The Federal Maritime Commission has established a new audit program and dedicated audit team to assess carrier compliance with the Agency’s rule on detention and demurrage as well as to provide additional information beneficial to the regular…
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Noble Corp and a consortium that includes Transocean Ltd and Dolphin Drilling are competing to acquire the assets of Seadrill Ltd, the bankrupt offshore oil driller controlled by Norwegian-born tycoon John Fredriksen, people familiar with the…
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Offshore Marine Service Association (OMSA) launched a vessel dubbed the Jones Act Enforcer, a boat that will be used to gather video and photographic evidence of Jones Act violations, the organization reports. In turn, evidence of violations will be su…
OMSA Goes on the Offensive to Document Jones Act Violations Read More »
Turkish yards are paying less that half the price on the Indian subcontinent
Knutsen sells tanker for ‘green’ scrapping in Turkey, despite lower steel prices Read More »
“I’ve seen grown men cry,” says Captain Tejinder Singh, who hasn’t set foot on dry land in more than seven months and isn’t sure when he’ll go home.”We are forgotten and taken for granted,” he says of the plight facing tens of thousands of seafarers li…
SOS: Stranded, Shattered Seafarers Threaten Global Supply Lines Read More »