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  The U.S. Department of Transportation's internal watchdog has found that the Maritime Administration and its U.S. Merchant Marine Academy are using a lightly-protected spreadsheet to track complaints of sexual assault and sexual harassment, potentially leaving an open door for unauthorized personnel to access highly sensitive data....

  Despite multiple attempts to connect an emergency tow, a runaway barge has gone aground on the picturesque beaches of Sotteville-sur-Mer, France. It was one of many marine casualties stemming from Storm Darragh, which swept over the British Isles and the coastline of northern France last...

  On Saturday night, French emergency responders saved a disabled product tanker from drifting aground off the coast of Brittany.  The casualty began in early November, when the tanker Larus had a technical problem while transiting off the island of Oissant. It diverted to the Bay of Saint-Brieuc...

  [By Emma Bryce] Momentum for a global deal to tackle global plastic pollution stalled this month in South Korea, after a small group of oil-producing countries held out against over 100 pushing for an ambitious treaty that restricted production. As a result, negotiators from 175 countries left...

  [By ARC] American Roll-On Roll-Off Carrier Group Inc. (ARC) is pleased to announce that M/V ARC Endeavor entered the Maritime Security Program (MSP) fleet on December 1, further strengthening ARC’s best-in-class position for U.S.-flag Roll-on Roll-off (Ro-Ro) shipping services. M/V ARC Endeavor replaces ARC’s M/V Endurance in the MSP fleet. MSP is the bedrock...