisia, were caught in the middle of an apparent terrorist attack yesterday at the National Bardo Museum in Tunis that has left at least

USCG and NYC agencies tackle fire on 45 year old RO/RO

MARCH 19, 2015 — The U.S. Coast Guard and the New York City police and fire departments were yesterday working together, along with the ship’s owners to extinguish a fire aboard the

Fuel savings measures a threat to container lashings?

MARCH 18, 2015—Fuel savings measures could have a negative effect on the integrity of container lashings. Sharing his experiences from the audits on more than one hundred container vessels last year, Olivier

Engine room fire prompts USCG Marine Safety Alert

MARCH 11, 2015 — December’s fire on Oceania Cruises cruise ship Insignia that claimed three lives has prompted the U.S. Coast Guard Inspections and Compliance Directorate to issue a Marine Safety Alert

NTSB reports on ITB allision with USCG buoy tender

​FEBRUARY 26, 2015 — The National Transportation Safety Board has published a report on  the July 28, 2013 allision in Cordova, Alaska, of the Bering Marine  ITB Krystal Sea/Cordova Provider and the

Dynamic positioning incident prompts safety alert

FEBRUARY 24, 20015 — An dynamic positioning incident involving a loss of position by  an offshore supply vessel (OSV) during a critical operation has prompted the U.S. Coast Guard and the the

Coalition calls for action on vessel discharge regulation

FEBRUARY 24, 2015 — Saying that a uniform national framework for the regulation of vessel discharges is urgently needed, a broad-based coalition of some 60 organizations that rely on marine vessels to

Bawat BWMS gains Coast Guard AMS acceptance

FEBRUARY 18, 2015 — The innovative ballast water treatment system developed by Danish company  Bawat A/S has now received U.S, Coast Guard Alternate Management System (AMS) acceptance. Regardless of the status of

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