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ITF Warns Abandoned Tanker Crew is Caught in Sanctions on Illicit Oil Trade
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) is calling attention to the fate of 19 seafarers abandoned on a sanc...
Read More >>Evolving Role for Ship Managers
Ship management is often identified as a tool for smaller fleets or individual shipowners to run their ships and keep up...
Read More >>Malfunction on Research Vessel Falkor (too) Stops Uruguay's Expedition
A high-profile research expedition to explore the deep sea in Uruguayan sovereign waters has suffered a setback after the resear...
Read More >>Arrest Warrant Issued After Captain Skips Hearing on Intoxication Charge
The containership captain, who was arrested on charges that he was operating his vessel while intoxicated, failed to show for a...
Read More >>Pirates Scared Off from Tanker Attack by Approaching Patrol Boats
The suspected attack on a small chemical tanker off the coast of Togo in West Africa is over, with the crew reported to...
Read More >>Crowley Replaces Fire-Damaged Tanker to Support US Tanker Security Program
Nearly six months after the tragic incident in which one of the tankers Crowley manages for the US’s Tanker Security...
Read More >>Op-Ed: Shipping Must Evolve to Support Neurodivergent Seafarers
Whilst the maritime industry continues to adapt to change, one aspect of workforce inclusion is still widely overlooked...
Read More >>After Sanctions and Ukrainian Attacks, Russian Oil Flows Shift
Ukrainian strikes on Russian energy infrastructure are having complex effects on the nation's oil exports. Attacks o...
Read More >>Ship Manager Fined $2M for MARPOL Offense After Crew Provides Evidence
U.S. officials are reporting yet another case in which a MARPOL violation was discovered after a crewmember turned over evidence...
Read More >>Oceanbird Wing Sail Reaches for the Sky in Demonstration
After more than three years of planning and research, Oceanbird unveiled its first prototype wing sail as the latest entry into...
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