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Nov 18, 2008
The European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) has strengthened its network of stand-by oil spill response vessels by finalising tenders for the Black Sea and North Sea.
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Nov 18, 2008
Maritime Administrator Sean T. Connaughton and Robert D. Somerville, Chairman and CEO of the American Bureau of Shipping, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding
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Nov 18, 2008
Coast Guard members from Sector St. Petersburg, Fla., and the Coast Guard Cutter Joshua Appleby, homeported in St. Petersburg, along with personnel from Port Manatee,
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Nov 18, 2008
The Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) has fined Seattle-based Trident Seafoods $30,500 for an oil spill in December 2007 that sent almost 500 gallons of
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Nov 17, 2008
The European Commission (EC) issued a release addressing the growing importance of offshore wind energy:
Wind energy will play an essential role in meeting the
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Nov 14, 2008
Coast Guard units along the Gulf Coast, Mississippi River and Western Rivers system have begun operations to ensure towing vessels are properly manned and crews
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Nov 14, 2008
The IMO issued its list of approved ballast water management technologies. The list is divided into three sections: (1) systems which have received type approval
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Nov 14, 2008
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reminded mariners to keep a sharp lookout for North Atlantic right whales in southeast US waters from November 15 through April 15.
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Nov 12, 2008
On Nov. 10, Hiong Guan Navegacion Japan Co. Ltd., operator of the commercial cargo ship Balsa 62, agreed to plead guilty in U.S. District Court in Tampa, Fla.,
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Nov 11, 2008
According to a report from the Anchorage Daily News, an analysis by state regulators shows that more than half of the cruise ships that discharged wastewater regularly
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Nov 10, 2008
On Nov. 4, The Marine Department co-ordinated an annual joint exercise in the waters off Tsing Lung Garden, Tuen Mun, to test the response and efficiency of government
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Nov 07, 2008
Harley Marine Services, Inc. is reducing greenhouse gases, NOx, particulates, and diesel borne air toxics by converting existing harbor tugs to eco-tugs using ultra low emissions technology.
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Nov 07, 2008
Harley Marine continues to implement its “Harley Marine Goes Green” program, including: company-wide ISO 14001 and ABS SQE Certification; exceeding compliance with local,
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Nov 07, 2008
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a notice stating that it has determined that adequate facilities for the safe and sanitary removal and treatment
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Nov 06, 2008
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) issued its WhalesSouth placard reminding owners, operators, and masters that the mandatory ship reporting
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Oct 31, 2008
OceanSaver’s ballast water management system was granted final approval from the IMO at the latest meeting of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 58) in London this month.
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Oct 29, 2008
Datatrac Limited, a systems integration company formed in 2001, announced that Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. (OSG) has purchased two systems from Datatrac Limited;
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Oct 28, 2008
The US Coast Guard has extended, though December 15, the safety zone around the LST-1166 located near the southeastern tip of Lord Island on the Columbia River near Rainier, Oregon.
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Oct 28, 2008
Ship Recycling, a challenging aspect on the conscience of shipping, is finally being addressed by the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC).
The MEPC convened its 58th meeting and,
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Oct 28, 2008
Seatrade Middle East Maritime runs from 14-16 December at Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre under the patronage of HH Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashid Al Maktoum,
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