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For those who can't deal with Washington bureaucratic babble, here's a chart of the proposed limits:
From the USCG press release:
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard announced...
July 16, 2009
By: mhanson
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CORFU, Greece (AP) — NATO has replaced the flotilla conducting anti-piracy patrols off Somalia for the past three months with a new force that will continue the operation "indefinitely," a spokesman...
June 30, 2009
By: dwilson
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(Re-posted from Dennis Bryant's Maritime Blog for June 17, 2009. Note especially the comments in italics!) The Singapore Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) issued a circular advising owners,...
June 17, 2009
By: mhanson
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PANAMA CITY, Panama, June 15, 2009 – In recognition of his extraordinary contributions and visionary leadership, Panama Canal Authority (ACP) Administrator/CEO Alberto Alemán Zubieta received the...
June 15, 2009
By: dwilson
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Pirates have extended their range of operations off the Eastern Somali coast, stretching all the way to and beyond The Seychelles, with the use of “mother ships.” These larger vessels allow them to...
June 11, 2009
By: mhanson
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OSLO, June 9 - The European Commission is preparing measures to cap carbon emissions from shipping if the global maritime industry fails to come up with its own proposals soon, an official of the EU...
June 10, 2009
By: dwilson
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After all the publicity, the fines, the probations, etc., etc. we still see crews dumping oily waste overboard and trying to cover it up.
The latest case involves the STX Pan Ocean vessel the M/V...
June 08, 2009
By: mhanson
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The mailing address and zip code for Coast Guard headquarters has not changed. The format change takes effect June 15 and mandates a very specific format lest your important missive gets lost in the...
June 08, 2009
By: mhanson
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The increase in piracy off Somalia and a ten-fold hike in insurance premiums have sent the cost of sending ships through the Gulf of Aden soaring.
Piracy in the waters off the coast of the failed...
May 28, 2009
By: dwilson
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The hearings were held on May 20, 2009 in response to the attacks on the Maersk Alabama and Liberty Sun under the chairmanship of Congressman Elijah Cummings. Your editors thought the following quote...
May 27, 2009
By: mhanson
