[ad_1] The U.S. Coast Guard is statutorily authorized to conduct a variety of investigations, including marine casualty investigations and pollution investigations. Special Agents of the Coast Guard Investigative Service can also conduct criminal investigations. This article provides guidance to commercial operators and their employees in...
[ad_1] On Friday afternoon, Hurricane Isaias strengthened as it made its way north towards Florida. The National Hurricane Center now expects that hurricane conditions along parts of Florida's east coast will begin Saturday, and it has issued a hurricane warning for the region. At PortMiami, Coast...
[ad_1] [By Dr. Ian Ralby, Lt. Col. Michael Jones and Capt. Errington Shurland (ret.)] While life on land for most people has been unusually sedentary in 2020 with significant travel restrictions and stay-at-home orders, the maritime space has remained remarkably active. Since the onset of the...
[ad_1] [By Acting USAID Administrator John Basra] July 30 is the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. The evil of modern slavery affects an estimated 25 million people around the world: adults and children subjected to sexual exploitation or bound in domestic servitude; children forced to support...
[ad_1] SHIPPINGInsight-- the Fleet Optimization and Innovation Platform-- and the Connecticut Maritime Association’s CMA Shipping 2020 Conference and Exhibition announced today they will be producing their events virtually as part of North American Shipping Week. The events will be presented October 12-16th, with SHIPPINGInsight holding...
[ad_1] A Massachusetts ferry operator was ordered to halt a portion of its operations Monday after bystanders noticed large numbers of passengers packed on the top deck of one of its vessels, an apparent departure from local social distancing guidelines. It was the operator's fourth...
[ad_1] MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has secured an order to provide deck handling solutions to two T-ATS class vessels to be built at Gulf Island Shipyards LLC, a subsidiary of Gulf Island Fabrication Inc. The order was booked into Cargotec’s second quarter order intake, with deliveries...
[ad_1] PANGBOURNE, UK - Global lubricants supplier Castrol today highlights the increasingly important role of marine lubricants as the engine room environment changes. More efficient engines, new and varied fuels, and recent changes to leading OEM cylinder oil strategies are making lubricant choice a more important and...
[ad_1] The Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany floated out the world’s newest cruise ship, the 58,250 gross ton Spirit of Adventure being built for the UK’s Saga Cruises. The float out from the building proceeded as planned despite the announcement that many of the...
[ad_1] Taiwan named its new marine research vessel the New Ocean Researcher 1, built at a cost of approximately $50 million. It is an ocean-class multi-functional ocean research vessel and Taiwan’s largest ocean research ship. The ship is the third new research vessel launched by...
