After being adrift and off course for months in the Pacific Ocean, two women and their two dogs were rescued Wednesday by Sasebo-based amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD-48).
Archives for October 2017
USCG Answers Five Key Cyber Questions And Challenges In The Industry
Lt. Cmdr. Brandon Link with the Office of Port & Facility Compliance poses five key questions maritime professionals can consider when deciding how to manage risks to cyber systems.
NCIS: U.S. Sailors, Personnel Not Involved In U.K. Royal Navy’s “Drug-Fueled” Incidents
Neither U.S. sailors nor civilian personnel were involved in so-called “drug-fueled” parties with members of the crew of the U.K. nuclear ballistic missile submarine HMS Vigilant.
MPA And Shell Join Hands To Advance Clean Fuels Technology, Automation & Port Digitalisation
MPA Singapore and Shell Eastern Trading (PTE) LTD. have signed MOU, to cooperate in the research and development and test-bedding of projects within the maritime industry.
Liberia’s Electronic Oil Record Book Earns Two More Innovation Awards
The innovative ε-ORB produced by LISCR, in co-operation with Cyprus-based maritime technology company, Prevention at Sea, has received two more prestigious industry awards.
Wärtsilä Combines Competences To Ensure Ultra-Silent Propulsion For Research Vessel
Wärtsilä will supply an ultra-silent propulsion package for a new research vessel to be built for the Faroe Islands Marine Research Institute, a Faroese Government organisation.
IMO Discusses Migration By Sea As An Ongoing Humanitarian Challenge
Unsafe mixed migration by sea continues to claim many lives, despite the strenuous efforts made by Governmental and naval rescue services, often supported by merchant vessels.
Panama Canal Announces Innovative New Tool To Encourage Emissions Reductions
Panama Canal has announced the launch of the Emissions Calculator, an innovative new tool which will offer shippers the most accurate assessment of their carbon emissions.
Photos: First Cruise Of 2017-2018 Season Transits The Expanded Panama Canal
On 26th October, the Caribbean Princess, operated by Princess Cruises, became the first cruise of the 2017-2018 season to transit the Expanded Panama Canal.