Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) has brought charges against the owner of the cargo vessel Rena, following the ship's grounding on Astrolabe Reef off Tauranga on October 5, 2011.
Greece-based Daina Shipping Co. has been charged under section 338 (1B) and 15(B) of the Resource Management Act 1991, which relates to the "discharge of harmful substances from ships" in the coastal marine area.
The charge carries a maximum fine of $600,000 and $10,000 for every day the offending continues.
LONDON -(Dow Jones)- Iran stopped shipping oil to Greece and may halt supplies to Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSB.LN, RDSA, RDSB) over unpaid bills, Iran media said Friday, as the impact of sanctions widens. The news suggests a decline in Iranian oil exports last month may accelerate as banking sanctions add to an upcoming European ban on Tehran oil. That could lead to upward pressure on oil prices, which have recently surged to a four-year high.
The Mehr news agency said that, due to unpaid bills, Iran stopped deliveries to Greek refiners Hellenic Petroleum (ELPE.AT) and Motor Oil (MOH.AT). Greece has long been the European Union country relying the most on Iranian oil–sometimes for as much as a third of its supplies.
The Carrier is lying against huge concrete blocks and on rocks which form the sea defences in front of the main A55 Expressway, which was closed so it could be used as a landing pad.
It's believed the ship was leaving the quarry jetty loaded with limestone when disaster struck.
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) issued a press release stating that it will work with other states to pursue a uniform national ballast water standard that will leave in place the EPA's current standards in New York for the remainder of the EPA's current Vessel General Permit through December 2013.
Aegean Marine Petroleum is pleased to announce the immediate commencement of bunkering operations at FNIDEQ ANCHORAGE, North Morocco. Aegean Marine Petroleum is pleased to announce the immediate commencement of bunkering operations at FNIDEQ ANCHORAGE, North Morocco. Once again Aegean expands its presence in this strategic market through another location, the Company's news release said.
Tanger Med is a significant location which lies on the North African Coast at the Western entrance to the Straits of Gibraltar where the Mediterranean meets the Atlantic Ocean and FNIDEQ ANCHORAGE is situated 20miles South of Gibraltar Eastern anchorage just below the Spanish enclave of ‘Ceuta’ in Morocco.
Ransom payments to Somali pirates have contributed to an increase in piracy and the use of more sophisticated methods by seafaring marauders, according to the State Department's top expert on counter-piracy.
Pirates increasingly are kidnapping the entire crews of hijacked commercial vessels, which they then use as "mother ships" to hold their hostages and resupply smaller attack vessels, said Andrew Shapiro, assistant secretary of state for political-military affairs.
Wilhelmsen Technical Solutions withdraws the Unitor Ballast Water Treatment System from the market
Oslo, February 29, 2012. Wilhelmsen Technical Solutions has completed a comprehensive performance verification program for the Unitor Ballast Water Treatment System (Unitor BWTS).
As a result of the evaluation that followed, the company reached the decision to withdraw the current design of the Unitor BWTS from the market.
The supply of crude oil tankers is expected to grow by 6 percent this year and daily rates are seen staying low due to oversupply and slack demand, shipping industry association BIMCO said on Wednesday, Reuters reports. Copenhagen-based BIMCO, which says its members control two-thirds of the world's total shipping tonnage, forecast daily oil tanker rates will settle around $10,000 to $20,000 this year.
Investors seeking stocks with strong dividend yields would be well advised to go to sea and consider Capital Product Partners LP (NASDAQ:CPLP), a $285 million international transportation firm that owns and leases ships for transporting petroleum. It pays a whopping annual 14% yield, and has done so reliably for years.
CPLP specializes in small- and medium-sized ships to transport crude oil, gasoline, ethanol and other fuel-related products. Commercial tankers typically come in two varieties: large crude carriers and smaller refined product tankers. Crude tankers transport large amounts of unrefined oil from the point of extraction to refineries, while smaller product tankers generally transport the refined fuels such as gasoline and ethanol from the refineries to points closer to the end user.
Overview During the reporting period of 29 December 2011 to 04 January 2012 pirate activity against vessels has increased, but is still less than the same time last year. wo vessels were attacked (Alert 001 and Alert 002) and 3 vessels were approached (NSC 1/12) in the Gulf of Aden (GOA).
Let’s get this straight: he’s in charge of a flying vehicle and needs to deliver heavy loads to a critical deadline? We think it’s time for a Risk Assessment.
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Changes to the Regulation on Fuel Sulfur and Other Operational Requirements for Ocean-Going Vessels within California Waters and 24 Nautical Miles of the California Baseline.
The purpose of this advisory is to notify owners and operators of ocean-going vessels (OGVs) of changes to the OGV Fuel Regulation. California’s ARB will begin enforcement of the changes to the rule on December 1, 2011.
Electronic Navigation chart is a modern tool that can definitely save ships from possible sea accidents. Like cars and other land vehicles with GPS, marines should also have something that will guide them in the ocean. The Electronic Chart Display and Information System or ECDIS is a type of modern map for ships.
ECDIS integrates radar and GPS, and uses the Automatic Identification System (AIS) which is used to broadcast their position to other ships by using radio signals, and displays an electronic map in real time with accurate readings of the weather and the local water depth.
Armed guards have saved a Greek tanker from pirates during a weekend attack in the Somali Basin.
Seaworld Management & Trading's 107,500-dwt Sea Voyager (built 2009) was set upon around 350 miles from the Somali coast on Sunday, TradeWinds is told.
Armed pirates in two skiffs attacked the tanker and were seen to be readying to fire at the ship.
International accountant and shipping consultant Moore Stephens says total annual operating costs in the shipping industry increased by an average of 2.2 percent in 2010.
The findings are set out in OpCost 2011, Moore Stephens’ ship operating costs benchmarking tool. All individual categories of vessel covered by the research, with the exception of handysize product tankers, experienced an increase in total operating costs in 2010, the financial year covered by the survey. The 2.2 percent rise in costs in 2010 compares with a 2.0 percent fall recorded for the previous year, which was the first time since 2002 that operating costs had fallen.All cost categories showed an overall increase, with the exception of stores and insurance – with the latter falling by 4.7 percent overall.
Container ship charter rates are in free fall as ocean carriers cut back on hired tonnage amid plunging freight rates, rising overcapacity and sluggish cargo growth on key trade routes.
The market retreat has turned into a rout with the average daily rate for a gearless standard 4,250 20-foot equivalent container unit ship on a two-year charter falling to $14,750 from $16,046 at the end of last week, according to the Hamburg Shipbrokers Association.
Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) has brought charges against the owner of the cargo vessel Rena, following the ship's grounding on Astrolabe Reef off Tauranga on October 5, 2011.
The Carrier is lying against huge concrete blocks and on rocks which form the sea defences in front of the main A55 Expressway, which was closed so it could be used as a landing pad. 
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) issued a press release stating that it will work with other states to pursue a uniform national ballast water standard that will leave in place the EPA's current standards in New York for the remainder of the EPA's current Vessel General Permit through December 2013.
Aegean Marine Petroleum is pleased to announce the immediate commencement of bunkering operations at FNIDEQ ANCHORAGE, North Morocco. Aegean Marine Petroleum is pleased to announce the immediate commencement of bunkering operations at FNIDEQ ANCHORAGE, North Morocco. Once again Aegean expands its presence in this strategic market through another location, the Company's news release said.
Ransom payments to Somali pirates have contributed to an increase in piracy and the use of more sophisticated methods by seafaring marauders, according to the State Department's top expert on counter-piracy.
Wilhelmsen Technical Solutions withdraws the Unitor Ballast Water Treatment System from the market
The supply of crude oil tankers is expected to grow by 6 percent this year and daily rates are seen staying low due to oversupply and slack demand, shipping industry association BIMCO said on Wednesday, Reuters reports.
Investors seeking stocks with strong dividend yields would be well advised to go to sea and consider Capital Product Partners LP (NASDAQ:CPLP), a $285 million international transportation firm that owns and leases ships for transporting petroleum. It pays a whopping annual 14% yield, and has done so reliably for years.
Overview During the reporting period of 29 December 2011 to 04 January 2012 pirate activity against vessels has increased, but is still less than the same time last year. 
Let’s get this straight: he’s in charge of a flying vehicle and needs to deliver heavy loads to a critical deadline? We think it’s time for a Risk Assessment.
Changes to the Regulation on Fuel Sulfur and Other Operational Requirements for Ocean-Going Vessels within California Waters and 24 Nautical Miles of the California
Electronic Navigation chart is a modern tool that can definitely save ships from possible sea accidents. Like cars and other land vehicles with GPS, marines should also have something that will guide them in the ocean. The Electronic Chart Display and Information System or ECDIS is a type of modern map for ships.
Armed guards have saved a Greek tanker from pirates during a weekend attack in the Somali Basin.
International accountant and shipping consultant Moore Stephens says total annual operating costs in the shipping industry increased by an average of 2.2 percent in 2010.
Container ship charter rates are in free fall as ocean carriers cut back on hired tonnage amid plunging freight rates, rising overcapacity and sluggish cargo growth on key trade routes.