[ad_1] Last year, the vessel Lu Rong Yuan Yu 956 was caught in Ghanaian waters with illegal nets and undersized ‘small pelagic’ fish on board – the staple catch of local canoe fishers. The $1 million fine originally imposed is the statutory minimum under Ghanaian...
[ad_1] Thanks very much to The Maritime Executive for your kind invitation to rethink our maritime industry's programs for safe confined space entry and repairs. My name is Don Sly, and during these last 45 years I have tested the safety of some 200,000 maritime...
[ad_1] On Monday, the volunteer crew of the Southend-on-Sea RNLI hovercraft assisted in the rescue of two dolphins who had become stranded on mud flats at Mucking, a hamlet on the north bank of the Thames. The RNLI station was paged by HM Coastguard at 1400...
[ad_1] In the second ship-to-ship LNG bunkering operation to take place in Germany and the first ever in the Port of Rostock, the world’s largest LNG bunker vessel Kairos supplied fuel to the newly-built offshore installation vessel Orion. Orion is currently at the Liebherr construction yard in the Port...
[ad_1] The 159 crewmembers of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) arrived at McMurdo Station, Antactica, on January 22 following a 58-day transit from the U.S. The cutter departed her homeport of Seattle on November 26. This year marks the Polar Star’s 23rd...
[ad_1] Vessel traffic on the Rhine was briefly delayed Tuesday after construction workers found a WWII-era bomb near the river's banks. The 1,100 pound American-made bomb was found on the bank of the Rhine in the Deutz business district near Cologne's Hohenzollern Bridge. The city's response...
[ad_1] On Saturday, the U.S. Coast Guard provided a long-range medevac for a seafarer from the cruise ship Azamara Journey. The crewmember fell ill while the Journey was transiting from Maui to Bora Bora, and the USCG arranged to bring him from the remote island...
[ad_1] A North Wales civil engineering company has started work for the world’s largest offshore wind farm. Jones Bros Civil Engineering UK has commenced construction on onshore works for Dogger Bank Wind Farms near the coastal village of Ulrome, East Riding of Yorkshire. Dogger Bank Wind Farms,...
[ad_1] Age discrimination is no joke, and can affect individuals of all ages in any field of work, says Natalie Shaw, Director of Employment Affairs at the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS). “Age discrimination is a form of unfair treatment, and the age gap between employees...
[ad_1] On Friday, Italy's Supreme Court of Cassation upheld the release of a German captain who defied official instructions and docked her ship at Lampedusa to offload rescued migrants. Capt. Carola Rackete, 31, allegedly collided with an Italian police vessel while docking, leading to her arrest. Prosecutors...
