Major Issues of the Week
Exxon Valdez Allowed Entry Into India Shipbreaking Yard
IMCA: New guidance on mooring offshore
More Than One Thousand Ships On The Environment Ship Index
Marine Garbage Pollution: an International Problem
Somalia: Piracy Incidences Dip Amid Reports of Corruption
Videos of the week
Khalifa Port welcomes first container ship
Bonaparte LNG Project
Working conditions in shipbreaking yards
Nigerian navy deploys to fight piracy
Oil in Our Waters
Safety issues
Fiji focuses on maritime safety
New Clause to provide greater protection for owners when loading solid bulk cargoes
Gas shipping industry forms Natural Gas Bunkering Safety Group
Pilot Transfer Arrangements - Revision of Poster
IMSBC Code - Draft Amendments and Interim Measures for Early Implementation
Pilots and Ship owners Join Forces on Pilot Ladder Safety
BSEE Launches Deepwater Oil and Gas Containment Exercise
Safety at sea remains key focus of Bahrain's General Organisation of sea ports
EPA : New no discharge areas in Massachusetts
Increasing Safety through Cognition
Alerts
Recall of certain Mullion lifejackets
Awareness of counterfeit and substandard life- saving appliances
Port congestion due to Ice
Updated Loss Prevention Bulletin - Asian Gypsy Moth
NATO Shipping Centre- Weekly Piracy Assessment
Seafarers and Human Element Issues
Pirates kill one in Agip boat attack
Seamen kidnapped by Somalia pirates return home
Union wants action on fatigue findings
Fifth Body Found Onboard Bunga Alpinia
Environmental Issues
Satellites see Unprecedented Greenland Ice Sheet Melt
INTERTANKO sends letter to US Senate on ballast water legislation
Shell Launches Breakthrough Engine Oil for Shipping Industry
Time ticking on Shell's offshore Arctic drilling
Ocean waves could supply 10 pct of Australia's electricity by 2050
Ships off California coast warned to look out for whales
After aviation, India to oppose EU's maritime carbon levies
Security and Anti-Piracy Issues
The Evolution of Piracy in Somalia
UAE stresses full support to counter piracy
Somaliland to start anti-piracy awareness programme
Warships on standby to act against pirates activity
Ports need to be a lot less relaxed
Togo - Port Information and New Anti-Piracy Measures
China calls for further coordination on Somali piracy
Japan's Anti-Piracy Campaign - Analysis
Pirates Beating a Retreat From Nigeria Waterways
Security Firms Divided Over How to Succeed in the Anti-Piracy Business
Counter-Piracy Big Three Meet At Sea
Accidents, Penalties and Incident Investigation Issues
Former Somaliland Official Tried for Piracy
Cargo ship operator to pay $1.2M in pollution case
UK MAIB issues Annual Report 2011
Fire Onboard Bunga Alpinia Tanker Contained
Five arrested in Vietnam shipping scandal
Stricken MSC Flaminia Nears UK Coast
Engine room fire
Pilot ladder ropes parted - pilot fell overboard
Arm fractured when rigging pilot ladder
BP, Transocean faulted for lax guidelines in Gulf spill report
Shipyard employee charged in fires on nuclear sub
Shell Drilling Ship Drifts A Little Too Close To Alaska Shore
Technology Issues
FuelTrax Alerts Crew on Bad Fuel
Admiralty Information Overlay now available on all current JRC ECDIS models
Emerson introduces remote fuel consumption and bunkering monitoring system
BMT ARGOSS Secures New Weather Forecasting Contract in Java Sea
Highly Efficient Ballast Water Treatment Without the Use of Chemicals
New Engine Marks Generational Change in Container Shipping
Shipping and General Interest Issues
China: Shipping industry likely to stay sluggish
Baltic index slides on slow freight business
New Report Underlines Daily Maersk Reliability
Why 'cleaner and greener' pays
Greeks eye container ship market
LNG Goes Extra 9,800 Miles as Europe Spurs Record Rates
Sri Lanka centre of new shift in maritime industry: Class NK
Japanese Ship Orders Fall 8.5 Percent
China starts construction of first luxury cruise ship
Concern over shipping rate volatility
UANI Calls on Japan to Cease Sovereign Guarantees on Oil
Iran launches its first home built oil tanker
