By MarEx 2015-10-06 10:37:21 Representatives from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) have arrived in Jacksonville, Florida as part of the ongoing investigation of the M/V El Faro, which ...
Water Depth Will Hinder El Faro Search
Japan Closing in on Submarine Contract
By MarEx 2015-10-06 10:08:05 In another move highlighting the growing ties between the nations, a Japanese consortium has placed a $35 billion bid to construct submarines for the Royal Australian ...
Dutch Freighter Sinks after Colliding with LNG Carrier
By Reuters 2015-10-06 02:08:56 A small Dutch freight ship sank early Tuesday morning after colliding with an LNG tanker in the North Sea off the Belgian coast, the Netherlands' coast guard said. All ...
Two Firms Fined over Offshore Wind Worker Death
By MarEx 2015-10-05 22:52:05 Two companies have been sentenced after a worker was killed and another seriously injured during construction of an offshore wind farm. The incident happened when a team ...
Rolls-Royce Cutting More Marine Jobs
By MarEx 2015-10-05 17:15:51 Britain's Rolls-Royce said it would cut an additional 400 staff from its marine business by the end of next year, its latest move to make the unit more efficient and ...
EPA to Rewrite Ship Ballast Dumping Rules
By Reuters 2015-10-05 16:36:13 A federal appeals court in New York ordered the government to rewrite its rules regulating the discharge of ballast water by ships, in a victory for environmental ...
Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement Reached
By Reuters 2015-10-05 15:09:43 The United States and 11 other Pacific Rim countries have reached a sweeping deal to set up a free-trade zone for 40 percent of the world's economy, but the accord on ...
Shell Begins Production Off Nigeria
By MarEx 2015-10-05 14:13:16 Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo) has started production at the Bonga Phase 3 project offshore Nigeria. Bonga Phase 3 is an expansion of the ...
Deepwater Horizon Settlement Finalized
By MarEx 2015-10-05 12:40:55 The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has finalized a settlement of more than $20 billion with BP PLC arising from 2010’s Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The settlement ...
Second Norovirus Outbreak on Star Princess
By MarEx 2015-10-05 11:12:17 Sixty-one passengers on board the Star Princess cruise ship have fallen ill due to norovirus. The Princess Cruises-operated vessel completed a 15-day Hawaiian cruise on ...