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Apr. 28, 2016
Piracy: Violent Attacks on the Increase
As piracy on the world’s seas continues to fall, new figures from the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) International Maritime Bureau (IMB) highlight growing violence off the coast of West Africa, where 44 seafarers have been captured so far this year.
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Apr. 28, 2016
Philippines Calls for Joint Anti-Piracy Patrols
The Philippines has been discussing coordinated naval patrols on its southern maritime borders with Indonesia and Malaysia to protect shipping after attacks and kidnappings by Islamist militants, its foreign minister said on Thursday.
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Apr. 28, 2016
U.S. Coast Guard Clarifies Container Weighing Stance
On Thursday, the U.S. Coast Guard filed an equivalency with the IMO regarding the determination of container weights.
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Apr. 28, 2016
M/V RIVER PRIDE" - IMO no.: 8324593 refused access to the Paris MoU region and released
The above named vessel was detained in port of Varna (Bulgaria) on 30th March 2016.
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Apr. 27, 2016
Coast Guard Warns of Recall on Emergency Beacon
On Tuesday, the U.S. Coast Guard issued an urgent marine safety alert for shipowners and operators announcing the recall of certain Kannad SAFELINK brand Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRBs).
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Apr. 27, 2016
E.U. Presents New Arctic Policy
The European Commission presented its new Arctic policy on Wednesday. The policy aims to protect the Arctic, to promote sustainable use of resources and to promote international cooperation and engagement with indigenous peoples.
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Apr. 27, 2016
Tanker Carrying Libyan Oil Blacklisted by U.N.
The United Nations Security Council Libya sanctions committee blacklisted on Wednesday an Indian-flagged tanker carrying crude oil shipped by the rival eastern Libya government, said diplomats, which would prevent it from entering any ports.
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Apr. 26, 2016
Freighter Captain Charged for Oil Spill on Earth Day
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has charged the captain and the owner of the Marshall Islands-flagged general cargo vessel South Wind with several violations of water pollution regulations.
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Apr. 26, 2016
Experts discuss implementing Ballast Water Management Convention
An IMO-GloBallast expert workshop dealing with risk assessment and decision support tools to support the implementation of the Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention is taking place at IMO Headquarters, London (25-26 April).
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Apr. 25, 2016
Officer Sentenced to Jail for Fatal Collision
On Monday, the former second mate of the ferry Scottish Viking was sentenced to jail for his role in the August 2010 collision with the fishing vessel Homeland, which resulted in the death of a young fisherman.
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