Waterway And Maritime Transport News

8:22 AM EST
1/9/2012 Merchant Marine midshipmen treated for carbon monoxide exposureMore than 40 midshipmen from the United States Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, NY, were taken to the hospital Sunday night and treated for carbon monoxide poisoning. Three had to be flown to a hospital with a hyperbaric chamber. A water heater was the source of the leak.

Source:AHN Topics:Health, Illness, Economy, Business And Finance, Transport, Waterway And Maritime Transport

2:30 PM EST
12/13/2011 Cargo ship, tanker collide in Houston channelA cargo vessel and a tanker collided in the Houston Ship Channel Tuesday morning, prompting the Coast Guard to shut down portion of the seaway to vessel traffic. No one was injured and no oil spilled.

Source:AHN Topics:Disaster And Accident, Transport Accident, Maritime Accident, Economy, Business And Finance, Transport, Waterway And Maritime Transport

7:12 AM EDT
11/3/2011 U.S. officials worried about exploding shipping containers from VietnamSeveral shipping containers from Vietnam have exploded at seaports around the globe recently, killing three mechanics. U.S. maritime officials blame faulty refrigeration units processed at the Port of Kat Lai for the blasts.

Source:AHN Topics:Disaster And Accident, Industrial Accident, Economy, Business And Finance, Transport, Waterway And Maritime Transport

8:05 AM EDT
11/2/2011 Tugboat mate in fatal Delaware River collision sentenced to a yearThe tugboat operator responsible for a deadly collision between a barge and a tourist vessel last year on the Delaware River has been sentenced to one year in prison, the U.S. attorney in the eastern district of Pennsylvania announced Tuesday.

Source:AHN Topics:Crime, Law And Justice, Prosecution, Economy, Business And Finance, Tourism And Leisure, Tour Operator, Transport, Waterway And Maritime Transport

9:08 AM EDT
10/11/2011 Italy to put guards on ships after hijackingJust a day after pirates hijacked an Italian freighter, the Italian defense ministry announced that military guards would be deployed on Italian-flagged vessels plying the waters off Somalia.

Source:AHN Topics:Crime, Law And Justice, Crime, Terrorism, Economy, Business And Finance, Transport, Waterway And Maritime Transport, Politics, Government, Public Officials

8:49 AM EDT
10/7/2011 New Zealand gears up for environmental disaster amid break up, oil spill fearsLess than a week after 47,000-ton container vessel "Rena" hit a reef off the North Island and stranded there, New Zealand is gearing up for an environmental disaster amid concerns over a possible break up and oil spill into the pristine Bay of Plenty.

Source:AHN Topics:Environmental Issue, Environmental Pollution, Disaster And Accident, Transport Accident, Maritime Accident, Economy, Business And Finance, Transport, Waterway And Maritime Transport

8:23 AM EDT
9/20/2011 Cosco Busan owners, operators agree to $44 million settlement for oil spillOwners and operators of the ship that crashed into the San Francisco Bay Bridge in 2007, causing an oil spill that killed nearly 30 percent of the bay's annual herring spawn and closed 50 beaches to recreation and fishing, have agreed to pay $44 million to settle a civil lawsuit from federal and state officials.

Source:AHN Topics:Crime, Law And Justice, Prosecution, Environmental Issue, Environmental Pollution, Economy, Business And Finance, Transport, Waterway And Maritime Transport

8:10 AM EDT
9/13/2011 Manila port gets radiation detection equipmentThe governments of the Philippines and the United States formally inaugurated on Tuesday the upgrade of radiation detection equipment designed to further increase security measures at the Port of Manila.

Source:AHN Topics:Economy, Business And Finance, Transport, Waterway And Maritime Transport, Unrest, Conflicts And War, Weaponry, Politics, Diplomacy, Alliances

2:24 PM EDT
9/1/2011 Regent Seven Seas Cruises Moving to Port of Miami
Press ReleaseBeginning in the fall of 2012, Regent Seven Seas Cruises, which now operates out of Port Everglades, will join its sister company, Oceania Cruises, at the Port of Miami. Oceania has been headquartered at the Port of Miami since the upscale cruise line’s start up in 2003. The combined brands of Regent Seven Seas and Oceania Cruises will account for more than 30 ship calls annually.

Source:AHN PR Topics:Economy, Business And Finance, Company Information, Transport, Waterway And Maritime Transport, Tourism And Leisure

10:30 AM EDT
8/1/2011 Ship sinks off southern Philippine province, 178 passengers savedA Philippine passenger and cargo vessel, MV Asia Malaysia, sank Sunday morning off the coast of Iloilo, a province in the southern Philippines which is part of the Visayas area. All of its nearly 200 passengers and crew were safely rescued.

Source:AHN Topics:Disaster And Accident, Transport Accident, Maritime Accident, Economy, Business And Finance, Transport, Waterway And Maritime Transport