The Hong Kong Marine Department is strengthening its safety regulations after receiving criticism from its accident-investigation committee for registering a substandard ship.
The United Kingdom's flag may lose several hundred ships if the government passes a law requiring ship owners to pay all crew members working on UK-registered ships serving UK ports, including foreign sailors, the required national wage rate.
President Obama has nominated U.S. Coast Guard vice-admiral Robert Papp as the next Commandant, to replace Commandant Thad Allen upon his retirement this May.
If the Senate confirms the nomination, Papp will relieve Allen this May, 2010.
WASHINGTON: A number of small shipyards in the U.S. have been granted a total of US$98 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) funds. The 70 grants, awarded through the Maritime Administration's Assistance to Small Shipyards program, will be used to improve shipyards and pay for training programs.
Today it is not just shipowners who have cause to be concerned about their financial health, as we all know many of the world’s banks are shaky and have been rescued by government support.
