<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="statics/feed.xsl"?><rss version="2.0"><!--This web page is actually a data file that is meant to be read by RSS reader programs.--><channel><title>Safety at Sea News</title><link>http://www.safetyatsea.net</link><description>Continuously updated news covering marine safety from Safety at Sea International.</description><ttl>60</ttl><generator>TheNewsSystem</generator><pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:33:30 GMT</pubDate><item><title>Seafarer falls overboard</title><link>http://www.safetyatsea.net/secure/display.aspx?articlename=dn0020100310000011</link><description>A SEAFARER from the bulker Golden Ice was presumed dead after reportedly falling overboard into the Sea of Japan.</description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:31:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Port: Vanino</category></item><item><title>Saudis fear ‘green bubbles'</title><link>http://www.safetyatsea.net/secure/display.aspx?articlename=dn0020100310000001</link><description>OIL GIANT Saudi ARAMCO is concerned that global energy investments could be skewed by by the environmental agenda.</description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:40:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Company: Saudi Arabian Oil Co (SAUDI ARAMCO)</category></item><item><title>Manila axes maritime chief</title><link>http://www.safetyatsea.net/secure/display.aspx?articlename=dn0020100310000007</link><description>MANILA has fired the administrator of the Maritime Industry Authority after protests by shipowners and operators.</description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:39:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Company: Maritime Industry Authority</category></item><item><title>IMO raises lifeboat standards</title><link>http://www.safetyatsea.net/secure/display.aspx?articlename=dn0020100309000026</link><description>THE IMO has approved improved lifeboat safety standards, which are particularly aimed cutting accidents during drills and inspections.</description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:30:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Company: International Maritime Organization (IMO)</category></item><item><title>‘Supergrid' could be port boon</title><link>http://www.safetyatsea.net/secure/display.aspx?articlename=dn0020100309000023</link><description>THE LAUNCH of a pan-European lobby to promote an offshore ‘supergrid’ powered by wind turbines has raised the prospect of new shipping opportunities.</description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:40:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>EPA hails green ship rules</title><link>http://www.safetyatsea.net/secure/display.aspx?articlename=dn0020100309000008</link><description>US EPA boss Lisa Jackson has said international fleets are slowly changing to meet tighter pollution rules.</description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:29:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Somalis suspected in attack</title><link>http://www.safetyatsea.net/secure/display.aspx?articlename=dn0020100309000007</link><description>AN ATTEMPT to hijack a Greek bulker off India has the hallmarks of a Somali pirate attack, despite its location, a Kenyan maritime official told Fairplay today.</description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:19:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Filling Tonga's ferry gap</title><link>http://www.safetyatsea.net/secure/display.aspx?articlename=dn0020100309000004</link><description>TONGANS will be able to resume ferry travel to outer islands next month because foreign governments have agreed to replace Princess Ashika, whose sinking killed 74 people last year.</description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:15:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Port: Nuku'alofa</category></item><item><title>Singapore installs alert system</title><link>http://www.safetyatsea.net/secure/display.aspx?articlename=dn0020100309000000</link><description>A SHIPPING security panel in Singapore began an initiative today to work with the government on a system to alert masters at sea of potential attacks.</description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:22:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Company: Singapore Shipping Association</category></item><item><title>Storm closing Barca terminal</title><link>http://www.safetyatsea.net/secure/display.aspx?articlename=dn0020100308000019</link><description>A FREAK snow and rain storm in Catalonia has forced Barcelona today to order a shutdown of its main cruise terminal.</description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:08:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Port: Barcelona</category></item><item><title>New Southampton crane crash</title><link>http://www.safetyatsea.net/secure/display.aspx?articlename=dn0020100308000015</link><description>A CRANE has toppled alongside a dock in Southampton in southern England, Fairplay was told today.</description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:12:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Port: Southampton</category><category>Company: Associated British Ports 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the Indian Ocean, a security source has told Fairplay.</description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:23:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Port: Dar es Salaam</category><category>Company: Nautictank Pte Ltd</category></item><item><title>11 pirate suspects detained</title><link>http://www.safetyatsea.net/secure/display.aspx?articlename=dn0020100305000015</link><description>EU NAVFOR today detained 11 suspected pirates and destroyed two of their vessels in the southern Indian Ocean.</description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:20:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>