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HXZA Becomes First PSC in Asia to Receive ICoCA Certification

By The Maritime Executive

April 8, 2019

Following an extensive review of Hua Xin Zhong An (Beijing) Security Service’s (HXZA) systems and procedures, the International Code of Conduct Association for Private Security Service Providers’ Asso...

Intermarine UK appoints agent for Greece and Cyprus

By The Maritime Executive

April 8, 2019

Port of Portland Dorset UK-based maritime engineering company Intermarine UK has appointed the shipping agent Olimpic as its representative in Greece and Cyprus. Intermarine President Slawomir Kali...

U.S. Blacklists Greek Tanker for Sanctions-Busting

By The Maritime Executive

April 8, 2019

The U.S. Department of the Treasury has blacklisted two shipping firms and dozens of vessels, including one Greek tanker, in connection with U.S. sanctions on Venezuela. The two companies are Ball...

U.S. Coast Guard Medevacs Crewmember After Fumigant Accident

By The Maritime Executive

April 8, 2019

On Sunday morning, crew members from Coast Guard Station Port Angeles medevaced a 29-year-old Chinese crewmember from the freighter Great Fluency in the Straight of Juan De Fuca, Washington. At app...

Queensland Government Invests in World-First Crane Safety Device

By The Maritime Executive

April 8, 2019

Australia's Queensland Government has made a “significant” investment in Brisbane-based smart technology company Verton Australia, which has developed a revolutionary rotational system for suspended l...

China Expects Over Six Percent Economic Growth This Year

By The Maritime Executive

April 8, 2019

China's economy will grow by an estimated 6.3 percent this year, according to a report by the Asian Development Bank. The growth is in line with the Chinese government's target and is anticipated t...

Fast Facts: What is GPS?

By The Maritime Executive

April 7, 2019

The Global Positioning System lets us know where we are (and where we are going) anywhere on Earth. For thousands of years, humans found their way by looking to the sky. Sailors used the constellat...

Record Number of Cruiser Passengers Visiting the Baltic Sea

By The Maritime Executive

April 7, 2019

In 2018, more cruise passengers than ever before went ashore at a Baltic Sea port, according to a new report from Cruise Baltic, and further growth is expected in 2019. The 29 Cruise Baltic ports,...

Pilot Ladders – Error Enforcing Conditions and Deficiencies

By Ian Shields

April 7, 2019

CHIRP Maritime continues to receive reports related to problems for pilots getting on and off ships. Looking beyond the easy scenario of blaming the crew, CHIRP has analyzed the reports to look a l...

First Geneva Declaration on Human Rights at Sea Published

By The Maritime Executive

April 7, 2019

The first version of the inaugural Geneva Declaration on Human Rights at Sea has been published by Human Rights at Sea after the initial drafting session was held in Switzerland in March 2019 at the G...

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