(philly)  The Coast Guard has identified three fishermen who are missing after their boat sank in rough seas off southern New Jersey.  Source

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• Tanker with 230,000 liters of fuel hits reef

    Local authorities are still struggling to tow to safety a tanker that hit a shallow barrier reef, off Southern Leyte, early Saturday after its engine conked out in rough seas. MT Shirly Ann, which was carrying 230,000 liters of diesel fuel, was stranded in shallow waters at about 12:30 a.m. at

• Shoreham lifeboat in yacht rescue drama

     (bognor.co.uk)  SHOREHAM’S offshore lifeboat was launched in gale-force winds and rough seas, to aid a yacht reported to be in serious trouble. The 22ft vessel was pitching in very heavy swell, more than three miles south-east of the entrance to Shoreham Harbour on Friday, August 28.  Source

• New Jersey, Delaware River fishing limits considered shad and herring

     (lehighvalleylive)  Daily personal catch limits in New Jersey from the Delaware River may be reduced if new regulations under consideration pass.  The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection proposed the limits — a reduction from 35 to 10 fish per day for blueback herring and alewife, and a reduction from six

• Although bad weather continues Illichivsk seaport cargo handling

    Illichivsk Sea Port of Ukraine continues discharging containers with vegetable oil and loading of ore train despite the rough seas. According to the Ministry of Transport and Communications of Ukraine, as of December 17, 2009 the port services are working to prevent or minimize possible damages. The port infrastructure, ships

• Race Rules Causing More Trouble at Sea

     (WSJ) In mid-summer peace appeared to be breaking out in the America’s Cup, a sailing contest better known of late for battles in the courts rather than on the seas. But a new fight is brewing just five months before the scheduled start of the competition in February in the southern Persian Gulf. 

• Race Rules Causing More Trouble at Sea

     (WSJ) In mid-summer peace appeared to be breaking out in the America’s Cup, a sailing contest better known of late for battles in the courts rather than on the seas. But a new fight is brewing just five months before the scheduled start of the competition in February in the southern Persian Gulf. 

• Mediterranean Shipping Switch NY-NJ-terminal

    Mediterranean Shipping Co. will transfer its vessel calls at the Port of New York and New Jersey from Maher Terminals to the adjacent Port Newark Container Terminal, effective Oct. 1. The Port Newark terminal covers 180 acres and has estimated annual capacity of 1 million 20-foot equivalent units. MSC will be

• Odessa port holds the full capacity

    Odessa sea port keeps operating as usual, no failures, the Ministry of Transport of Ukraine said on December 17, 2009. There had been reportedly five ship calls at Odessa Commercial Sea Port.

• Mexico approves opening oil ports after bad weather

    Mexico reopens four of its five main oil exporting ports in the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday after bad weather cleared, the Mexican Communications and Transport Ministry (SCT) said. The four ports, Coatzacaoalcos, Dos Bocas, Cayo Arcas and Frontera, were closed on Saturday and Friday because of rough seas.

• The Allure of the Seas, launched in Turku shipyard

     The Allure of the Seas, the second Oasis class vessel under construction at STX Finland’s Turku Shipyard, reached its natural element today, 20 November, 2009 as the valves of the dry dock were turned on and the vessel was launched. The Allure of the Seas is the second in a

• Storms cause a disruption of normal Oil Production Operations in the Gulf Region

    Two storms are stirring up weather in the Gulf of Mexico that will affect the production of the energy industry beginning this weekend and continuing into Monday. Ida will move northward into the southern Gulf of Mexico by Monday, likely as a hurricane.

• Oil spill skipper to face court

    The captain of the Pacific Adventurer cargo vessel that spilled more than 270,000 litres of oil off the south Queensland coast will face court in Brisbane today. Filipino national Bernardino Gonzales Santos, 47, faces one charge of disposal of oil in coastal waters, which carries a fine of up to

• Three Crew Killed in Egypt Cruise Ship Accident

     (ABC) An Italian luxury cruise ship crashed into a pier at the Red Sea port of Sharm El Sheik early today while attempting to dock in very rough weather. Source

• To pay shipping Qld spill

    The federal government will slug shipping companies to pay for the clean-up of Queensland’s worst environmental disaster. Federal Transport Minister Anthony Albanese on Friday announced the government would temporarily increase the Protection of the Sea Levy, to recover the clean-up costs of the Pacific Adventurer oil spill last March. On

• Bad weather scuppers liner visit

     (BBC)  Eight hundred tourists due to see Londonderry on Tuesday had their trip cancelled after being trapped on their cruise ship by bad weather.  They were scheduled to come ashore at Greencastle in Donegal, but the captain felt it was too rough to disembark.  Source