A McAllister Towing tugboat sank on Saturday night off Baltimore’s Locust Point. There were no reported injuries, as everyone managed to abandon the vessel before it fully sank. The tug reportedly hit an underwater object, and it started taking on water. The U.S. Coast Guard was notified; nearby tugs, including the Robert E. McAllister…
NOAA is using data from a new current meter in New York harbor, operated by one of its academic partners, New Jersey’s Stevens Institute of Technology, to provide enhanced real-time information to mariners travelling through the nation’s second busiest port. The Stevens current meter measures the direction, speed, and volume of ocean currents in…
INTTRA, the world’s largest multi-carrier shipping network for ocean freight and Maersk Line, the leading container shipping company in the world announced an expanded relationship, entering into a multi-year contract as part of a strategic growth strategy for both companies. As a result, Maersk Line and its brands Safmarine, Seago Line, and MCC will…
The Security Association for the Maritime Industry (SAMI) has raised concerns about the level of piracy reporting globally, and more particularly in the Indian Ocean High Risk Area (HRA). The concerns emerged as a result of a workshop held by SAMI in Hamburg, during which ship owner representatives and company security officers were encouraged…