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Tuesday, February 2, 2016
Ships at anchor off Singapore.
News

IMB: Piracy Hotspots Persist Worldwide Despite Reductions in Key Areas

(ICC International Maritime Bureau) – Piracy and armed robbery on the world’s seas is persisting at levels close to those in 2014, despite reductions

February 2, 2016
Total Views: 111

Friday, January 22, 2016
BIMCO: A Miserable Start to a New Year
News

BIMCO: A Miserable Start to a New Year

(BIMCO) – Dry Bulk Shipping: A Miserable Start to a New Year, Where the Market Struggles to Grow at All  Demand The global production of steel

January 22, 2016
Total Views: 21

Thursday, January 7, 2016
Drewry: Container Shipping Should Expect Industry-Wide Losses in 2016
Shipping News

Drewry: Container Shipping Should Expect Industry-Wide Losses in 2016

(Drewry) – Further widening of the supply-demand imbalance at the trade route level and insufficient measures to reduce ship capacity will lead to an

January 7, 2016
Total Views: 40

Tuesday, January 5, 2016
BIMCO: The Shipping Market in 2015 and Looking Forward
News

BIMCO: The Shipping Market in 2015 and Looking Forward

(BIMCO) — By Peter Sand, Chief Shipping Analyst Global economy: menacing clouds in the sky cast a shadow on global economic developments 2015 never

January 5, 2016
Total Views: 53

Wednesday, November 25, 2015
Finding El Faro: Joint Team Searches For (And Finds) El Faro
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Finding El Faro: Joint Team Searches For (And Finds) El Faro

By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class John Paul Kotara II, All Hands Magazine El Faro, a U.S.-flagged vessel, and its 33 crewmen vanished in the seas of

November 25, 2015
Total Views: 68

Monday, September 14, 2015
E-Logs and SaaS Poised to Transform U.S.-flagged Shipboard Recordkeeping
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E-Logs and SaaS Poised to Transform U.S.-flagged Shipboard Recordkeeping

  By Dean Shoultz The United States Coast Guard frequently appears behind the times when it comes to rulemaking involving shipboard technological

September 14, 2015
Total Views: 69

Monday, August 17, 2015
Drewry: COSCO, CSCL Merger Could Cause Chain Reaction in China
News

Drewry: COSCO, CSCL Merger Could Cause Chain Reaction in China

  By Drewry Shipping Consultants Having blocked the P3 Alliance on competition grounds, China could now merge China Cosco and CSCL and, as a result, cause

August 17, 2015
Total Views: 36

Wednesday, August 12, 2015
new suez canal
News

Drewry: New Suez Canal Targets ‘Ambitious’

  By Drewry Shipping Consultants The impressive ‘New Suez Canal’ project will improve capacity, transit times and reduce delays, not least because it

August 12, 2015
Total Views: 27

Thursday, July 23, 2015
cargo ship
News

Stowaways – Complicated, Messy, Expensive and Possibly Dangerous

  By Rick Spilman, Old Salt Blog Recently, the New York Times published Stowaways and Crimes Aboard a Scofflaw Ship, the first of a four part series, by

July 23, 2015
Total Views: 709

Wednesday, July 22, 2015
iranian crude supertanker
News

Holland & Knight: The Iran Nuclear Deal and Its Implications for the Maritime Industry

  By Jonathan M. Epstein and Farid Hekmat, Holland and Knight HIGHLIGHTS: On July 14, 2015, the United States, France, China, Russia, the United Kingdom,

July 22, 2015
Total Views: 27

IMB Piracy Report Shows Continued SE Asian Attacks Against Small Tankers
News

IMB Piracy Report Shows Continued SE Asian Attacks Against Small Tankers

  A new report published Wednesday by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) International Maritime Bureau (IMB) highlights a continuing trend in

July 22, 2015
Total Views: 74

U.S. Coast Guard Celebrates 225 Years of Service
News

U.S. Coast Guard Celebrates 225 Years of Service

  By William Thiesen, Atlantic Area Historian, Coast Guard Compass Blog The U.S. Coast Guard has been the steward of the nation’s maritime environment

July 22, 2015
Total Views: 105

Tuesday, July 21, 2015
Centuries-Old Shipwreck Discovered Off North Carolina Coast
News

Centuries-Old Shipwreck Discovered Off North Carolina Coast

Scientific sonar spots unknown shipwreck, possibly dating to the American Revolution Scanning sonar from a scientific expedition has revealed the remains of a

July 21, 2015
Total Views: 44

Monday, July 13, 2015
The New S-52 ECDIS Standards: What Do They Mean for You?
News

The New S-52 ECDIS Standards: What Do They Mean for You?

  By Tom Mellor, United Kingdom Hydrographic Office Much has been written about the mandatory carriage of ECDIS, but one of the most important initiatives

July 13, 2015
Total Views: 573

Wednesday, July 1, 2015
Shipping Industry Confidence at Seven-Year Low
News

Shipping Industry Confidence at Seven-Year Low

  Overall confidence levels in the shipping industry fell during the three months to May 2015 to a level equal to the lowest rating recorded in the past

July 1, 2015
Total Views: 23

Monday, June 29, 2015
ICS: Global Shipping Industry Concerned By Protectionist U.S. Approach to Energy Exports
News

ICS: Global Shipping Industry Concerned By Protectionist U.S. Approach to Energy Exports

  The United States Congress signaled last week its firm intention to approve major free trade deals with Asia and Europe. But the global trade

June 29, 2015
Total Views: 37

Monday, June 15, 2015
U.S. Towing Industry Awaits Subchapter M Final Rule
News

U.S. Towing Industry Awaits Subchapter M Final Rule

  By William Mahoney, Director, Safety Management Systems, LLC After 10 years in the making it appears a Subchapter M final rule on the inspection,

June 15, 2015
Total Views: 50

Sunday, June 14, 2015
Seven Decades Later, WWII Mariners Still Fighting for Benefits, Recognition
News

Seven Decades Later, WWII Mariners Still Fighting for Benefits, Recognition

  By Capt. Christopher J. Edyvean, National President Elect, American Merchant Marine Veterans It seems wherever you look these days, veterans are in

June 14, 2015
Total Views: 214

Monday, June 1, 2015
Navy Capt. John Rinko, Commodore of MSC Europe
Navy

Interview With MSC Commodore John Rinko, USN

[contextly_sidebar id=”zqj29HbNdElUoXruPMKVewuoOwuAgE3i”]Capt. John Rinko, commodore of the U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command Europe and

June 1, 2015
Total Views: 188

Lake Tanganyika Ferry
News

Refugee rescue | 100-year-old ship ferries thousands to safety

A 100-year-old ship ferries thousands of Burundians to safety. Meet the captain, three aid workers and a woman fleeing home for the fourth

June 1, 2015
Total Views: 140