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Coast Guard Ends Response to Damaged MSC Container Ship off Puerto Rico

Published Thursday, May 24, 2012

The Coast Guard ended an 11-day response effort to the damaged container ship MSC Idil Monday, after salvage professionals finalized temporary repairs to the ship’s hull off the coast... Read More >>

BOEM to Gauge Industry Interest in Rhode Island Wind Energy Transmission System

Published Thursday, May 24, 2012

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management issued a request to determine whether there is competitive interest in the construction of a transmission system between the Rhode Island coastline and... Read More >>

USS Miami Crew, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Combat Fire Aboard Submarine

Published Thursday, May 24, 2012

Statement from Rear Admiral Rick Breckenridge, Commander, of Submarine Group Two in Groton, Connecticut: "Late yesterday afternoon, USS MIAMI experienced a fire in the... Read More >>

Defense, State Leaders Urge Senate to Ratify Law of the Sea Treaty

Published Thursday, May 24, 2012

In the strongest terms possible, defense and diplomatic leaders urged the Senate to ratify the Law of the Sea Convention. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta along with Army Gen. Martin E.... Read More >>

Turkey Seeks Life Sentences for Israeli Commanders Over Ship Raid

Published Wednesday, May 23, 2012

In relation to the 2010 seizure of a ship bound for Gaza where nine (9) Turks were killed, a Turkish prosecutor is now seeking life sentences for four Israeli commanders... Read More >>

This Week in Maritime History: Moments from WWI & WWII

Published Wednesday, May 23, 2012

May 24, 1917: British naval convoy system introduced On this day the British Royal Navy introduced a new convoy system to increase security for merchant ships transiting the Atlantic Ocean.... Read More >>

Pirate Attack on Maersk Texas Averted in Gulf of Oman

Published Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Maersk Line Ltd. has confirmed that pirates in the Gulf of Oman attacked one of their U.S.-flagged cargo ships, Maersk Texas. Fortunately, onboard security guards were able to deter... Read More >>

World City America: MARAD Adopts Policy Prohibiting Financing of U.S. Passenger Ships

Published Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Ever wonder why all the cruise ships sailing out of US mainland ports have a foreign flag, foreign crew, and don’t pay US taxes? Look no further than Washington, DC. On May 10,... Read More >>

Fincantieri and NLI Signed Important Collaboration Agreement

Published Wednesday, May 23, 2012

The shipbuilding giant Fincantieri Cantieri Navali Italiani S.p.A. and NLI, a Norwegian total supplier to Oil & Gas business, announced the signing of a collaboration agreement,... Read More >>

Port Affects 1 Million Jobs, $178.5 Billion of Total Economic Activity in Texas

Published Wednesday, May 23, 2012

One million Texas workers annually benefit from activity at the Port of Houston, a study by a prominent maritime transportation economist concludes. Port activity also helped generate more than... Read More >>

New Alaska Navigational Chart Makes Increased Arctic Shipping Safer

Published Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Kotzebue Harbor chart replaces measurements last taken in 19th century NOAA formally presented to Alaska officials a new nautical chart for Kotzebue Sound in the Alaskan Arctic, a sparsely... Read More >>

U.S. District Court in Missouri Holds That Punitive Damages Are Available for Unseaworthiness Claims

Published Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Written by Philip C. Brickman A U.S. District Court of Missouri recently held that a seaman may seek punitive damages for unseaworthiness claims under the general maritime... Read More >>

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