Thursday, September 27, 2012

Happy World Maritime Day!

The entire Amver team wishes everyone a very happy World Maritime Day! Here  is a message from IMO Secretary General Koji Sekimizu recognizing World Maritime Day.



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Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Welcome Wednesday!

Look who enrolled in Amver! That's right, you can see your ship's name here too. All you need to do is join the Amver network. What's that? You subscribe to a commercial vessel tracking service? Talk to them and see if they partner with us. If your company uses Transas, Pole Star, or Marine Track you can have your vessel reports send to Amver automatically. If you use a different vessel tracking company we can likely find a solution and have you reporting to Amver automatically. Just ask your service provider to contact the Amver office. In the meantime, help us welcome the latest members of the Amver family.
  • AFRICAN HORNBILL
  • APL YANGSHAN
  • BULK CANADA
  • CAFER DEDE
  • COTABATO TRANSPORT
  • EMERALD
  • FAXABORG
  • FIGALIA PRUDENCE
  • FLORETGRACHT
  • GAS ELIXIR
  • GENEVA QUEEN
  • LIBERTY DESTINY
  • MAMRY
  • NORDIC TIANJIN
  • NOVO
  • ROMA SNUG
  • SEATRUCK PERFORMANCE
  • SEATRUCK PRECISION
  • SG UNITED
  • SIDER LUCK
  • TRANSATLANTIC
  • ULTRA ESTERHAZY
Welcome!

Photo credit: Fotolia

Thursday, September 20, 2012

Amver Awards given at SMM


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690 German ships earned Amver awards in 2011 and many of the recipients were on hand to receive their awards on September 5, 2012. The Amver team was at SMM to present the awards at an event that included members of the U.S. Commercial Service, Berlin and the Hampton Roads Economic Development Alliance.

Congratulations to the German shipping community for a job well done! We look forward to meeting more award recipients at SMM 2014!

Photo credit: USCG Photo by Beverly Howard

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Welcome Wednesday!

29 ships enrolled in Amver last week. There's not much more to say but thank you. If your vessels aren't part of the Amver system, you should consider enrolling. Why should you participate in Amver? Because your vessel may be the only thing between life and death for a fellow mariner. Now, help us welcome the latest members of the Amver safety network.
  • ANANGEL CONQUEROR
  • ANAGEL TRUST
  • AUSTRALIA MARU
  • BAOSTEEL EDUCATION
  • BERGE BLANC
  • EAGLE SAN JUAN
  • EURO
  • FRONTLINE WAVE
  • GLOBAL GOLD
  • GLOVIS MARIA
  • HIRTA
  • IKAN SALMON
  • KITARA
  • KNIGHTSBRIDGE
  • MAERSK ILMA
  • MAERSK LIMA
  • MARBAT
  • MICHELLE C
  • NISSOS DELOS
  • NORD LONDON
  • OSHIMA ISLAND
  • PENNSYLVANIA
  • PORT DALIAN
  • PUFFIN ARROW
  • SPIKE
  • STADT FRIEBURG
  • TAIZHOU KOUAN TK0510
  • VISHVA VINAY
  • WARNOW VENUS
Photo credit: Fotolia

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Amver Awards in the Bahamas

On Wednesday, August 29, U.S. Chargé d'Affaires John Dinkelman officially recognized Bahamian registered companies and ships that consistently demonstrate strong participation in the United States Coast Guard's (USCG) Automated Mutual Assistance Vessel Rescue system.

The USCG created an annual Amver Awards Program as a way of rewarding those ships which remain "on plot" for at least 128 days in a calendar year.  Amver awards are a tribute to the support of a ship's crew, management, and ownership, which is so integral to the program's success. The basic premise of Amver is that it serves as a vehicle for mariners to help each other without regard to nationality.

The companies recognized during the Amver awards ceremony at the U.S. Embassy included Campbell Shipping Company Ltd. and Clipper Group Ltd. Each company representative was presented with a Letter of Appreciation, a Certificate of Merit to each ship, and a colored Amver pennant, representing a ship's continuous participation in the program.

In 2011, The Bahamas received twenty-three blue pennants, denoting that a vessel completed its first year of participation and is being honored for the first time.

Photo credit: U.S. State Dept
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Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Amver mourns loss of Ambassador Stevens

The Amver team was saddened to learn of the death of U.S. Ambassador to Libya J. Christopher Stevens. The Amver team works closely with our State Department partners to bring the Amver Awards to the world.

Photo credit: Fotolia

Welcome Wednesday!

We recently had an opportunity to visit the Russian Port of Dudinka where several Norilsk Nickel ships load and unload cargo. One of the vessels is named "Hope" (Nadezhda). Hope is what you provide to mariners in distress at sea. 28 more vessels have enrolled in Amver. Those are 28 more chances for hope to those lost at sea. Help us welcome them.
  • AM BREMEN
  • BOURBON LIBERTY 229
  • BOURBON LIBERTY 247
  • BUKHA
  • CAPE AZALEA
  • CAPE BUZZARD
  • CAPE UNITY
  • CORAL CRYSTAL
  • DENSA SHARK
  • GAS SUMBAWA
  • GENCO LORRAINE
  • GEORGE P
  • INTREPID HARVESTER
  • KEN STAR
  • LUBIE
  • MAYFAIR
  • MOZAH
  • OCEAN SAPPHIRE
  • PASSAMA
  • ROGER WHITE
  • SEA ENDURANCE
  • SKANDI AUKRA
  • SURENES
  • THANG LONG
  • VALIANT ACE
  • VF GLORY
  • VIETFRACHT 01
  • VIETFRACT 02
Thank you for helping ensure no call for help goes unanswered.

Photo credit: Fotolia

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Welcome Wednesday!

32 more ships have enrolled in the Amver system. As we celebrate the German Amver awards at SMM we also celebrate the latest ships to enroll in the Amver system. To the management and crew of these vessels, thank you. Will you help us welcome them?
  • AGGERSBORG
  • AKATSUKI MARU
  • APIRADEE NAREE
  • BOURBON LIBERTY 249
  • C PROSPERITY
  • CEMENMAR CUATRO
  • COSCO HOPE
  • DARYA RADHE
  • EAGLE SAN DIEGO
  • ESPIRIT
  • GLORIOSA LILY
  • GRACIOUS ACE
  • GREAT JIN
  • KEY KNIGHT
  • KOTA CAHAYA
  • LUCHADOR
  • MAERSK LABERINTO
  • MAERSK LETICIA
  • MAPLE OCEAN
  • MILAHA QATAR
  • MITO
  • PELAFIGUE TIDE
  • RTM CARTIER
  • SANTA BARBARA
  • SHIN SUMA
  • STRAIGHT OF MESSINA
  • SUNRISE SKY
  • SUPERNOVA
  • TRANSPACIFIC
  • ULTRA BELLAMBI
  • VELSHEDA
  • WATLING STREET
Photo credit: Fotolia

Monday, September 3, 2012

Amver awards at SMM

The Amver team is in Germany and wants you to be part of the German Amver awards ceremony. If you're visiting SMM on Wednesday come by Saint Petersburg Hall, near Hall A at 16:00 to see these mariners get the recognition they deserve (see details here).

690 German vessels, represented by 89 companies earned Amver awards in 2011 and this is our chance to recognize their contribution to safety at sea. We hope you will join us. You can see the invitation here.

We'll also be tweeting, the hashtag for SMM is #smmfair.

If you're interested in attending the ceremony please RSVP Mr. Benjamin Strong.