NTSB reports on sinking of 34 year old tugboat
AUGUST 26, 2015 — The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued the report of its investigation of the sinking of the 34 year old tug Nalani on January 22 2015 off
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Entries sought for Safe Affordable Ferry competition
AUGUST 22, 2015 — The Worldwide Ferry Safety Association (WFSA) has launched its latest competition for a Safe Affordable Ferry. Entries are being sought from naval architectural students from all over the
Viking buys lifeboat release system developer Nadiro
AUGUST 21, 2015 — Leading marine and fire safety equipment and servicing provider Viking Life-Saving Equipment A/S has long been a preferred distributor and service provider for lifeboat release and retrieval system
USCG releases towing vessel safety data
AUGUST 18, 2015 — The Coast Guard has released some of the findings from the report “Towing Industry Safety Statistics: 1994 – 2014,” which was presented at a July National Quality Steering
NTSB: Shell ultimately responsible in Kulluk grounding
MAY 28, 2015 — Even though no environmental damage resulted, opponents of Alaskan drilling are likely to find ammunition to use in the National Transportation Safety Board’s findings in its investigation of
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
EU plans to tackle migrant crisis
APRIL 24, 2015 — With migrant deaths in the Mediterranean soaring, a special meeting of the European Council yesterday saw ministers pledge that the European Union “will mobilize all efforts at its
Car carrier was deliberately grounded
JANUARY 5, 2015 — The U.K. Marine Accident Investigation Branch has started an investigation into the grounding of the car carrier Höegh Osaka on the Bramble Bank in the Solent on the
Jensen designs two new Crescent Towing ASD tugs
DECEMBER 2, 2014 — Jensen Maritime, Crowley Maritime Corp.’s naval architecture and marine engineering firm, is providing customer Crescent Towing of New Orleans, LA, designs for two, new Azimuthing Stern Drive (ASD),
Container weighing to become mandatory
DECEMBER 1, 2014 — A lot of shippers are going to hate this one. IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee has decided to make it mandatory to weigh loaded containers before they are transported