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Suspected Pirates Apprehended by EU NAVFOR
EU Naval Force Warship BNS Louise Marie Once Again Apprehends Suspect Pirates at Sea. Just 12 days after EU Naval Force warship BNS Louise Marie apprehended five suspect pirates at sea off the Somali Coast, the Belgium frigate has once again located a suspect skiff - this time with three men on board. The warship, which is operating as part of the European Unionâs counter-piracy mission - Operation AtalantaâŠ
Dangerous Drifting Dock Tracked Down by NOAA
NOAA successfully forecasted the path of a possible Japan Tsunami Dock adrift off Washington Coast. The dock washed up on the rocky northern coast of Washington state just before Christmas. "We suspectâthough we are still waiting for confirmationâthat this dock began its oceanic journey in March of 2011 at the Port of Misawa, Japan, following the devastating TĆhoku earthquake and subsequent tsunami. Four docks were ripped away from this port.
Single-handed Yuletide Southern Ocean
Close to the hypothetical half-way mark Francois Gabart (MACIF) and Armel Le CleÌacâh (Banque Populaire) lead the VendeÌe Globe 2012/13 race. After separating briefly on Saturday, Francois Gabart (MACIF) and Armel Le CleÌacâh (Banque Populaire) were back together on Sunday slanting towards the West Pacific gate, 650 miles away. Gabart is just 3.4 miles ahead and 25 miles south of Le CleÌacâh. Their present speed in a northwest windâŠ
Pirate Alley
Even with a multi-national flotilla of warships, armed security guards on merchant ships, and phalanxes of lawyers making policy and negotiating ransoms, seemingly unsophisticated Somalis and their small, simple skiffs still attack ships on the high seas and hold seafarers, ships and cargos for ever-growing sums of money. Rear Adm. Terry McKnight, a retired naval officer, had a front row seat in the effort to deter and defend against piracy on the high seas.
Survival Training & The Virtual World
Citizens are sometimes left wondering how they can comply with the letter of the law. According to the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW), in order to receive certification, seafarers must be able to demonstrate that they possess critical safety skills that would be required in shipboard emergencies, such as firefighting and lifeboat launching.
USS Slater Moving to Winter Berth
USS Slater is expected to move to her winter berth in the Port of Rensselaer. It is estimated that she will pull away from her mooring in Albany at 9:00 a.m. TowingâŠ
Aveva Acquires Global Majicâs Simulation Software Suite
Advanced visualization technology complements Avevaâs solutions for plant Owner Operators. Aveva has announced the acquisition of all assets relating to the advancedâŠ
Crowley Presents Scholarships at the Connie Awards
Four exemplary United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) midshipmen were recently honored with Thomas B. Crowley Sr. Memorial Scholarships, grants which will help support their senior year at the academy. Crowley Marine Recruiter Jenny Terpenning presented Cadets Joshua Beck, William Courtney, Michael Pluhowski and Kevan Stoeckler with the scholarships during the 2012 Containerization and Intermodal Institute (Connie Awards) lunch held Monday in NewarkâŠ
MetalCraft Marine
On the occasion of Metal Craft Marineâs 25th anniversary, Maritime Reporter & Engineering News ventured north, to the boat builderâs Kingston, Ontario headquarters, to discover the secret to its success. Metal Craft Marine is well regarded in maritime circles for designing and building high performance craft outfitted for the most demanding work conditions. While the company is diverse in its work scope and capabilityâŠ
Dredging Smart Confined Disposal Facilities
In Hurricane SANDYâs roiled aftermath, NJ Portâs dredged materials management method becomes even more important. Summer has come and gone. So has hurricane SANDY. The latter event brought rain, flooding, destruction and misery to the greater NY/NJ waterfront, and beyond. Well before that, however, the Robbins Reef Yacht Club in New Jerseyâs Newark Bay within the Port of New York/New Jersey was reporting upbeat conditions.
OSV Tech Today
Modern Offshore Service Vessels come in a variety of shape, size and technical outfit, dependent largely on their intended area of operation. But as offshore assets are constantly mobile and global, finding work where work is to be had, there is an increasing trend towards larger, steadier platforms that are multipurpose and able to shift seamlessly from the Gulf of Mexico to the North Sea to offshore Africa, Asia or Brazil ⊠and back again.
The Weakest Link
The world is changing fast and this is especially true in the fast boat sector. Since the millennium, rigid hull inflatable boats (RHIBs) and high speed craft (HSC) have been at the cutting edge of maritime operations for everything from homeland security and law enforcement to extreme weather rescue. For over 30 years specialist organizations around the world including the RNLI (UK lifeboat), Royal Marines, US Navy and US Coast Guard have driven the evolution of fast craft.
Hurricane Sandy's Coastal Legacy Lidar Revealed
Lidar confirms Sandyâs dramatic coastal change Impacts and future coastal vulnerability to US Geological Survey. The extent of Hurricane Sandy's wrath -- and theâŠ
Rolling on the River
Professional mariners in all sectors of this diverse industry confront a myriad of challenges and hazards as they perform their daily duties. From piloting ocean-going ships into congested harbors and safely docking them, to navigating passenger vessels through harbors and rivers loaded with other commercial vessels and recreational craft and everything in between, U.S. Coast Guard licensed officers literally see it all on an almost daily basis.
Appreciating Depreciation
Richard Paine explains why depreciation is a very specialized section of the tax laws, especially when it comes to your fleet assets. The Great Lakes Towing tugâŠ
GAC Maritime Security to Provide PirateFence
GAC Maritime Security has entered into a strategic partnership with Mobile Defense Systems LLC to provide PirateFence anti-grapple razor wire to protect vessels from attacks by sea criminals. This marks the latest addition to GAC Maritime Security's expanding portfolio of protective solutions for vessel owners and operators seeking to put in place a non-lethal, multi-layered risk mitigation system.
NI Issues ECDIS Recommendations
The ECDIS Group's core message: Shipping companies should establish ECDIS-use guidance within their Safety Management Systems. The ECDIS Training Group is an industryâŠ
Maersk Shipping Investment Plans on Hold
A.P. Moller-Maersk will not invest significantly in its shipping business over the next five years and will focus on its oil, drilling rigs & ports. Maersk intendsâŠ
Tsakos Energy Financial Results
$11.9 million in operating income vs. 24% improvement in the net results, ($24.9) million loss vs. Constant quarterly dividend payments ($0.50 per share in 2012).
Vendée Globe Challenge Leader Through the Doldrums?
Is leading yacht 'Armel Le Cléacâh' (Banque Populaire) through the Doldrums already? You might think so looking at the speeds. Earlier Le Cléacâh was making just 1.8 knots but now heâs flying along at 9.1 knots and has headed south-west. In the only change since the last ranking at 1600hrs (French time), Jean-Pierre Dick (Virbac-Paprec 3) moved past Francois Gabart (Macif) into second â albeit with only 0.9 miles between them - and was averaging 5 knots compared to Gabartâs 3.3.
