Seafarers and dock workers are still meeting their deaths while working in enclosed spaces because there is not enough understanding throughout the shipping industry of the risks faced by today’s seafarers. Dangerous
If you thought that Somali pirates were a thing of the past, think again. Early Tuesday April 23, EU NAVFOR Somalia Operation Atalanta successfully responded to a piracy incident that had developed
INTERCARGO (the International Association of Dry Cargo Shipowners) is warning that there is no room for complacency, even though there has been no reported loss of a bulk carrier in 2018. It
The Republic of the Marshall Islands has released the report of its investigation into the loss of the Stellar Daisy, the Marshall Islands flagged very large ore carrier (VLOC) that sank on
Satellite communications provider Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM) is now significantly closer to providing GMDSS (Global Maritime Distress and Safety System) services. It has signed a Public Services Agreement (PSA) with the
The Coast Guard was responding to a sunken towing vessel in Pass a Loutre near Venice, La., Monday. Coast Guard Sector New Orleans watchstanders received a report at 2 a.m. that the
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi has issued a warrant for the arrest of the heavy lift ship MV Hawk. The MV Hawk was at the center of
The Navy has dropped courts martial proceedings against the former commanding officer of the USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) Cmdr. Bryce Benson and former crew member Lt. Natalie Combs. However, at the recommendation
The captain of a Panama flagged, Taiwanese controlled bulker has been fined NZ$6,000 (about US$4,000) after New Zealand port state control authorities found crew working at height to load a cargo of
U.K. headquartered safety equipment supplier Survitec has unveiled a new emergency descent system. Called Evacuator, it is designed to evacuate people in time-critical emergency situations at altitudes of 6 m to 300