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
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