Ship operators switching off their AIS transponders to indulge in activities such as sanctions busting may soon find that maritime domain awareness technology has caught up with them. Two tech companies are
The Naples, Italy, headquartered Grimaldi Group reports that a fire that broke out on board its RO/RO vessel Grande Europa during the night of the 15 May, while she was sailing about
Boston, Mass, based Sea Machines Robotics is partnering with Canadian workboat manufacturer Hike Metal to integrate Sea Machines’ SM300 autonomous vessel control system aboard commercial vessels tasked with search-and-rescue (SAR) missions. Once
Viking Cruises faces a class action lawsuit claiming punitive damages following the March 24 incident in which some 479 passengers were evacuated by helicopter from the cruise ship Viking Sky when it
More details are emerging about the sabotage attacks on four ships reported yesterday by the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MOFAIC) (see earlier story). The initial statement said only
Four commercial ships were subjected to sabotage operations Sunday, May 12, near United Arab Emirates territorial waters in the Gulf of Oman, east of Fujairah, the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and
The Houston Ship Channel remained closed this morning between between Bayport and Redfish Island, halting 29 inbound and 17 outbound ships. The closure follows a collision around 3.30 p.m. yesterday between the
With tensions between the U.S. and Iran ratcheting up, the U.S. Maritime Administration is warning of growing threats to U.S.-flag ships. Yesterday, it issued an MSCI (Maritime Security Communications with Industry) advisory
Oakland, Calif., headquartered Navis has announced an upgrade to the dangerous goods (DG) module of its MACS3 loading computer software to comply with the latest update of amendment 39-18 to the International
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) reports that the crew of its heavy transport vessel Blue Marlin has been freed and the vessel retaken following a violent hijacking that occurred Sunday, approximately 80