The classification society DNV’s maritime chief has proposed imposing speed limits on the world’s merchant fleets as a better solution to curbing emissions than carbon credit trading.  He does point out that he favors a voluntary program versus a mandatory regulation to impose speed limits.   More info can be found at the Lloyds List site.  [...]

Adding to the list of a few shipping companies who are actively altering business practices, or at least trying to, in favor of the environment and in response to fuel costs, Horizon Lines announces a new environmental program. News from the MM&P Wheelhouse Newsletter – M&P-contracted Horizon Lines has launched a multi-pronged environmental program to [...]

Photo courtesey of http://flickr.com/photos/mewerts/2237805095/ OTTAWA The Canadian Press June 23, 2008 at 7:46 PM EDT The Canadian Coast Guard needs better icebreakers, tougher regulations and more Inuit involvement to safeguard the country’s interests in the slowly opening Arctic seas, a new Senate report says. The report, released Monday, recommends that all ships entering Arctic waters [...]

The Coast Guard conducted a MEDEVAC of a crew member from the M/V Navios Galaxy 1 off of Dutch Harbor, Alaska.  Video can be found here.  Photo courtesey of the U.S. Coast Guard.   

Over the weekend, the crew of the Hanjin Dallas effected a flawless rescue off the coast of San Francisco. Upon noticing an orange smoke signal, the ship notified the Coast Guard and diverted out of the traffic separation scheme and rescued a fisherman whose boat had capsized. The rescue was completed by launching the ships [...]