Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) On Cargo Securing Arrangements

The Member Authorities of the Tokyo MOU with other co-operating MOUs will carry-out a concentrated inspection campaign on Cargo Securing Arrangements on the 1st...

Brush Up on Safety Awareness by NYK

Over three times in July, NYK hosted safety promotion conferences for shipowners and ship-management companies at the NYK head office in Tokyo and at...

Ship’s Gangway Too Narrow for Medical Emergency Rescue!

CFA Helps Ambos Come to Seaman's Rescue On August 3, report of an unwell man on board a ship brought emergency services to the ship,...

Sexism Charge by a Female Deck Officer

A female deck officer has accused a shipping firm of sexism after being refused a job interview because she 'would be better off working...

[Watch] Making Waves: Women Leaders in The Maritime World

Bulker Aground in Lake Superior Watch a video report on continuing efforts by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the World Maritime University (WMU)...

Bomb Threat Found Scrawled Inside Ship Docked at San Diego

Threat Found Scrawled Inside Ship Docked at Naval Base San Diego On August 3, a brief security alert was triggered at Naval Base San Diego...

Weekly Maritime & Onshore Security Report 03 Aug 2016

Southeast Asia Indonesia: Armed robbers steal properties from tanker at Lubuk Gaung 27 July Six assailants armed with knives boarded a berthed product tanker at 0520...

Floating Diesel Storage Becoming Viable in NW-Europe

Floating Diesel Storage Becoming Viable in NWE Thanks to the combination of a wider market contango and depressed freight rates, there has been more enquiries...

Water-Backed Welding Procedure Helps Avoid Drydocking

New Welding Procedure Helps to Avoid Drydocking Whittaker Engineering, an independent Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) company, has developed a unique water-backed welding procedure for...

ClassNK Releases New PrimeShip-HULL (HCSR) Software

Tokyo – ClassNK has just released the latest version of its design support software PrimeShip-HULL (HCSR) Ver.3.5.0., developed in response to the IACS Common...