| Nigeria to charge 23 with oil theft | 4 months 10 days ago | | Added: Jan 15, 2013 09:17 |
| | Nigerian authorities are to charge 11 Nigerians, 10 Indians, and 2 Ghanaians with oil theft, after naval patrols intercepted two ships carrying oil and refined fuel in the creeks of the Niger Delta, they said on Monday. Read more | | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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| Cruise ship 'monsters' create controversy in Venice | 4 months 10 days ago | | Added: Jan 15, 2013 09:13 |
| | A year on from the Costa Concordia cruise ship disaster, the luxury liners that ply the waters just in front of St Mark's Square in Venice are stirring unease in the world-famous lagoon. Read more | | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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| Brunei to seek South China Sea code of conduct | 4 months 10 days ago | | Added: Jan 15, 2013 08:57 |
| | Brunei will pursue a binding code of conduct among competing South China Sea claimants as a top priority during its ASEAN chairmanship, officials said Monday. Read more | | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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| EMAS demonstrates all-round strength of its business divisions with multiple wins in subsea services | 4 months 10 days ago | | Added: Jan 15, 2013 08:21 |
| | EMAS, the operating brand of Ezra Holdings, a leading global offshore contractor and provider of integrated offshore solutions to the oil and gas (O&G) industry, announced today that its subsea services, offshore support services and energy services divisions (EMAS AMC, EMAS Marine and EMAS Energy respectively) have been awarded multiple contracts for projects in the North Sea and Asia Pacific. Read more | | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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| Environmental Passport, Please | 4 months 10 days ago | | Added: Jan 15, 2013 08:02 |
| | Ship emissions to air and sea are subject to existing and upcoming regulations. A new GL service systematically documents and verifies ship operational emissions. Read more | | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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| 1st anniversary of Costa Concordia tragedy | 4 months 11 days ago | | Added: Jan 14, 2013 10:06 |
| | A boat's horn bellowed 32 times off the coast of Italy on Sunday, honoring each of the victims who died a year ago when a luxury cruise liner ran aground. Read more | | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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| Bay Bridge ship safety rules to be reconsidered | 4 months 11 days ago | | Added: Jan 14, 2013 09:49 |
| | As an oil tanker that struck a San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge tower was deemed safe to leave port on Friday, the Coast Guard was calling for reconsideration of rules that allow large ships to sail in fog near the span. Read more | | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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| Toxic waste: Containers re-loaded, as ship awaits clearance to sail | 4 months 11 days ago | | Added: Jan 14, 2013 09:46 |
| | In compliance with the directive by the Federal Government that the ship, M.V. Marevia loaded with two containers of e-waste be shipped back to its country of origin, the vessel was Friday re-loaded with its deadly cargo and waiting for clearance to sail back to the United Kingdom. Read more | | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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| Seven years after B.C. ferry sank, trial set to begin | 4 months 11 days ago | | Added: Jan 14, 2013 09:36 |
| | Marven Robinson still marvels at instincts that jolted him from his bed the night of March 22, 2006, prompting him to tune into his marine radio in time to hear a mayday distress signal that sent him scrambling in darkness to help rescue all but two passengers of a sinking British Columbia ferry. Read more | | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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| "Big Mouth"- notorious pirate leader announces retirement | 4 months 14 days ago | | Added: Jan 11, 2013 09:34 |
| | One of Somalia's most notorious pirate leaders, known as "Big Mouth", has said he is retiring after years of terrorising the Indian Ocean, generating millions of dollars in ransoms from seized ships. Read more | | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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| US submarine hits ship in Persian Gulf | 4 months 14 days ago | | Added: Jan 11, 2013 09:31 |
| | U.S. Naval forces reported that no one was hurt when the periscope on USS Jacksonville (SSN 699), a U.S. Navy Los Angeles-class submarine, struck a vessel while operating in the Persian Gulf Jan. 10 at approximately 5 a.m. local time. Read more | | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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| Stranded whales break free from Hudson Bay ice | 4 months 14 days ago | | Added: Jan 11, 2013 09:21 |
| | A dozen killer whales, trapped and facing near-certain death in the frozen expanse of Canada's Hudson Bay, broke free on Thursday morning, to the vast relief of locals and many thousands monitoring their plight online. Read more | | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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| Conservation Groups Ask Obama for a Suspension of Arctic Ocean Drilling | 4 months 14 days ago | | Added: Jan 11, 2013 09:17 |
| | CEOs from Alaska Wilderness League, Center for Biological Diversity, Clean Water Action, Defenders of Wildlife, Earthjustice, Environment America, Friends of the Earth, Greenpeace, League of Conservation Voters, National Audubon Society, National Parks Conservation Association, Natural Resources Defense Council, Oceana, Ocean Conservancy, Pacific Environment, Sierra Club and The Wilderness Society called on Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar to suspend offshore oil and gas activities in the Arctic Ocean. Read more | | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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