Tuesday, November 30, 2010 Maritime News

Greenwich Shipping Opts for ShipDecision

Nov 30, 2010

Greenwich Shipping Services is the latest New York area Maritime brokerage to choose ShipDecision technology to support its business. “We had a great deal of

Commission Launches Pilot Blue Belt Project

Nov 30, 2010

The European Commission launched a pilot project designed to reduce administrative burdens in shipping. Short sea shipping is an environmentally friendly way of

Pirating of MV Albedo in the Somali Basin

Nov 30, 2010

In the early hours of 26 November, the MV Albedo was pirated approximately 900 nautical miles East of Mogadishu (Somalia). The MV Albedo is Malaysian flagged and owned,

Somalis Convicted of Piracy against USS Nicholas

Nov 30, 2010

A federal jury in Norfolk, Va., has convicted five men from Somalia of engaging in piracy and related offenses in their attack on the USS Nicholas, marking what

Initiative to Speed Offshore Wind Development

Nov 30, 2010

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar launched a “Smart from the Start” wind energy initiative for the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf to facilitate siting, leasing and construction of new projects,

Intershield Durability Confirmed by Bulker Survey

Nov 30, 2010

The performance and durability of International Paint’s anticorrosive coating Intershield 300 has been proven at the third special survey of the panamax bulk carrier MV Eleranta,

Maersk Oil Exploration License Offshore Greenland

Nov 30, 2010

According to a Nov. 29 report from The Wall Street Journal, Maersk Oil has been awarded a license covering Block 9 in Baffin Bay, offshore West Greenland. The frontier exploration block is 11,

Green Joins Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum

Nov 30, 2010

Joe Green of Portland, Ore. has joined the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum (CBMM) in St. Michaels, Md. as a shipwright apprentice. With an associate’s degree

China Shipping to Pay $293M for Eight Tankers

Nov 30, 2010

According to a Nov. 29 report from Bloomberg, China Shipping Development Co., the dry-bulk arm of the nation’s second-biggest shipping group, signed agreements to purchase eight 48,

NOAA Reviews 2010 Storms, End of Hurricane Season

Nov 30, 2010

According to NOAA the 2010 Atlantic hurricane season, which just ended, was one of the busiest on record. In contrast, the eastern North Pacific season had the

CG Admiral Calls Foss an Industry Leader

Nov 30, 2010

Foss Maritime is an industry leader in safety and compliance, U.S. Coast Guard Rear Admiral J.R. Castillo said after the company's San Francisco Bay Area-based

This Day in U.S. Coast Guard History – November 30

Nov 30, 2010

1837-Two early complainants on the efficiency of the American lighthouses, E. and G.W. Blunt, publishers of Blunt’s "Coast Pilot," submitted a statement to the Secretary of the Treasury.

This Day in U.S. Navy History – November 30

Nov 30, 2010

1942 - In Battle of Tassafaronga, last major naval action in Solomons, U.S. force prevents Japanese attempt to reprovision the Japanese troops on Guadalcanal. Six U.

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