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Jul. 22, 2014
UK based company fined for ship based pollution after AMSA prosecution
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has prosecuted UK based company, Lombard Corporate Finance Limited, the owners of UK flagged car carrier, Morning Midas, following a pollution incident in Port Phillips Heads in August last year.
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Jul. 17, 2014
FREE NAVIGATIONAL MAGAZINE FOR YOUR VESSELS
InterManager members can keep in touch with the latest navigational, developments, concerns and issues by receiving a free copy of The Nautical Institute’s magazine The Navigator.
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Jul. 8, 2014
TRIO HIT OFF INDONESIA
Three more ships have been subjected to robbery attempts in Indonesian waters latest intelligence reveals.
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Jul. 7, 2014
SEVENTH TANKER ATTACKED
Another small tanker has been hijacked in the South China Sea, but it is unclear at this stage if any of its cargo has been stolen.
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Jul. 2, 2014
Appeals tribunal upholds AMSA ship detention decision
The Administrative Appeals Tribunal last week affirmed the Australian Maritime Safety Authority’s
detention of a Liberian flagged vessel SCF Yenisei, in Queensland in October 2013.
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Jul. 2, 2014
U.S. COAST GUARD FINALIZES CHANGES TO THE INLAND NAVIGATION RULES AND THEIR ANNEXES
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard announced Wednesday the publication of the final rule finalizing changes to the inland navigation rules and their annexes in 33 Code of Federal Regulations parts 83 through 88.
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Jun. 26, 2014
NIGERIAN NAVY PREVENTING USE OF ARMED GUARDS
Nigeria’s navy is forcibly preventing the use of security guards from either private military companies or the country’s own police force on ships within the country’s exclusive economic zone, despite high levels of piracy in West Africa, according to an advisory note from shipowner association BIMCO.
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Jun. 24, 2014
REQUIREMENTS FOR VESSELS CALLING IN US AFTER HAVING CALLED AT NIGERIAN PORTS
International P&I insurer The Swedish Club has advised its members that the United States Coast Guard has issued a notice in regard to vessels that have called at certain ports in Nigeria in their last five port calls.
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Jun. 24, 2014
NIGERIA AIDS PIRACY FIGHT
Nigeria has promised $150,000 to the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) to aid its campaign against piracy.
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Jun. 17, 2014
Renewed international scam alert for maritime identification cards
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) is urging people to beware of a global scam offering overseas residents a Maritime Security Identification Card (MSIC) and Australian visas to gain jobs with cruise companies.
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