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LR: Shipping Is Safer, But Work Still To Be Done
"In spite of the significant advances that have been made in recent years, shipping can and should become safer than it is now. This was the message from Willem de Jong…
Keeping Machinery Spaces Safe
Fire in the engineroom is one of the largest causes of ship casualties around the world, a fact highlighted in a recent Salvage Association annual review. Finland's…
Editor’s Note
If you concur, then you're in for some bad news. The scrutiny of maritime matters by lawmakers near and far is at a fever pitch worldwide. While pressure and visibility…
Cambodian Ship Sinks In Yangtze River
A Cambodian ship carrying steel sank after colliding with a Panamanian cargo-free ship in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, officials said on Friday. No injuries or casualties were reported…
JHC: Recent Hull Losses Will Increase Pressure For Rate Increases
The Joint Hull Committee in London (JHC) estimates that the total cost of recent marine hull losses to the global insurance market could be as much as $750m. in…
This Day in Naval History - Sept. 7
1776 - David Bushnell attempts to destroy a British ship-of-the-line, HMS Asia, in New York Harbor with his submarine Turtle. 1814 - USS Wasp captures HMS Avon.
Fourth Day of Rescue, Recovery Operations Continue
More than 2,580 people have been rescued off of rooftops and flooded neighborhoods since rescue operations began Monday, and joint-agency rescue operations are continuing through the day and night.
Birth of the U.S. Navy
By RP3 Bryan J. The U.S. Navy was born on 13 October 1775 by an act of the Continental Congress. Long-building political tensions between the British Empire and…