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A Strategic Plan for the US Merchant Marine Academy has been in the drafting process for the last couple of months. The draft has now been published for the

Ship classification society Germanischer Lloyd has reportedly stopped verifying safety and environmental standards for ship’s belonging to Iran’s

Today in Rio de Janeiro at a high level ‘Oceans Day’ event during the United Nations ‘Rio+20′ Summit on Sustainable Development, the

U.S.-based pressure group against Iran’s nuclear ambitions, United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI), on Thursday called on classification society Germanischer

Weekly Summary by Region: JUNE 7-12 There are currently no incidents to report Currently Hijacked Vessels ICEBERG I, Panama, RoRo, 29 March 2010 ALBEDO,

(Dow Jones) WASHINGTON–The head of the International Monetary Fund called Tuesday for governments to tax carbon dioxide emissions to help limit

[dropcap]S[/dropcap]ome believed that tidal energy generation was an unrealistic dream. Engineering a turbine to withstand the harsh marine environment and

What do the United States, Kazakhstan, Belize and Egypt have in common? They are all on the Paris MOU’s gray list of countries with too many port state

Flag states rally to support seafarers abused by pirates by Will Watson [dropcap]W[/dropcap]hile it is anecdotally known that seafarers are suffering brutal

HOUSTON–BP PLC (BP) said Tuesday that it began the start-up process of Galapagos, one of its major oil and gas projects in the deepwater U.S. Gulf of

Van Oord announced today that it has been awarded a US $709 million dredging contract in Darwin Harbour as part of the Ichthys LNG Project in Western

The Financial Times on Friday reported that BP PLC (BP) hopes to pay less than $15 billion to settle all penalties with the Department of Justice over the

Somali pirates have released the M/T Liquid Velvet and its crew of 21 Filipino nationals after reportedly collecting $4 million in ransom.  The vessel was

A few days after Aggelikousis Group’s US$1.25 billion credit facility with six banks for the financing of nine LNG carriers was made public, delegates of

French classification society Bureau Veritas has halted its marine work in Iran, pledging to end its certification of Iranian vessels, specifically those of

Horizon Lines, Inc. (OTCQB: HRZL) today announced that Sam Woodward has joined the company as President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and has been

Weekly Incidents by Region: May 31 – June 6 WEST AFRICA NIGERIA: Tanker boarded on 01 June at 06:19 N – 003:29 E, Lagos Anchorage. Three armed

Wärtsilä says it’s now offering the widest range of ballast water management systems (BWMS) in the market following an agreement with Canada-based

As persistent high oil prices and the burden of increased regulatory compliance have rendered energy management strategy development crucial for fleet owners

Brazil oil regulators confirmed Monday that U.S. oil major Chevron Corp. (CVX) will have to pay some type of financial penalty for the company’s role in