“Remember that deeds not words will get the ships through.” That was the message from Christopher J. Wiernicki, ABS Chairman, President and CEO as the Distinguished Industry Speaker for 210 graduating cadets at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy’s first semi-virtual graduation ceremony, which was closed to the public but livestreamed. “I realize this is not the graduation […]
An evening run turned into a lifesaving event on June 9 for Lt. John Miller of Navy Warfare Development Command at Naval Station Norfolk. At 1800 hours that evening, Miller was running along the Elizabeth River Trail when he rounded a corner and saw a man with a child in a wheelchair on the edge […]
Sea-Fire Marine introduces the first US Coast Guard-approved 3M™ Novec™ 1230 engineered fire suppression system available at 725 psi (50 bar). The new fully customizable MN-Series provides greater flexibility when designing or retrofitting a vessel’s fire suppression system and is ideal for commercial or recreational vessels up to 300′. The primary benefit of the Sea-Fire […]
The strike at General Dynamics’ Bath Iron Works shipyard is well under way, with well-staffed picket lines outside – but not blocking – its main gates. According to the union’s leaders, turnout exceeded 1,000 members, about a quarter of the membership and a larger number than expected. The strike began after a failed contract negotiation […]
The U.S. Navy commissioned its newest ship the USS Kansas City, an Independence-variant littoral combat ship in a unique ceremony on June 20, 2020. The vessel was commissioned via naval message, due to public health safety and restrictions of large public gatherings related to the coronavirus pandemic. Vice Adm. Richard A. Brown, Commander, Naval Surface […]
A group of 150 temporary workers have filed suit against salmon cannery operator North Pacific Seafoods over an allegedly unpaid quarantine period at a hotel in Los Angeles. The workers, including both American and Mexican nationals, all mustered at a hotel near Los Angeles International Airport in preparation for deployment to a cannery in Bristol […]
MPC Container Ships is seeking approval from its bondholders and lenders for a recapitalization plan designed to improve liquidity and provide the company time to optimize its fleet and position for an anticipated market recovery. The company, which operates 68 feeder container ships ranging between 1,000 and 3,000 TEU, said that it needs the approval of […]
Saying that the pressures it faced from the coronavirus were simply too strong, Spain’s Pullmantur Cruceros announced that it has filed for a reorganization under Spain’s insolvency laws. While Pullmantur was the first cruise line to succumb, many experts believe that he mounting pressures of no revenues and refunds to booked passengers along with ongoing […]
The International Transport Workers’ Federation is continuing its campaign to call attention to the plight of seafarers forced to continue to work during the coronavirus crisis. The ITF, however, has also had to clarify some of its statements after drawing criticism from other organizations and detracting from its messages about crew welfare. After strongly denouncing […]
The Iranian cargo ship Golsan has arrived in the Venezuelan port of La Guaira, delivering an aid cargo despite the American sanctions on both nations. According to the Iranian consulate in Caracas, the Golsan is carrying food to supply the first Iranian supermarket in Venezuela. It is the sixth Iranian shipment to reach Venezuela in […]
One of the world’s largest logistics technology platform providers is targeting the UK for growth in the wake of the coronavirus after seeing some 6,000 customers and transport carriers using its services in the last few years, with strong uptake in the last six months. Nick Ghia, UK general manager at C.H.Robinson, says: “We’re reinventing the way […]
Henning Dieter has been appointed head of Swissport Cargo Services Germany and Austria and will assume his position on September 1. He succeeds Dirk Schmitt, who left the company in 2019 after almost five years at the helm of Swissport Cargo in Germany and Austria. Dieter will oversee the strategic and operational management of Swissport’s […]
