Three Somalis Convicted of Piracy, Murder in Yacht Attack off Oman

  Three Somalis were convicted on Monday of piracy, kidnapping and murder in the 2011 shooting deaths of four Americans sailing in the Indian Ocean off of Oman and could face the death penalty, according to court documents. The three men – and eleven others who previously pleaded guilty – boarded the Americans’ yacht armed…

Loss of Well Control in Gulf of Mexico

  The Coast Guard and Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement are responding to a loss of well control event at Ship Shoal Block 225 Platform B, a natural gas and crude oil platform located approximately 74 miles southwest of Port Fourchon, Tuesday. The Coast Guard and BSEE received a report from Energy Resources Technology…

Maintaining Logistic Distribution Streamlined

  Last week, issue of logistic stagnation at Tanjung Priok port came up to the surface. Following the problems faced by customers of Indonesian largest port in processing export import documents that led to long queue. Indonesia Bisnis Daily, over the last week highlighted the problems faced by port’s users. The point is Tanjung Priok…

IMO Secretary-General Meets New IACS Chairman

  IMO Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu  met with the new Chairman of IACS, Roberto Cazzulo, Chairman of RINA Services. Mr. Sekimizu congratulated Mr. Cazzulo on his appointment and expressed his appreciation to IACS for its long and ongoing support of IMO’s work on maritime safety, security and the prevention of marine pollution by ships and stated…