The breakaway and grounding of an oil tanker in the Brisbane River, Australia, in February 2022 illustrates the importance of clearly defined emergency and risk management arrangements, according to the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) investi…
Emergency Planning Boosted After Tanker Breakaway and Grounding Read More »
Appalled that deaths in enclosed spaces continue to be all too frequent occurrences in the shipping industry, the Maritime Professional Council of the United Kingdom (MPC) has announced its support for fundamental changes to ship operation and…
Industry Unites on Enclosed Space Deaths Read More »
Wendy Laursen’s article Getting the Numbers Right, published in the August issue of Maritime Reporter, sparked debate from ballast water management experts. Here Giles Candy of Giles Environmental LLC – Independent Ballast Water Consultant,…
Giles Candy Responds to “Getting the Numbers Right” Read More »
Austal USA has officially launched the construction of the U.S. Navy’s final Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF), the future USNS Lansing (EPF 16), with a keel laying ceremony at its Mobile, Ala. shipyard. Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, who is serv…
Austal USA Lays Keel for Final Expeditionary Fast Transport Vessel USNS Lansing Read More »
Latest actual data shows July was a record month for US container ports as retailers brought in goods early
US container imports poised to surge in September as strike looms over Atlantic ports Read More »