Readers’ Picks of the Week (22nd-26th of Dec)

December 28, 2014

World’s Biggest Containership Drops Anchor in Singapore
	The world’s biggest containership CSCL Globe paid a maiden call at Pasir Panjang port, Singapore, the Strait Times writes.…Read more

Egypt Charges Al-Safat’s Captain, First Officer with Manslaughter
	Egypt’s Prosecutor General Hisham Barakat ordered on Saturday that the captain and first officer of a Kuwaiti container ship Al-Safat are to be refereed to a criminal court over charges of manslaughter in connection…Read more

US Navy Scraps Historic Aircraft Carrier
	The U.S. Navy on December 22 awarded a contract for the towing and dismantling of the decommissioned aircraft carrier Ranger (CV 61) to International Shipbreaking, Ltd.…Read more

US President Signs USCG and Maritime Transportation Act
	The U.S. President Barack Obama signed into law on December 19 the Howard Coble Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2014. Earlier this month, this bipartisan legislation passed both U.S. Chambers of Congr…Read more

Australia to Ban Supertrawlers
	The Australian Government will move to ban supertrawlers from Australian waters, Senator Richard Colbeck, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture said.…Read more