[ad_1] The U.S. State Department released its 2019 Trafficking in Persons report last week, criticizing the Irish Government’s failure to tackle modern slavery. For the second year in a row, the State Department has placed Ireland in Tier 2, as a result of the Government’s...
[ad_1] U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo has released the 2019 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report which assesses government efforts around the world to combat human trafficking and highlights strategies to address this crime and protect the victims. This year’s report, the 19th installment,...
[ad_1] In a first for the U.S. flag market, Harvey Gulf has announced that it will be installing battery hybrid systems aboard the LNG dual-fuel OSVs Harvey Energy and Harvey Supporter. The retrofits for Harvey Gulf will be the first of their kind in the United States...
[ad_1] Belle Chasse, Louisiana-based C&C Marine and Repair recently delivered to Upper River Services the m/v Mendota, a new 2,000 horsepower, 76’ x 30’ x 9’-4“ triple screw towboat. The m/v Mendota is the first new construction vessel ever built for Upper River Services, LLC....
[ad_1] The Port of Southampton and PortMiami signed a sister port agreement during a visit from a delegation of officials from the Florida-based port and Miami-Dade County. The Port of Southampton is Europe’s leading cruise turn-around port and PortMiami is the world’s leading cruise port. The...
[ad_1] International maritime charity Sailors’ Society is welcoming a “dynamic and effective leader” as its new director general. Prasanta Roy, who has 25 years of experience in leadership and governance within the banking and finance industry, is stepping down as a trustee of the charity to...
[ad_1] Saiko is a form of illegal fishing where foreign trawlers target the staple catch of Ghanaian canoe fishers and sell this stolen fish back to local communities at a profit, and for the first time, a new report has estimated the true cost of...
[ad_1] Israeli media have reported that dozens of cattle have died as a result of hot, crowded conditions while the livestock were being disembarked from the livestock carrier Maysora. The Maysora, carrying 20,000 cattle and sheep, arrived in Eilat on the morning of June 7. Reportedly,...
[ad_1] Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) 21, the future USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul was launched into the Menominee River on Saturday at the Fincantieri Marinette Marine Shipyard. Ship sponsor Jodi J. Greene, Deputy Under Secretary of the U.S. Navy for Policy, christened the vessel. The future USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul...
[ad_1] AIS has made it far easier for navigators to identify vessel movements for collision avoidance, and it has made shipping far more transparent by enabling worldwide vessel tracking services. The industry has grown since AIS rolled out in the early 2000s, and a much-needed...
