• UK Flag May Face Wage Hikes for Foreign Sailors
    The United Kingdom's flag may lose several hundred ships if the government passes a law requiring ship owners to pay all crew members working on UK-registered ships serving UK ports, including...
    February 05, 2010
    By: Anonymous
  • Andinet Capture Foiled
    Two U.S. Navy Warships successfully thwarted the seizure of Ethiopian vessel Andinet off the coast of Yemen by pirates, CNN reports today. Two pirate skiffs attempted to hijack the Andinet in the...
    February 04, 2010
    By: Anonymous
  • Marshall Islands Surpasses Bahamas in World Flags Table
    The Marshall Islands has surpassed the Bahamas in the World Flags Table, becoming the world's third largest registry, only behind Panama and Liberia. The Marshall Islands has surpassed the...
    February 04, 2010
    By: Anonymous
  • Somali Pirates Seize Libyan Cargoship
    SOMALI pirates in the Gulf of Aden have captured Libyan-owned general cargoship Rim from a position north of the Internationally Recommended Transit Corridor, according to a statement from EU...
    February 04, 2010
    By: Anonymous
  • Robert Papp New U.S. Coast Guard Commandant
    President Obama has nominated U.S. Coast Guard vice-admiral Robert Papp as the next Commandant, to replace Commandant Thad Allen upon his retirement this May. If the Senate confirms the nomination,...
    February 04, 2010
    By: Anonymous
  • Small shipyards receive stimulus cash
    WASHINGTON: A number of small shipyards in the U.S. have been granted a total of US$98 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) funds. The 70 grants, awarded through the...
    August 21, 2009
    By: dwilson
  • Liberia’s Mortgage Action: Financial Crisis Breeds Thoughtful Response
    Today it is not just shipowners who have cause to be concerned about their financial health, as we all know many of the world’s banks are shaky and have been rescued by government support. Liberia's...
    July 24, 2009
    By: mhanson
  • ITF Helps Organize Protests Over Hounduran President Zelaya's removal from office. Two Views
    The ITF reported on their website (click for link) about trade union protests over President Zeyala's removal from office by the Honduran military. They imply that the removal was orchestrated by "...
    July 20, 2009
    By: mhanson
  • Flagging Out
    The headline for Jim Mulran's article in Tradewinds certainly caught my eye. (Here's the link but be aware a subscription is required!) So like any technocrat your editor googled "Ephemerisle" (link...
    July 16, 2009
    By: mhanson
  • IMO Issues Updated "White List"
    The IMO issued a circular containing the updated list of parties to the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW Convention) who have...
    July 16, 2009
    By: mhanson