Somali Pirate Update - Nov 19th 2008
Indian warship destroys a pirate ship in the Gulf of Aden
$10m ransom demanded for captured Saudi supertanker
Somali Pirates Hijack Thai Fishing Boat & 16 Crew
Ship belonging to Iran’s state shipping lines captured off the Yemen coast
39 ships have been hijacked in the Gulf of Aden in 2008
Pirates living the high life (BBC)
Somali Pirates Hijack Saudi Oil Tanker
Just six weeks after Somali pirates had hijacked a Ukrainian ship bound for Kenya, Somali pirates have reportedly hijacked a Saudi oil tanker off the eastern coast of Africa. The 1,000 ft-long Sirius Star, which had been headed for the United States, is reported to be the largest ship hijacked to date.
Britain announced earlier this [...]
Cruise Company Sued Over Fuel Surcharges
Attorney General Bill McCollum filed a lawsuit against a Broward County cruise ship company for failing to adequately disclose fuel surcharge fees. According to the lawsuit, Imperial Majesty Cruise Line LLC has collected approximately $4m in fuel surcharges from late 2006 to present.
The company, which offers two-day cruises to the Bahamas, is also accused of [...]
Delta Queen, National Historic Landmark, Refused Exemption from SOLA
The Delta Queen, a steamboat operated by Majestic America Line, will be retired after nearly eighty years of service. While the “Safety of Life at Sea Act” classified boats with wooden superstructures as fire hazards in 1966, the Delta Queen had been operating with an exemption from congress. Without the temporary exemption that expired [...]
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Maritime News Reporter- Beware of First-Class CharterersThe International Transport Intermediaries Club (ITIC) has advised shipbrokers against using the term "first-class charterers" when conducting fixture negotiations,
- More Time to Comply with Discharge RegsA team of K&L Gates LLP environmental and maritime lawyers representing a coalition of shipping interests has obtained an order from a United States District
- No Punitive Damages for Wrongful DeathThe Supreme Court of British Columbia ruled that punitive or aggravated damages are not allowed in a wrongful death action brought under the Marine Liability Act.
- Captain of Korean Flagged Ship SentencedHae Wan Yang, 54, of South Korea, was sentenced on Dec. 30 in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to two months of home confinement in the United States and two years
- Horizon Lines Acknowledges SuitHorizon Lines, Inc. announced on Jan. 2 that it has been named as a defendant in a securities class action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District
- CMC Joins Legal Action, NY Ballast RegsThe Chamber of Marine Commerce, along with a number of other industry stakeholders, are joining forces to take legal action against the state of New York's proposed new ballast water regulations.
- FMCSA – Roadability Rule PublishedThe Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) issued its final rule addressing requirements for intermodal equipment providers (sometimes referred to as the roadability rule).
- Judge Recognizes MARAD AuthorityAs a result of the Maritime Administrator’s designation of New Jersey as an adjacent coastal state, pursuant to 33 USC 1508(a)(2), Atlantic Sea Island Group,
- India Responds to Korea Court DecisionIn response to questions on the decision of the Court in the Republic of Korea to sentence two Indian mariners, an Indian government spokesperson said, on Dec. 15,
- Liability Warning – Signing Purchase OrdersThe International Transport Intermediaries Club (ITIC) says suppliers of goods and services in the marine industries are increasingly turning to shipmanagers for
- Beware of First-Class Charterers
