18 AUG 2022 U.S. authorities in Puerto Rico arrested the president of the longshore union local, a port employee, and five others on charges of organized crime and extorting more than $1.2 million from shipping companies in the San Jun as well as cheating the union benefits fund. With a …
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17 AUG 2022 Despite several successful cases brought by the United States against vessel operators and crew, oily bilge water continues to be illegally dumped at sea. In most cases, the crimes also involve a coverup. New Trade Ship Management, a vessel operating company, and Chief Engineer Dennis Plasabas pleaded guilty this …
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16 AUG 2022 The former ro-ro acquired four years ago by Jeff Bezos’s space company Blue Origin left the Port of Pensacola yesterday for her final voyage. Instead of the grand vision of converting the former Stena vessel into an autonomous Landing Platform Vessel, she however left the port on …
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15 AUG 2022 The United Nations is resuming negotiations this week on the High Seas Treaty that has been dragging on for a decade. The discussion will be a continuation of the progress made in March when delegates met for the fourth time at UN headquarters in New York to …
Read More »14 AUG 2022 Seafarers’ charity ISWAN shares a story of how financial assistance can make all the difference for seafarers. When a seafarer or their family is involved in a sudden and unforeseen crisis, they may need urgent financial support. In cases where no other help is available, the Seafarers’ …
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13 AUG 2022 The twin existential problems facing the world currently is the global energy crunch and climate change. Interestingly, both are intertwined in the sense that if the world gets it right on energy use, it could help mitigate the climate change devastation. Whereas there is a near-consensus on …
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12 AUG 2022 Mexico — which imports nearly all of the natural gas it burns — has laid out a somewhat surprising mission: to become one of the world’s top exporters of the fuel, and fast. Although natural gas exports from Mexico are today non-existent, seeing as it produces too little of the power-plant …
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11 AUG 2022 The COVID-19 pandemic is by no means over, but as time goes on, scientists are learning more and more about the virus – and the various ways that we can protect against it, including new and improved face masks. A new membrane-based respiratory mask developed by researchers can capture and deactivate SARS-CoV-2 spike proteins as it …
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10 AUG 2022 The U.S.-based company Scienco/FAST® believes that there is still room in the market for a filterless approach to ballast water treatment. The company’s InTank® BWTS is changing the way vessels can achieve ballast water management with less impact to operations and more certainty of compliance. Giles Candy, InTank® Business …
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09 AUG 2022 For U.S. mariners, a criminal charge may or may not affect credentialing and ability to work at sea, depending on timing. The date of a criminal conviction can have significant impact on a mariner’s credential application and renewal process. The same conviction, happening at different times during …
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