IMO member states this week agreed on a proposal to undertake a trial period for port state control sampling and analysis once the International Ballast Water Management Convention (BWMC) has entered into force. Acknowledging that there remains a great deal of uncertainty about the methods used to sample ballast water and the real concerns…
Five crew members died in an emergency drill on a cruise ship in the Canary Islands on Sunday, reported Reuters. The cables on a lifeboat snapped during a mock rescue exercise on the Thomson Majesty causing it to plunge 65 feet into the ocean where it fell upside down – killing the five and…
Today Al Seer Marine and 5G International announced the introduction of a new family of unmanned surface vessels, a family ranging from the 3m Sea Serpent to the 11m monohull Eclipse. The USV family is designed to rapidly penetrate a vibrant Middle East defense market and to offer affordable, dependable USV options for commercial…
A British-owned cargo ship has been attacked by pirates in the Gulf of Guinea. Three crewmembers have been taken hostage. The UK-flagged ESTHER C was boarded by pirates yesterday. The assailants took some valuables from the vessel, and fled with the three hostages. Carisbrooke Shipping, the owner of ESTHER C, confirmed that the nine…