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As pre-trial motions grind forward in the sprawling litigation over the March 26, 2024, allision of the containership Dali with the Francis Scott Key Bridge—an impact that brought down the span, killed six construction workers and froze port traffic—the vessel’s owner and manager have launched a new front in court. In a product liability lawsuit …
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https://splash247.com/hd-hyundai-sued-over-alleged-defective-switchboard-on-the-dali/Singapore-based container carrier SeaLead has been forced into a dramatic fleet reshuffle after terminating the charters of 16 container vessels in response to fresh US sanctions. The move comes just days after the US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) unveiled new measures targeting ships allegedly linked to Iranian interests. The sanctioned vessels had …
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https://splash247.com/sealead-drops-16-boxships-after-us-sanctions-target-iranian-linked-fleet/In its most firm action to date to counter dark fleet registrations, the Panamanian Ship Registry, the world’s second-largest flag, will no longer accept tankers or bulk carriers aged more than 15 years old. “By prioritizing quality over quantity and implementing more rigorous oversight mechanisms, it ensures that the Panamanian fleet complies with the most …
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https://splash247.com/panama-will-not-register-tankers-and-bulk-carriers-older-than-15-years/The Russian and Chinese navies are carrying out artillery and anti-submarine drills in the Sea of Japan as part of scheduled joint exercises, the Russian Pacific Fleet was quoted as saying on Sunday.The drills are taking place two days after U.S.
https://www.marinelink.com/news/russia-china-conduct-drills-sea-japan-528613
https://www.marinelink.com/news/russia-china-conduct-drills-sea-japan-528613At least 54 migrants died when a boat carrying around 150 people sank off Yemen's coast in bad weather on Sunday, with dozens still unaccounted for, health officials said.The boat capsized off the Ahwar district in Yemen's southern Abyan province on the Arabian Sea…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/migrants-die-off-yemen-528614The federal district court in Anchorage, Alaska, has entered final judgment against three Kodiak-based commercial fishing companies and their manager for multiple violations of the Clean Water Act.The court entered default judgments against company manager Corey Potter and F/V Knot EZ LLC…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/court-fines-fishing-companies-million-528616The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) and a broad coalition of every donor and energy transfer port have sent the House and Senate Appropriations Committees and the Energy and Water Development Subcommittees leaders a letter, urging…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/ports-urge-congress-reverse-528617The member Authorities of the Tokyo and the Paris Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) on Port State Control will launch a joint concentrated inspection campaign (CIC) on Ballast Water Management from September 1 to November 30.The purpose of the…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/ballast-water-management-inspection-528618Wind Multiplikator, a subsidiary of Danish company Semco Maritime, has signed a long-term charter agreement with Norwegian shipping company Norwind Offshore for a Commissioning Service Operation Vessel (CSOV), set for deployment at an offshore…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/wind-multiplikator-norwind-offshore-ink-528623Malaysian offshore services company Sapura Energy has now officially changed its name to Vantris Energy, following a shareholder vote. The name change came into effect on August 1. The rebranding is part of the company’s wider regularisation plan aimed at stabilising its financial footing and resetting its corporate direction. The plan, approved by over 99% …
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