Midshipman 1st Class Sydney Barber. Photo courtesy United States Naval Academy. 15 NOV 2020 For the first time in the 175-year history of the United States Naval Academy, an African American woman has been chosen to the lead midshipmen as brigade commander. Midshipman 1st Class Sydney Barber, of Lake Forest, …
Read More »CHINA-AUSTRALIA SPAT STRANDS 400 SEAFARERS AS CREW CHANGE HUMANITARIAN CRISIS LOOMS
14 NOV 2020 An estimated 400 seafarers and roughly 2 million tons of coal are stuck on ships off the northeast coast of China, as a spiraling diplomatic row with Australia threatens to turn into a humanitarian crisis. At least 21 bulk carriers are anchored off the Port of Jingtang, unable to …
Read More »CHALLENGING ASSUMPTIONS AROUND THE MV WAKASHIO GROUNDING
A general view shows the bulk carrier ship MV Wakashio, that ran aground on a reef, at Riviere des Creoles, Mauritius, in this handout image obtained by Reuters on August 10, 2020. By Dr Ryan Lloyd, Head Of Research And Development at Geollect – 10 NOV 2020 On Sunday 25th July …
Read More »JOE BIDEN WINS U.S. PRESIDENCY
07 NOV 2020 Democrat Joe Biden captured the U.S. presidency on Saturday, several major television networks said, as voters narrowly rebuffed Republican incumbent Donald Trump’s tumultuous leadership and embraced Biden’s promise to fight the coronavirus pandemic and fix the economy in a divided nation. When the former vice president enters …
Read More »US IMPOSES SANCTIONS ON SYRIAN OIL AND LEBANESE SHIPPING COMPANY
12 NOV 2020 The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) imposed sanctions on the efforts to restore Syria’s oil production network, with the support of the regime of President Bashar al-Assad. The sanctions were announced against seven individuals and 10 entities, including companies tied to …
Read More »BIDEN PREDICTED TO START BY REVERSING TRUMP’S OFFSHORE DRILLING AND CO2 DEREGULATIONS
08 NOV 2020 Joe Biden could erase much of President Donald Trump’s four-year legacy of energy and climate deregulation with the stroke of his pen, according to regulatory experts, but replacing it with something new and durable may prove trickier. Trump’s rollbacks are on shaky ground because most were done …
Read More »IMO CHARTING PASSAGE PLAN FOR REDUCING SHIPPING’S ‘CARBON INTENSITY’
06 NOV 2020 Over the past year, “sustainability” has ratcheted upward to the top of the shipping industry’s radar. The activity will be ramping up now as the International Maritime Organization (“IMO”) takes steps to actualize objectives specified in its 2018 statement of strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from ships, …
Read More »HOW YOUR COMPANY’S INSURANCE CLAIMS PROCESS AFFECTS YOU AFTER A WORKPLACE ACCIDENT
03 NOV 2020 Similar to how people buy car insurance in case of car accidents, maritime companies buy insurance policies to cover workplace accidents and payout the injury settlements from that policy. Because your company is primarily interested in self-preservation and protecting itself, their strategy for handling a workplace injury …
Read More »U.S. JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SELLS OFF SEIZED IRANIAN GASOLINE
31 OCT 2020 On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that it has sold four cargoes of Iranian gasoline that were seized from commercial tankers on the high seas. The sale totaled about 1.1 million barrels and netted about $40 million in proceeds. The buyers were not disclosed. According …
Read More »CREWS STRANDED IN ITALY REPATRIATED WITH SUPPORT OF MARITIME CHARITY
29 OCT 2020 The global maritime charity Stella Maris is reporting a successful effort at repatriating seafarers who had found themselves stranded in Italy due to financial problems on their ships and the ongoing travel restrictions related to COVID-19. Stuck in Italy for nearly three months, the charity worked with …
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