By MarEx 2015-04-30 22:54:34 The U.S. Coast Guard has released a list of the top 10 cruise ship deficiencies issued in 2014. A total of 329 deficiencies were issued. 1. Fire Screen Doors not ...
Top 10 Cruise Ship Deficiencies of 2014
U.S. Welcome at South China Sea Facilities
By Reuters 2015-04-30 22:37:53 The United States and other countries will be welcome to use civilian facilities China is building in the South China Sea for search and rescue and weather forecasting ...
20 Somalis Convicted for Human Trafficking
By Wendy Laursen 2015-04-30 21:12:17 A court in Sicily has convicted 20 Somalis for participating in people trafficking operations. The men had previously received political asylum in Italy. The ...
LA Port Policy Chief Charged with Corruption
By Reuters 2015-04-30 20:53:35 The chief of police for the port of Los Angeles was indicted on federal corruption charges involving a program to help citizens report criminal activity at the port, ...
20 Ways Shipping Containers Changed the World
By MarEx 2015-04-30 19:51:05 Today we take for granted that most of everything people purchase is shipped in a shipping container. The technology has revolutionized shipping, and Container Home ...
Is Canada Ready for an Oil Spill?
By Kathryn Stone 2015-04-30 14:23:17 Legislatures and experts alike have been quick to criticize Canada’s ability to respond to oil spills following an April 8, bunker fuel spill in Vancouver’s ...
Shell Prepares Armada to Begin Arctic Exploration
By Reuters 2015-04-30 12:02:03 Royal Dutch Shell is pushing ahead with plans to explore for oil in the Arctic Ocean near Alaska this summer despite opposition from environmental groups. The ...
Carbon monoxide poisoning suspected in accident
Carbon monoxide poisoning is thought to have been the cause of the death of a seafarer and the loss of consciousness of three other people while they were in the hold of a vessel transporting wood ...
Scorpio Tankers raises growth funds
NYSE-listed Scorpio Tankers is selling equity to purchase even more vessels on top of its already prodigious expansion programme. The Emanuele Lauro-led product tanker specialist is selling 15 million ...
Euronav celebrates best quarter since 2008
Antwerp-based tanker operator Euronav has posted its best quarterly results since Q3 2008 with first quarter profits up from USD1.37 million last year to USD80.85 million this year. Chief executive ...


