The U.S. Coast Guard has issued a Marine Safety Information Bulletin (MSIB 11-20) intended to help state and local officials identify essential marine critical infrastructure workers. The MSIB notes that the uninterrupted
Turkey’s Sanmar Shipyards, one of the world’s leading builder of tugboats, today released some details of the steps it is taking to deal with the problems posed by the coronavirus outbreak. It
When Costa Cruises’ 3,693 passenger-capacity Costa Diadema transited the Suez Canal northbound on March 23, the Suez Canal Authority took special measures, as there were reportedly 65 cases of COVID-19 infection on
The hospital ship USNS Comfort is now berthed at the Manhattan cruise terminal. Her arrival was hailed by Mayor Bill de Blasio as “something absolutely extraordinary, absolutely inspiring.” “This ship arriving is
The Coast Guard has issued a Marine Safety Information Bulletin (MSIB) saying that marine employers with mariners in safety sensitive positions who are subject to drug testing under 46 Code of Federal
Coronavirus-related travel restrictions have placed serious restrictions on shipowners’ ability to make crew changes, imposing hardships on seafarers and putting shipowners in possible breach of a number of international maritime regulations, governing
As Donjon Marine began dredging operations to prepare a berth at New York City’s Manhattan Cruise Terminal for the U.S. Navy’s hospital ship USNS Comfort, on the other side of the country,
Captain Rajesh Unni, founder and CEO of Singapore-headquartered ship manager Synergy Group, is proposing a solution to the seafarer welfare problem caused by coronavirus related restrictions on crew changes. He believes the
The U.S. Coast Guard has issued a Marine Safety Information Bulletin (MSIB 09-20) explaining the measures it is adopting during the COVID-19 outbreak with regard to vessel inspections, exams and documentation. The
In a statement released yesterday, the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) said that its authorities and available services remain in place during the COVID-19 situation. It noted that some major tradelanes are currently