• USCG issues a "Direct Final Rule" re: IAPP certificates (May 8, 2009)
    The US Coast Guard issued a direct final rule adding the International Air Pollution Prevention (IAPP) Certificate to the list of certificates a recognized classification society may be authorized to...
    May 12, 2009
    By: mhanson
  • Classification Updates
    The Malta Maritime Authority has recently released Administration Requirement 2.2. This requires all Maltese ships which have been issued with a MARPOL Annex IV Statement of Compliance to be provided...
    May 11, 2009
    By: dwilson
  • Shipping firms asked to get tough on piracy (5/6/09)
    Should shipowners/operators have primary responsibility for their vessels security or does the international community have a role to play? WASHINGTON -- Commercial shipping companies need to take...
    May 11, 2009
    By: dwilson
  • Ships Should Provide Their Own Pirate Defenses (5/6/09)
    During recent congressional hearings, U.S. officials call for ship owner/operators to provide for their own security when transiting dangerous waters. During two separate congressional hearings...
    May 11, 2009
    By: dwilson
  • MSC Signs Five-Year Pact with Charleston (5/5/09)
    In a welcome turn of events for the beleaguered Port of Charleston, Mediterranean Shipping Co. signed a new agreement with the South Carolina State Ports Authority that will keep it in the port...
    May 11, 2009
    By: dwilson
  • Obama administration takes aim at offshore companies
    In a move sure to have serious repercussions for the US maritime industry, the Obama administration is proposing radical changes in the U.S. Federal income tax code. U.S. companies with foreign...
    May 04, 2009
    By: mhanson
  • Hong Kong to host UN maritime meeting on ship recycling (4/30/09)
    Hong Kong will host a diplomatic conference sponsored by a UN maritime group on ship recycling from May 11 to 15, the first time it has been held in Asia, an official from the Hong Kong SAR Marine...
    May 01, 2009
    By: mhanson
  • Maritime Job Prospects (4/29/09)
    Maritime academies have been in the news lately as governments and shipping companies decide how best to deal with piracy. But these schools, including Maine Maritime Academy in Castine, are about...
    April 29, 2009
    By: mhanson
  • Sailor sues over safety of pirated Maersk Alabama (4/28/09)
    A member of the crew on the U.S.-flagged ship hijacked by African pirates sued the owner and another company Monday, accusing them of knowingly putting sailors in danger. A member of the crew on the...
    April 28, 2009
    By: mhanson