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Nothing unusual about how El Faro cargo was secured, panel told
There was nothing unusual about how the cargo was secured on the El Faro for the cargo vessel’s fateful final…
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Greystoke Marine Management: Private equity’s manager
Vancouver: Three ex-Teekay executives have joined forces to create a consultancy to help private equity and banks handle the growing…
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Tote failed to notify ABS of El Faro equipment add-ons, panel hears
El Faro’s owners failed to notify surveyors of some hefty additions to equipment on board. However, although the changes added…
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UK Chamber urges delay on apprenticeships levy
The UK Chamber of Shipping and Merchant Navy Training Board (MNTB) have backed the Confederation of British Industry’s (CBI) request…
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El Faro’s final inspection found everything was in order
Everything seemed to be in order with the El Faro and its equipment when it underwent its final inspection, a…
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Indonesian owners call for help
Indonesian owners are beseeching the government for help as losses spiral and ships sit idle in the archipelago. Recent figures…
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Team Tankers ship runs aground off Uruguay
A Team Tankers vessel carrying around 35,000 tons of vegetable oil has run aground offshore Uruguay. The , which is managed…
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Weather forecast and storm track data used by El Faro was outdated
A subscription weather service received by El Faro prior to its fateful final journey carried information that was at least…
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Former El Faro captain had concerns about vessel’s stability and reliability of its boiler
A former captain of El Faro on Tuesday said he had had concerns about the cargo vessel’s boiler, its stability…
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El Faro captain planned to ‘shoot under’ fateful storm, panel hears
The US Coast Guard’s (USCG) Marine Board of Investigation’s probe into the El Faro disaster started its second phase on…
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St Lucia pushes for open registry
Another Caribbean island is looking to get in to ship registration. St Lucia is close to creating an open ship…
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1,000 more job cuts likely at DNV GL
Classification society DNV GL has warned that the low global price of oil could lead to 1,000 more redundancies at…
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Latest Panama Canal draft restrictions pushed back again
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has deferred once more the planned third recent draft restriction on vessels using the inter-oceanic…
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Details of new container alliance emerge
The make up of a third global container alliance has been revealed by the Wall Street Journal. Japan’s Nippon Yusen…
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Maritime union workers in Brazil ready to strike against Transpetro
Unionized seamen in Brazil are preparing to go on strike from 8am on Saturday against Transpetro, the country’s largest oil…
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Crew on arrested vessel have not been paid in months, food running low
Crew onboard a containership detained at Chatham in south-east England have not been paid in three months and are being…
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Bulker to conduct trial runs at Panama Canal’s new locks early June
With the ceremonial opening of the Panama Canal expansion just over six weeks away it has been announced that a…
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Crew need to be competent not just compliant, says Intermanager
Seafarers’ professional development is being impeded by an over-reliance on monitoring, technology and a “tick-box culture” of regulatory compliance, the…
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Lorenzo Banchero dreams of New York
Genoa-based broking house Banchero Costa is moving ahead with its internationalisation program. The company’s chairman, Lorenzo Banchero, speaking at the…
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Indonesian navy rescues hijacked oil tanker
The Indonesia navy rescued a Kiribati-flagged oil tanker captured by pirates off the coast of Borneo island, and detained nine…
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