By MarEx 2015-05-07 19:35:57 The Danish Shipowners' Association has visited the notorious Alang Beach in India, where large numbers of ships end their days. It would appear that positive ...
First Hand Account of Alang Shipbreaking
Dredging of Damaged Hudson River Begins Again
By MarEx 2015-05-07 16:48:07 Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Regional Administrator Judith A. Enck announced the start of the sixth, and final, season of dredging of PCB-contaminated ...
Italian Navy Increases Its Armada
By Kathryn Stone 2015-05-07 16:31:26 The Italian navy announced a €3.5 billion ($ 3.9 billion) order today for six multipurpose offshore patrol ships and one logistic support ship in order to renew ...
Italy May Have Found Doomed Migrant Ship
By Reuters 2015-05-07 13:39:32 Italy's navy said on Thursday it believed it had found the wreck of a boat that sank last month killing up to 900 migrants off the coast of Libya, the Mediterranean's ...
IOMMP President Addresses Merchant Marine Veterans
By MarEx 2015-05-07 13:18:13 This week the American Merchant Marine Veterans, a fraternal organization of merchant mariners, is hosting their annual National Convention to coincide with the 70-year ...
Hong Kong Officials Face Ferry Disaster Trial
By Kathryn Stone 2015-05-07 12:22:07 Two Hong Kong officials will be the latest facing trial over a 2012 ferry collision that killed 39 people, including eight children. The maritime officers were ...
Two killed in Pemex offshore accident
Mexican government-owned oil company Pemex has confirmed that two offshore oil platform workers were killed after a jack-up rig collapsed in the Bay of Campeche in the Gulf of Mexico. It said that the ...
Rickmers Confirms Maersk Tigris Released
Posted on: Thursday, May 7th, 2015 By: Debbie Source: Lloyd's List Rickmers Shipmanagement has confirmed that Maersk Tigris has been released by Iranian authorities and is now en route to Jebel ...
Seized Maersk Vessel, Crew Safely Released
By MarEx 2015-05-07 08:57:48 Maersk Line announced today that Iran has released the M/V Maersk Tigris and its crew, which were seized last month in the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world's major oil ...
Seized Maersk and Crew Safely Released
By MarEx 2015-05-07 08:57:48 Maersk Line announced today that Iran has released the M/V Maersk Tigris and its crew, which were seized last month in the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world's major oil ...