Monday, May 17, 2021
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Are Companies Doing Enough to Protect Offshore Workers from Storms?

By Arnold & Itkin Law Firm On September 29, 2015, the El Faro, a cargo ship owned by TOTE Maritime, disembarked Jacksonville, Florida. It was supposed to

May 17, 2021
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Sunday, May 16, 2021
Accidents

NYK Delphinus Under Tow to Oakland After Fire

The containership NYK Delphinus is under to to the Port of Oakland after suffering an engine room fire on Friday off the coast of California, the U.S. Coast

May 16, 2021
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Shipping

Suez Canal Begins Dredging Wider Southern Section

CAIRO, May 15 (Reuters) – The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) has started dredging work to extend a second lane that allows for two-way traffic in a southern

May 16, 2021
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Saturday, May 15, 2021
Accidents

Fire Out on Golden Ray Wreck

The fire inside the Golden Ray wreck in St. Simons Sound near the Port of Brunswick was out as of Friday evening, the incident command confirmed. “Early this

May 15, 2021
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Friday, May 14, 2021
Accidents

Coast Guard Responding to Engine Fire on Containership Off California

A Unified Command consisting of the U.S. Coast Guard, the State of California, and commercial salvage company Resolve Marine are responding to reports of a

May 14, 2021
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Accidents

Golden Ray Wreck on Fire

Update: Fire Out on Golden Ray Wreck A fire started during wreck removal operations for the Golden Ray wreck in St. Simons Sound, Georgia on Friday, sending a

May 14, 2021
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Shipping

Citgo Revealed as Recipient of Second Jones Act Waiver

By Laura Sanicola and Susan Heavey NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, May 14 (Reuters) – The Biden administration granted oil refiner Citgo Petroleum a Jones Act

May 14, 2021
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Cruise Ships

Cruise Lines Gain as Senate Advances Bill Resuming Alaskan Trips

By Jonathan Levin (Bloomberg) — Cruise-line stocks led by Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. climbed Friday after the Senate passed legislation to help

May 14, 2021
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Cruise Ships

U.S. Senates Passes Bill to Waive Passenger Vessel Services Act Requirements for Alaska Cruises

The U.S. Senate on Thursday unanimously passed legislation to temporarily waive requirements of the Passenger Vessel Services Act (PVSA), allowing large cruise

May 14, 2021
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Shipping

U.S. Capital Running Out of Gas, Even as Colonial Pipeline Recovers

By Stephanie Kelly NEW YORK, May 14 (Reuters) – The U.S. capital was running out of gasoline on Friday, even as the country’s largest fuel pipeline

May 14, 2021
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Shipping

DHS Approves Second Jones Act Waiver

The U.S. Department of Homeland approved a second Jones Act waiver late Thursday in response to the Colonial Pipeline shutdown, which has now been reopened.

May 14, 2021
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Shipping

Mississippi River Reopens to Vessel Traffic in Memphis as Backed Up Barges Top 1,000

The U.S. Coast Guard lifted the waterway restriction on the Mississippi River near I-40 bridge in Memphis, Tennessee after it was deemed safe for vessels to

May 14, 2021
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Thursday, May 13, 2021
Shipping

Valero Secures Biden’s First Jones Act Waiver for Foreign Tanker

UPDATE: The Biden administration has issued a second waiver of U.S. shipping requirements as it seeks to get more fuel to the East Coast in the wake of the

May 13, 2021
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port of los angeles
Ports

Record April Volume at Port of Los Angeles

Another gangbuster month for the nation’s top port. The Port of Los Angeles today reported handling 946,966 TEUs in April for its best April in the

May 13, 2021
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Environment

Newbuild Vale VLOC Revealed as Bulk Carrier Getting Five Tilting Rotor Sails

Finland-based Norsepower has announced the installation of five tilting Rotor Sails on board a newbuild Very Large Ore Carrier (VLOC) under construction in

May 13, 2021
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Shipping

Maritime Unions Address Jones Act Waiver: ‘Could Have Been Worse’

We’re hearing from maritime unions and other stakeholders regarding the Jones Act waiver that Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro

May 13, 2021
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Accidents

Diesel Fuel Removed from SEACOR Power Wreck

Salvage crews completed the removal of diesel fuel from overturned SEACOR Power lift boat off the coast of Louisiana, the Coast Guard reported Thursday.

May 13, 2021
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Accidents

NTSB to Hold Meeting to Determine Probable Cause for FV Scandies Rose Sinking

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) announced Thursday its plan to hold a public board meeting to determine the probable cause for the 2019 sinking

May 13, 2021
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Shipping News

Over 700 Barges Stranded by Mississippi River Closure in Memphis Due to Bridge Crack

The U.S. Coast Guard said 44 vessels with a total of 709 barges are now in the queue as a 1-miles stretch of the Mississippi River remains closed after

May 13, 2021
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Accidents

UK Marine Investigators to Raise Sunken FV Nicola Faith

The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has announced plans to raise the sunken fishing vessel Nicola Faith as part of its investigation into the

May 13, 2021
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