Captain Richard Phillips, the Master aboard the Maersk Alabama during the hostage drama that played out on the high seas off Somalia in 2009 has written a book on the ordeal. The 286-page hardcover, titled “A Captain’s Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALS and Dangerous Days at Sea,” hits bookstores Tuesday. Capt. Phillips says he learned [...]

This is the strange story of the forgotten Hawaii Super Ferry, the High Speed Vessel (HSV) Huakai.  For those not familiar with this ferry, it was originally built to provide inter-island high speed ferry service for the Hawaiian Islands.  Hawaii Superferry built two aluminum catamarans at Austal USA in Mobile, AL.  Upon starting service in [...]

North American Emission Control Area to be established, while energy efficient ships remain on the drawing board.

The IMO’s Maritime Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC) is meeting this week in London to discuss a variety of topics related to environmental protection in the maritime environment.  The centerpiece of the meeting is the reduction of greenhouse gases from international shipping.  The committee is expected to adopt a set of amendments to the MARPOL international [...]

The S.S. United States – once the flagship of the U.S. Merchant Marine, and one of the grandest ships ever constructed in the U.S. is now closer to what many fear to be her final days.  The ship is reportedly being shown to potential scrappers by the ship’s current owner, Norwegian Cruise Lines, a subsidiary [...]