• Bourbon takes delivery of first of new FSIV series

    JANUARY 23, 2013 — Paris headquartered Bourbon has taken delivery of Bourbon Sirocco and Bourbon Shamal, the first two in a series of four versatile FSIVs (Fast Suppor

  • Fincantieri completes its acquisition of STX OSV

    JANUARY 23, 2013 — Fincantieri reports that wholly owned subsidiary Fincantieri Oil & Gas S.p.A., has successfully

  • Great Lakes dredging crisis tops carriers' agenda

    JANUARY 23, 2013 — The Lake Carriers' Association says that the dredging crisis on the Great Lakes will again dominate its efforts in 2013.

  • US Fab to build deck barge for Harley Marine Alaska service

    JANUARY 22, 2013 — US Fab, a Vigor Industrial company, will soon begin construction on a 250 ft x70 ft x15 ft 8 in deck barge for Harley Marine Services at Vigor's Swa

  • USMI appoints Program Executive

    JANUARY 22, 2013 — Gulfport, Mississippi, headquarterd United States Marine, Inc (USMI), has appointed Evin Thompson as Program Executive for its Virginia division.

  • High Safety Score

    France’s biggest carrier, CMA CGM, has received the highest score in its compliance with international regulations, says the Port State Control, an agency of 26 Europe

  • Bashing the Bunker Bandits

    The Nigerian Navy, enforcing Nigerian Ports Authority’s designated lighting areas for ship-to-ship and ship-to-rig oil transfers, will stop vessels beyond these zones

  • Echoing the Calls for Safety

    Nautilus International has backed a call from IMO secretary general Koji Sekimizu for the seafarer death rate to be halved over the next two years.

  • SOLAS amendments on lifeboat safety enter into force

    Amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) aimed at preventing accidents during lifeboat launching entered into force on 1 Januar

  • First SEEMP Notation Issued

    Leading international classification society Bureau Veritas  has issued the first of its new voluntary SEEMP notations to the  1,500-passenger and 500-car cruise ferry

  • Euro Push for Ports

    The European Commission has held a public hearing for port  stakeholder organisations and Member State experts, which formally  closes the review process on EU ports p

  • Keep It Clean

    The ‘A’ rated 170 million GT North P&I Club has reminded its  Members that 2013 is the first full year of operation of new international garbage-disposal rules tha

  • Fishing Hazards

    According to the India media,  fishing in the seas off Kerala has been ridden with perils lately, with  fishermen not just exposed to the elements, but under constant

  • Maersk Calls for New Mechanism

    The soon to be anointed new Maersk Tankers’ head of global operations has called for more efficient ways of dealing with piracy.

  • Model for Bloodbath

    There has been a belief that the use of armed guards could be beneficial in the fight against piracy off West Africa.

  • Muddied Waters – Force Debate Rolls On

    Just as it appeared the shipping industry was edging towards some form of certainty on rules for the use of force, BIMCO has reportedly withdrawn from the development

  • Black Sea Oil and Gas Forum 2013

    Black Sea Oil and Gas Forum 2013 Date: 6-7 March 2013 Location: Sheraton Sofia Balkan, Sofia, Bulgaria Overview: The Black Sea Oil and Gas Forum will focus on opportun

  • Life Onboard Ship

    Cardiff-based Seafarers International Research Centre with funding from Lloyd’s Register Educational Trust have recently published a new study on seafarers’ life onboa

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