By Paul Tullis (Bloomberg) –Biendi Maganga-Moussavou had a problem. As Gabon’s minister of fisheries, agriculture and food security, he helps oversee the African country’s marine protected areas, some of the most extensive…
https://gcaptain.com/new-vms-technology-hopes-to-improve-fisheries-monitoring/
American Club Member Alert (December 30, 2021) re – World Health Organisation (WHO) interim Covid-19 guidance for management of Covid-19 onboard caro ships and fishing vessels
| DECEMBER 30, 2021 WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO) INTERIM COVID-19 GUIDANCE FOR MANAGEMENT OF COVID-19 ONBOARD CARGO SHIPS AND FISHING VESSELS |
| The World Health Organization (WHO) has recently released An implementation guide for the management of COVID-19 on board cargo ships and fishing vessels. It incorporates... |
Failure of a diesel generator caused an engine room fire aboard a commercial fishing vessel in the Gulf of Mexico, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. No injuries were…
National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chair Jennifer Homendy is set to host a virtual roundtable next month on improving fishing vessel safety. The commercial fishing industry remains largely uninspected and…
A tuna fishing boat based on the island of Fiji was banned on Wednesday from importing seafood in the USA. It is because of accusations levied on it of enslaving its crew members. The ban is a proactive effort of the United States to prevent the commodities produced through forced labour away from its coasts and from entering the country.
The US Customs and Border Protection also issued an order to prevent the entry of any shipments from Hangton 112. This is a longliner run by a Chinese national...
ERMA FIRST adds world’s smallest ballast water treatment system to product range
Global ballast water equipment manufacturer ERMA FIRST is bringing the world’s smallest and easiest to install ballast water treatment system to the international market through its acquisition of US firm oneTANK LLC.
oneTANK, a subsidiary of naval architecture and marine engineering firm Glosten, has developed a small scale innovative, low-cost, IMO Revised G8 Code and United States Coast Guard compliant system.
Based...
exactEarth Ltd. has signed an agreement with MDA to provide advanced Satellite-AIS data services as part of MDA’s recently announced Dark Vessel Detection (“DVD”) program for the Government of Canada. The DVD program is intended to detect and identify vessels that have switched off their AIS transponders and are engaged in illegal, unreported and unregulated (“IUU”) fishing.
IUU fishing is a global problem that results in significant economic loss – estimated at $23 billion per year by the...
The U.S. Coast Guard has announced it will convene of a formal marine casualty investigation into the capsizing of a commercial fishing vessel with the loss of two lives at…
The Gulf of Guinea is a vast and diverse region stretching from Senegal to Angola, covering approximately 6,000 km of coastline. It is an important shipping zone transporting oil and gas, as well as goods to and from central and southern Africa. On any one day there are around 1,500 fishing vessels, tankers, and cargo ships navigating its waters, says an article published in allAfrica.
EU Gulf of Guinea Action PlanPiracy, armed robbery at sea, kidnapping of seafarers, illegal fishing, smuggling...
https://mfame.guru/eu-maritime-security-factsheet-of-the-gulf-of-guinea/
Ship collisions are still a major problem: can AI help?, writes Baihbav Mishra...
https://mfame.guru/ai-based-collision-avoidance-system-to-evade-vessel-collisions/