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The European Commission has taken the penultimate step before making a formal complaint to the Court of Justice by issuing a warning to Italy, Portugal, Austria, Luxembourg, Greece and Finland that they…

Meeting the requirements of the "one man engine room" an automatic salinity indicating system has been installed aboard the LNG Hilli. The McNab system will measure up to 10 channels of salinity…

ABS has released the first Guidance Notes on Ergonomic Design of Navigation Bridges. ABS safety manager, Denise McCafferty says, "When bridge activities rely on interfaces that are awkward for the mariner, human…

Single-hull oil tankers have been banned from European ports with effect from 21 October 2003The Regulation banning single-hull oil tankers from European ports was published in the EU?s Official Journal on 21…

U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge announced new port security initiatives and investments to provide increased international cooperation, greater use of technology, and additional funds for port security facility enhancements." Through…