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Maritime Security Demand Keeps US Builders Busy
Export hulls â through the FMS Program, as well as Direct Sales â are a key piece of the business model. Even as the crash in energy prices feeds the oversupply of offshore support vessels â a key staple of U.S. boatbuilding diets â and the dwindling backlogs of some so-called âsecond tierâ yards, a number of U.S. boat builders are still seeing robust demand for security vessels. Separately, tightening federalâŚ
Fishing Crew Rescued After Engine Fire
A crew of 36 fishermen was rescued Sunday from a Papua New Guinean ship after an engine fire left the fishing vessel disabled roughly 200 miles off Tokelau, a territoryâŚ
Tour Boat Sinks in Canada, Five Dead
At least five people died after a whale watching boat with 27 people on board sank off Vancouver Island and a rescue mission remained active late Sunday, says Canadian authorities.
Man Rescued from Fishing Boat Near Nantucket
A Coast Guard helicopter rescue crew medically evacuated a man from a fishing boat Saturday about 20 miles east of Nantucket. The master of the 67-foot fishing boat Sassy GirlâŚ
NOAA Orders Research RHIB from Willard
Willard Marine, Inc.was awarded a contract by the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to produce a 20â08â rigid hull inflatable boat for the PacificâŚ
NTSB: El Faro Investigation Continues
NTSB Issues Update on Investigation Into Sinking of Cargo Ship El Faro. On February 13, 2015, El Faro successfully completed the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) class and statutory surveysâŚ
Navy to Search for El Faro Wreckage
Fleet Ocean Tug USNS Apache (T-ATF 172) departed Norfolk, Virginia, today to begin searching for wreckage from the missing U.S. flagged merchant vessel El Faro. The ship is deploying to a search area northeast of Crooked Island in the Bahamas island chain, which is the last known location of the vessel. The initial search area is 100 square miles, and water depth is estimated to be 15,000 feet across the expected search area.
Arctic Oil Drilling: Why Does U.S. End It?
The Obama administration has taken steps to keep drill rigs out of Alaska's northern ocean for a decade or more. The sudden of turnabouts is attributed to slowing down of economy. The U.S.
Exercise Malabar 2015 Launched
Naval forces and liaisons from India, Japan and United States begin Exercise Malabar 2015, Oct. 16, through air defense collaboration. The featured cooperation consistsâŚ
Philippine Prepares for Typhoon Koppu
Philippine authorities cancelled flights and urged residents and tourists to move to safer ground on Saturday as a powerful typhoon approached northeastern parts of the main island of Luzon.
U.S. Cancels Arctic Offshore lease Sale
The U.S. Interior Department on Friday said it would cancel two potential Arctic offshore lease sales after Royal Dutch Shell PLC said that it was not interested in those leases.
USS Porter Conducts PASSEX in Black Sea
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) participated in a bilateral passing exercise (PASSEX) with ships from the navies of BulgariaâŚ
Italian Police Find Hashish Stowed in Cargo Ship Hull
Italian police found more than 20 tonnes of hashish with an estimated street value of 200 million euros ($230 million) hidden in the hull of a cargo ship, a statement said on Friday.
Polar Code Will Force Big Operator Investment
Experts predict a higher level of shipping activity through polar sea routes for the years to come. Aiming to limit the impact of this activity on the regionâs fragile environment, the IMOâs Polar Code sets standards that are likely to affect operators in a big way when they come into force in 2017. The Polar Code, adopted by the IMO via amendments to the SOLAS (Safety of Life at Sea) and MARPOL (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) ConventionsâŚ
From Fire to Emissions, Ferry Debates Heat Up
Firefighting led a stream of topical debate at trade association Interferryâs 40th annual conference in Copenhagen last week â but not before a record 342 delegatesâŚ
U.S., Indian, Japan Navies to Participate in Malabar
Naval ships, aircraft and personnel from India, Japan and the United States will participate in exercise Malabar 2015, Oct. 14-19, 2015. Malabar 2015 is a complexâŚ
IMO Welcomes UN Resolution on Migrant Smuggling
IMO Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu has welcomed the adoption by the United Nations Security Council of a UN Security Council resolution which authorizes MemberâŚ
Family of Sunken El Faro Crewman Files $100 Mln Lawsuit
A lawyer for the family of a missing crew member from the El Faro cargo ship, which sank off the Bahamas in a hurricane two weeks ago, said he filed a $100 million lawsuit on Wednesday against the owners of the ship. The lawsuit on behalf of the estate of Lonnie Jordan, one of the 33 crew members presumed dead, was filed in Jacksonville, Florida, court against Tote Services Inc and Tote Maritime Puerto Rico, attorney Willie E.
USCG, RCAF to Conduct Joint Training
The crew of Coast Guard Air Station Traverse City is hosting an international joint search-and-rescue exercise with members of the Royal Canadian Air Force beginningâŚ
Container Tracking ensures that your shipment is always 'just a click away'
"Our 24 x 7 multi-referential container tracking facility ensures that your shipment is always âjust a click awayâ!," says CMA CGM. CMA CGM Container tracking isâŚ