IRClass signs MOU with Coast Guard for capturing and maintaining refit and fatigue analysis data for Coast Guard Ships

Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass), has signed a MOU on 16th June 2017 with the Indian Coast Guard (ICG),...

ACO Marine Supplies Indian Coast Guard With Its First Biological Wastewater Management System

Reliance Defence and Engineering (RDEL) has contracted ACO Marine to supply a comprehensive wastewater management...

US Coast Guard completes ballast water violation investigation, initiates civil penalty

The Coast Guard, after an investigation of ballast water discharge violations, initiated civil penalty proceedings against the operator, Vega Reederei GmbH & Co. KG, of the bulk carrier Vega Mars, Feb. 2, 2017.

Staying on guard against piracy

The seas in Asia, and South-east Asia particularly, are getting a little safer. According to the Information Sharing Centre of ReCAAP, or the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships in Asia

Indian court overturns Seaman Guard Ohio appeal

In yet another setback for the 35 crew of Seaman Guard Ohio, the Madras High Court Bench refused an appeal to suspend their five-year “rigorous imprisonment” sentences. ...

ITF to pay for Seaman Guard Ohio appeal

The International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) is to fund an appeal on behalf of the crew of the Seaman Guard Ohio who were jailed for five years by an Indian court earlier this month. ...

Mission to Seafarers expresses 'anguish' at Seaman Guard Ohio sentences

The Mission to Seafarers (MtS), which has been supporting the crew of the Seaman Guard Ohio, has expressed outrage at the five-year jail sentences handed down by an Indian court on Monday. ...