»We Are Not Amused - May 15, 2008» New Cunard liner Queen Victoria hit a quay with her stern while berthing in Valletta Harbour in Malta on her maiden call on ...[view]
»Thumbs Up - May 15, 2008» The UK shipping industry has welcomed plans announced yesterday for the maritime sector by prime minister Gordon Brown as ...[view]
»Joining Forces - May 15, 2008» The United States called Wednesday (14 May) for increased civilian and military cooperation worldwide to combat sea piracy, ...[view]
»Fake Police - May 14, 2008» At least four men claiming to be policemen are now being hunted in Pasay City, Philippines after robbing two seamen of their ...[view]
»Rain In Spain Mainly In Vain - May 14, 2008» Barcelona received its first seaborne shipment of drinking water yesterday, part of an unprecedented emergency plan to ...[view]
»Visa Fever - May 14, 2008» The US Coast Guard proposes to require crewmembers on foreign commercial vessels en route to US ports or alongside to carry ...[view]
»More Skills Shortages - May 14, 2008»The maritime skills shortage has hit crisis levels in South Africa's maritime industry, MPs heard on Wednesday (14 May)....[view]
»Nigerian Attack - May 14, 2008»Gunmen in Nigeria's oil-rich Niger Delta have hijacked a ship belonging to an US company and kidnapped its crew. ...[view]
»Foul Play Possible - May 14, 2008» The family of Mindy Jordan, the 46-year-old nurse who fell off the Norwegian Dawn on Sunday, suspects there's more to the ...[view]
»Security Advice For The Frontline - May 14, 2008» With the five-year span of the first International Ship Security Certificates (ISSC) now reaching an end, and with the ...[view]
»Unsafe Manning - May 14, 2008» India’s shipping regulator has temporarily relaxed the staffing, or so-called manning requirements, for bulk carriers ...[view]
»Cruise Fall - May 13, 2008»A woman passenger fell overboard from the Norwegian Dawn cruise ship off the coast of Atlantic City on Sunday night (11 May)....[view]
»Lack Of Humanity - May 13, 2008»Up to 30% of vessels non-reporting at any one point says Securewest International....[view]
»Dollar Dumps - May 13, 2008» The U.S. dollar has always been king down by the docks on Manila Bay, where Philippine seamen congregate to swap stories and ...[view]
»Seabed Scramble - May 12, 2008» Fiji and six other Pacific island countries are beginning to feel pressure to complete their submissions to the United ...[view]
»Suicide Bombing - May 12, 2008» A piece of torso of a person and diving equipments were found floating near a sunken Sri Lankan Naval ship, suggesting the ...[view]
Careers Headline News/Information 2008
»Scholarship Scheme - May 9, 2008» The Norwegian Shipowners’ Association (NSA) is offering scholarship-to-employment opportunities for 325 maritime ...[view]
»Study Now Pay Later - May 4, 2008»Calling the young people of the Philippines 21 years of age and under....[view]
»Shell Signs US Seafarers - May 1, 2008» Shell Ship Management Limited (Shell) and the American Maritime Officers (AMO) union today signed a Memorandum of ...[view]
»Visayas Maritime Careers Fair - April 25, 2008» The Philippine Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) 6 will hold a Job Fair for the graduates of Maritime-related ...[view]
»Oil Manning Woes - April 21, 2008» With 63 rigs likely to come into the global market for exploration activities in oil and gas sector by the year 2009, crisis ...[view]
»Improved Training Demanded - April 16, 2008» Philippine Senator Edgardo J. Angara has called for an improved educational curriculum, employment system and ...[view]
Cruise / Leisure Headline News/Information 2008
»Trapped Passengers - May 4, 2008»Hundreds of passengers remain stranded on a P&O cruise ship just off the coast of Brisbane....[view]
»Mona Lisa Loses Smile - May 4, 2008» The cruise ship Mona Lisa with 984 people on board ran aground early Sunday (04 May) in the Baltic Sea, off the northwest ...[view]
»Family Abandoned - April 27, 2008» A US family has spokenout about a shocking incident that happened onboard a Royal Caribbean cruise ship. It was supposed to ...[view]
Dynamic Positioning News Headline News 2008
»Brazilian Boom - April 21, 2008» On a recent rain-swept morning, on this southeast tip of Brazil, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and thousands of ...[view]
»Rig Moves - April 18, 2008» The hull substructure for the first Aker H-6e semi-submersible offshore drilling rig has started on a 50 days journey from ...[view]
Environmental Headline News/Information 2008
»Right (Whale) Speed - May 9, 2008» A new underwater acoustic system positioned around Boston Harbor is expected to help prevent collisions between North ...[view]
»Dumper Detained - May 4, 2008» The container ship MSC Trinidad was detained in the Port of Montreal yesterday (02 May) after it was reported the ship ...[view]
»Animal Rescue - May 1, 2008» As part of the Panama Canal Authority’s (ACP) efforts to protect wildlife as the Expansion Program moves forward, more ...[view]
»Navy Plan Battle - May 1, 2008» A national organization has challenged a United States Navy plan that proposes to increase its operations off of the ...[view]
»Whale Speed - April 18, 2008» The North Atlantic right whale, one of the most endangered mammals, is in danger of extinction because the Bush ...[view]
General Headline News/Information 2008
»Tanker Crisis - May 12, 2008» Driving China's pipeline strategy of seeking agreement with Russia and Central Asian states for transmission of oil and ...[view]
»Aid Ship Sinks - May 12, 2008»A Red Cross ship delivering relief supplies to cyclone victims sank in Burma's Irrawaddy delta on Sunday (11 May)....[view]
»Unsettling Effects - May 12, 2008» Last week's notifications by the Indian shipping administration regarding in-chartering of vessels and foreign ...[view]
»Good Idea, Bad Debt - May 4, 2008» There couldn't be a more important symbol in Sierra Leone than the schooner Amistad — whose Sierra Leone captives were ...[view]
»Boating Deaths - May 1, 2008» Four women and one man were killed and nine people injured when a fishing trawler and an overcrowded smaller boat collided ...[view]
»Subic Ship Reality - May 1, 2008» Finishing touches are underway for the delivery of the first-ever Subic-made ocean-going vessel set for delivery to a Greek ...[view]
»IMO Back Home - May 1, 2008» The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) will be fully operational, once again, from its headquarters on London’s ...[view]
»Valiant Award - May 1, 2008» Horizon Lines Inc. has received the 2008 Mary Patten Valiant Ship Award from the Women's Propeller Club of the United ...[view]
»Oil Boom Down Under - April 27, 2008» The oil-rush down under is really hotting up with New Zealand matching it's Aussie neighbours thirst for a drop of the black ...[view]
»Navy On Your Wavelength - April 25, 2008» It's not the batteries...It's not your imagination...If your automatic garage door opener hasn't been functioning properly, ...[view]
»Oil Shoots Up - April 25, 2008» Oil prices rose sharply Friday (25 Apr) on news that a ship under contract to the U.S. Defense Department fired warning ...[view]
»Northern Maritime University - April 25, 2008» The Transport Research Institute (TRi) at Napier University has won a grant of €1.6 million to lead the development of ...[view]
»Cyprus Spirit - April 16, 2008» Cypriot President Demetris Christofias has reaffirmed the government’s support to the island’s shipping ...[view]
»Cable Cutters Held - April 12, 2008» The UAE Coast Guards recently impounded two ships allegedly involved in damaging undersea communication cables in February ...[view]
»Fishing Loss - March 24, 2008» Four people were killed and one was missing Sunday (23 Mar) after a fishing vessel sank off the coast of Alaska, the US ...[view]
Legal Headline News/Information 2008
»Company Charges - May 1, 2008» The National Navigation Company (NNC) pleaded guilty and was sentenced today in U.S. District Courtfor the District of ...[view]
»Life Sentence - May 1, 2008»Somali pirates accused of hijacking a United Arab Emirates ship last week were sentenced to life by a regional court. ...[view]
»Piratical Rights - April 13, 2008» The Royal Navy, once the scourge of brigands on the high seas, has been told by the Foreign Office not to detain pirates ...[view]
Money Matters Headline News/Information 2008
»Treasure Battle - May 9, 2008» Spain demanded the return of sunken treasure worth an estimated half a billion dollars yesterday, accusing Odyssey, the ...[view]
People Matters Headline News/Information 2008
»Dreadful Conditions - May 12, 2008» The International Transport Federation described conditions onboard a tanker that docked at Ringaskiddy, Cork this morning, ...[view]
»Escaping Abuse - May 4, 2008» The all-Filipino crew of an Irish-owned fishing vessel seized the quiet of dawn two weeks ago to flee their barracks located ...[view]
»Trapped By The Law - May 4, 2008» Somewhere in San Francisco's Marina District, six Chinese crew members from the ill-fated Cosco Busan cargo ship are living ...[view]
»Ten Years Ashore - April 25, 2008» A lot can happen in ten years...to find out just how much has changed at sea Lloyd's Lists intrepid Technical Editor, Craig ...[view]
»Cook Convicted - April 25, 2008» A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the conviction and 36-year prison sentence of a ...[view]
»Pilot Drug Charge - April 25, 2008» The pilot of the container ship that spilled 53,000 gallons of oil into San Francisco Bay was charged Tuesday (22 Apr) with ...[view]
»Seafarer Stats - April 25, 2008» The Department for Transport has today published National Statistics on UK seafarer statistics. The report estimates the ...[view]
»Migrants Drown - April 21, 2008» The U.S. Coast Guard says the bodies of 20 migrants have been recovered from the sea near the Bahamas. The bodies include 19 ...[view]
»Malaysian Enforces Manning - April 21, 2008» The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency made history when its temporary training centre here produced the first batch of ...[view]
»Senior Sailor Busted - April 18, 2008» A former Canadian sailor pleaded guilty during a court martial Wednesday (16 Apr) to behaving in a disgraceful manner, after ...[view]
»Safe And Happy Return - April 18, 2008» The Filipino crewmen of the French-registered Le Ponant cruise vessel tried to fight off the Somali hijackers with fire ...[view]
»Wake Case - May 1, 2008» The sinking of a small boat carrying two seafarers in the Houston Ship Channel is the focus of a lawsuit filed in Galveston ...[view]
»Fatigue Study - April 27, 2008» A new study has been released by the Centre for Occupational and Health Psychology, at Cardiff University, entitled ...[view]
»Bad by Design - April 25, 2008» An inquiry into the wrecking of a cargo ship off the Devon coast last year has found that the vessel's faulty design was to ...[view]
»Drinking Sinking - April 18, 2008»The US Coast Guard hearing into the sinking of a trawler in the Bering Sea continues in Seattle....[view]
»Unheeded Warnings - April 12, 2008» Contrary to allegations made by his attorney, Capt. John Cota was advised of heavy fog conditions at least six times on the ...[view]
»Yemeni Coastguard - March 24, 2008» Chairman of Yemeni Coastguard Authority Ali Rase held a meeting on Sunday with the French commander of Joint Task Unit in ...[view]
Security Headline News/Information 2008
»Al Qaeda Warning - May 12, 2008» Nigeria's security services were on high alert on Saturday (10 May) after a warning from the police chief that Al-Qaeda ...[view]
»Mine Clearance - May 9, 2008» A mine countermeasures task group involving 22 naval vessels and 640 personnel from four countries is nearing the end of a ...[view]
»Wider Security Woes - May 9, 2008» Piracy and terrorism are not the only security problems haunting the Melaka Straits, but merely a part of a greater security ...[view]
»No Weapons Discharged - May 9, 2008» According to the International Transport Workers' Federation and ITUC (International Trade Union Confederation) the ...[view]
»New Police Presence - May 9, 2008» A new police boat able to take underwater scans of other vessels and equipped with a remote controlled vehicle to help ...[view]
»Cyber Attack Rumours - May 6, 2008» International newswires lit up when a German-owned Bahamas-registered cruise liner, The Mona Lisa, ran aground off the coast ...[view]
»Explosive Charges - May 4, 2008» Norwegian Cruise Line has been charged with grossly negligent operation of a vessel over a ship explosion in Miami, Florida, ...[view]
»Thai Target - May 4, 2008» Heavily armed pirates in Malaysian waters attacked a Thai oil tanker carrying jet fuel bound for Phuket, according to ...[view]
»Nigeria Attack - May 4, 2008» Nigerian militants attacked an oil ship off the coast of the west African country and took two people hostage, a military ...[view]
»Unacceptable Violence - May 1, 2008» The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has declared as totally unacceptable the increasing wave of kidnapping for ...[view]
»Spanish Sailors Home - May 1, 2008» Spanish fishermen whose ship was hijacked off the coast of Somalia returned home Wednesday with harrowing tales of being ...[view]
»Take Gard - May 1, 2008» Ships operating in waters where piracy is a threat should be especially vigilant against attacks while at anchor, a ...[view]
»United Resolve - May 1, 2008» Four countries have introduced a draft resolution at the U.N. Security Council that urges maritime powers to fight piracy ...[view]
»Permission To Proceed? - May 1, 2008» Contrary to a Somali official’s criticism about American forces, U.S. Navy officials said piracy off that ...[view]
»Local Spies - April 28, 2008» In an effort to boost Japan's territorial security, the government is considering creating a system under which residents ...[view]
»New Face At Securewest - April 28, 2008» Leading global maritime security services provider, Securewest International, has announced the appointment of Stuart Flynn ...[view]
»Union Calls For Action - April 28, 2008»Britains 18,000 merchant sailors face a growing danger from pirates with links to al-Qaeda....[view]
»Bush's Boater Battalion - April 28, 2008» As boating season approaches, the Bush administration wants to enlist the country's 80 million recreational boaters to help ...[view]
»Spanish Ship Freed - April 27, 2008» Authorities paid pirates a ransom of $1.2 million to win the freedom of a Spanish fishing boat and its 26-member crew seized ...[view]
»Skipper Somali View - April 27, 2008» Johan Lillkung is captain of Dolphin, a 27-metre private yacht, now under threat of pirate attack off the Somali coast. In ...[view]
»Indian Ocean Vision - April 25, 2008» Whoever controls the Indian Ocean will dominate Asia, the destiny of the world would be decided on its waters”-Admiral ...[view]
»Civilian Shots Fired - April 25, 2008» A civilian ship chartered by the U.S. military fired warning shots at two small boats that approached it in the Persian ...[view]
»Strong Words - April 25, 2008» Britain has circulated a draft resolution on Somalia to members of the Security Council that would open the door to a ...[view]
»Spain Awaits Demands - April 25, 2008» Pirates who seized a Spanish fishing trawler and 26 crew off the Somali coast have not yet made any formal demands for their ...[view]
»Smugglers Foiled - April 21, 2008» In an exemplary display of the public sector working with private industry, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and ...[view]
»Taking Care Of Pirates - April 21, 2008» On April 11, French commandos went in with guns blazing and captured a gang of pirates who days earlier had hijacked a ...[view]
»Tanker Rocket Attack - April 21, 2008» An unidentified ship attacked a Japanese oil tanker Monday (21 Apr) off the east coast of Yemen without causing any ...[view]
»Spanish Held - April 21, 2008» The Spanish government and Somali elders were Monday (21 Apr) trying to gain the release of 26 fishermen whose boat was ...[view]
»Regional Initiatives - April 21, 2008» The sub-regional countries of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) will soon implement a regional agreement to ...[view]
Technology Headline News/Information 2008
»Warsash Simulator Solution - May 1, 2008» Southampton Solent University's Warsash Maritime Academy in the UK provides seafaring qualifications for merchant navies and ...[view]
What's on where? 2008
»Seafarer Fatigue Seminar - May 1, 2008» A free seminar is being held at Cardiff University on July 8th 2008, to present research on seafarers' fatigue and ...[view]
»Record Breaking Posidonia - April 14, 2008» Posidonia, the world’s most prestigious shipping exhibition, has set another milestone in its 40 year-long history by ...[view]
