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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 >> >>| News Headlines Alert!  Issue No.32: Dealing with the menace of fatigue 19 days 12 hours ago Added: May 02, 2013 08:03 The current issue of the International Maritime Human Element Bulletin Alert! provides all the connections required to link issues of fatigue to the safe manning of ships and the way they are operated. Read more Source: Maritime Connector Inquiry recommends ship crews agree to common language 19 days 12 hours ago Added: May 02, 2013 08:00 A inquiry into the grounding of a cargo ship off the Tauranga coast believes crews should agree on a common language when out at sea. Read more Source: Maritime Connector Alaska starting first full cruise ship season under fuel rules meant to cut emissions 19 days 12 hours ago Added: May 02, 2013 07:52 More than 1 million cruise ship passengers are expected to visit Alaska this year, but industry officials fear new fuel standards intended to limit pollution from large ships could drive vessels away and lower that number later. Read more Source: Maritime Connector Suez Canal toll fees rise 19 days 12 hours ago Added: May 02, 2013 07:50 Egypt will raise toll fees by 5% for oil tankers and petrochemical products and 2% for container ships and car carriers, said the Suez Canal Authority (SCA). Read more Source: Maritime Connector Beached Ajman ship going piece by piece 19 days 12 hours ago Added: May 02, 2013 07:49 Workmen using blowtorches and cutting tools are slowly dismantling the Sea Blue cargo ship that ran aground off the Ajman Corniche in rough seas this year. Read more Source: Maritime Connector Repairs scheduled to begin on lifeline Orkney Island ferry 19 days 12 hours ago Added: May 02, 2013 07:45 Repairs to an Orkney Isle ferry are due to begin in the next few days. Read more Source: Maritime Connector Pomorac Goran Mustapić oslobođen otpužbi u Panami 19 days 13 hours ago Added: May 02, 2013 06:54 Hrvatski pomorac Goran Mustapić (40) iz Dugopolja oslobođen je nakon 11 mjeseci na suđenju u Panami, gdje je bio optužen za posjedovanjem droge, izvijestio je Sindikat pomoraca Hrvatske (SPH), koji je informaciju o tome dobio iz hrvatskog veleposlanstva u Washingtonu. Read more Source: Maritime Connector Ballast water aquatic hitchhikers and biofouling 21 days 11 hours ago Added: Apr 30, 2013 08:21 Today, ballast water and biofouling management are highly important issues, as new legislation will call for new treatment solutions – potentially leading to major investments. Read more Source: Maritime Connector Five crew members kidnapped from ship off Nigeria 21 days 11 hours ago Added: Apr 30, 2013 08:17 Pirates have kidnapped five crew members from a cargo ship off Nigeria, a piracy watchdog and a security source said on Monday, part of a growing trend of attacks that are pushing up maritime insurance costs in the Gulf of Guinea. Read more Source: Maritime Connector Search for back-up ship after vital ferry is crippled 21 days 11 hours ago Added: Apr 30, 2013 08:13 An urgent search has been launched to find a new car ferry as the lifeline service to Orkney will be crippled for a month. Read more Source: Maritime Connector BP rebuked over North Sea oil leak 21 days 12 hours ago Added: Apr 30, 2013 08:09 BP has been rebuked by the Norwegian oil and gas safety authority after a leak at one of its major North Sea platforms last year. Read more Source: Maritime Connector Royal Caribbean cruise ship 'did not have Legionella' 21 days 12 hours ago Added: Apr 30, 2013 08:02 A cruise company says it is "certain" a former captain did not contract fatal Legionella on one of its ships. Read more Source: Maritime Connector Israel's 5th Dolphin submarine unveiled in Germany 21 days 12 hours ago Added: Apr 30, 2013 07:52 Israel and Germany unveiled the fifth Dolphin-class submarine constructed for the Israel Navy at a ceremony at the German port of Kiel on Monday. Read more Source: Maritime Connector Freighter sinks off Greece, two dead and eight missing 22 days 11 hours ago Added: Apr 29, 2013 08:32 A cargo ship sank off southern Greece after colliding with another freighter Monday, leaving two Syrian seamen dead and eight others missing and spurring a large rescue operation, officials said. Read more Source: Maritime Connector Canadian sailors opened fire in Jamaican waters, broke international law during war on drugs mission 22 days 11 hours ago Added: Apr 29, 2013 08:25 Bad maps are being blamed after Canadian naval reservists participating in the U.S.-led war on drugs last year sparked a diplomatic flap by firing their weapons and intercepting fishing trawlers in Jamaican waters — without Jamaica’s permission. Read more Source: Maritime Connector Oil spill reminder of environmental risks at sea 22 days 11 hours ago Added: Apr 29, 2013 08:22 The oil spill off Stewart Island overnight should be a reminder to the government of the risks of environmental damage at sea, says Labour's Environment spokesperson, Maryan Street. Read more Source: Maritime Connector How Somali Pirates Are Holding Climate Science Hostage 22 days 11 hours ago Added: Apr 29, 2013 08:12 Paleoanthropologist and Berkeley professor Tim White has been waiting for years to drill into the Gulf of Aden near the Indian Ocean seabed for ancient ashes from African volcanoes. Read more Source: Maritime Connector Chilean president rejects Bolivia’s demand for negotiations on sea access 22 days 12 hours ago Added: Apr 29, 2013 08:03 Chile’s president says the U.N.’s top court should reject Bolivia’s demand for talks on giving it access to the sea. Read more Source: Maritime Connector China opens disputed islands to cruise tours 22 days 12 hours ago Added: Apr 29, 2013 07:59 The first Chinese tour ship to visit disputed islands in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) set sail on Sunday, state media reported, a move likely to stoke a long-running territorial row between Beijing and its neighbors. Read more Source: Maritime Connector Luka Rijeka: Brajdica preplitka, teret za Rijeku iskrcan u Trstu 22 days 13 hours ago Added: Apr 29, 2013 07:06 Kontejnerski brod Maersk Kawasaki na svojoj redovnoj ruti od Dalekog istoka do sjevernog Jadrana nije mogao pristati uz obalu terminala Brajdica ove srijede, jer je bio prekrcan i imao preveliki gaz da bi pristao uz obalu Brajdice. Read more Source: Maritime Connector 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 >> >>|