Shipowners considering employing armed guards to protect their ships from pirate attacks in west Africa need to be extremely careful, according to new guidance published by the ‘A’ rated 170 million GT North P&I Club. According to the Club’s new loss prevention briefing entitled West African Piracy, standard solutions and contracts for hiring armed
Read moreThe ship that was hijacked by Somali pirates and held in captivity for 11 months was sold at $1,000,000 following a petition by the crew. The abandoned crew include 10 Ukrainian and three Kenyans who served in the ship that was ferrying 19,000 metric tonnes of clinker to Tanzania. A Mombasa court gave the
Read moreSailors aboard ‘USS Abraham Lincoln’ (CVN 72) completed a major step in its overhaul, removing all flight deck catapults. The aircraft carrier’s V-2 division teamworked with Huntington Ingalls Industries, Newport News Shipbuilding shipyard workers, allowing them to begin their inspection for structural corrosion beneath the catapult troughs sooner. In all, Lincoln’s V-2 Division saved
Read moreThe unified command continues to respond to a crude oil spill in the lower Mississippi River near mile marker 436 in Vicksburg, Miss., Thursday. At 10:05 a.m. response crews removed fuel from the damaged barge MOC-12 after reconfiguring oil-pump equipment. Following completion of the oil removal operations the damaged barge will be inspected and
Read moreNichioh Maru car carrier represents a major stride forward in the concept of eco-friendly ships. The green ship boasts of the unique distinction of being the first car carrier to be equipped with the solar-energy power generation systems. Operating internally within Japan, the green ship has been in commercial service since 2012. The Shin
Read moreAlong with the release of the International Maritime Bureau (IMB)’s 2012 piracy report come the onslaught of analysts seeking to explain why the maritime piracy is decreasing in certain theaters, why it is expanding in others, and where it will spread to next. The top story is that global pirate attacks have hit a
Read moreThe IMSO Director General, Captain Esteban Pacha-Vicente, today announced that Mr Koji Sekimizu, the Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) visited IMSO Headquarters on 28 January 2013. The purpose of the visit was to discuss matters of mutual interest, in particular in the field of the future of maritime communications and how new
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