August 27, 2018 / by Sherritta Ablah-Wetsi / Maritime Industry / 0 comments
Image Courtesy: EUNAVFOR The Panama-flagged tanker Pantelena, which went missing on August 14, has been found in the waters of Congo, the Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed on Friday, August 24. The ministry said that the 17 Georgian sailors on board are reported to be alive and well, adding that the ship was heading toward Lome, […]
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Seven Dead as Cargo Ship Sinks in China
August 30, 2018 / by Sherritta Ablah-Wetsi / Maritime Industry / 0 comments
File Image: International Maritime Organization (IMO) Seven people have died after a cargo ship sank in the Beijiang River, in south China’s Guangdong Province, Chinese official media said quoting local authorities. The report said that the ship, Yueyingde Cargo 8030, capsized and sank at 11:30 p.m. on Monday. All the seven bodies had been recovered by 5:45 […]
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Tema Port collaborates with United State Coast Guards on security
August 29, 2018 / by Sherritta Ablah-Wetsi / Port News / 0 comments
The United States Coast Guard has conducted an International Ship and Port Facility Security Code (ISPS Code) audit of the Port of Tema. The ISPS Code audit is a comprehensive set of measures to enhance the security of ships and port facilities, developed in response to the perceived threats to ships and port facilities. The […]
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Organizing the switch to low Sulphur fuel
August 29, 2018 / by Sherritta Ablah-Wetsi / Maritime Industry / 0 comments
The International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) decision to implement a 0.50 per cent cap on Sulphur emissions has created uncertainty amongst vessel operators. Questions are already being asked about how to comply with the changing emissions target, what types of fuels will be available and where. However, ensuring compliance isn’t just about fuel selection; the actual […]
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Fire Breaks Out on Board Greek Ferry, Passengers Evacuated
August 29, 2018 / by Sherritta Ablah-Wetsi / Maritime Industry / 0 comments
A roll-on/roll-off passenger ship carrying more than 1,000 people on board caught fire while it was en-route to Chania, Greece, in the early morning hours of August 29. The fire occurred in a car parking compartment of Eleftherios Venizelos while the ship was sailing between the islands of Hydra and Ag. Georgiou, the Hellenic Fire […]
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GHANA SHIPPERS’ AUTHORITY ORGANISES BIDDER’S CONFERENCE FOR BOANKRA INLAND PORT PROJECT
August 27, 2018 / by Sherritta Ablah-Wetsi / Maritime Industry / 0 comments
The Ghana Shippers’ Authority has organized a bidder’s conference for six companies that have been shortlisted out of the initial 29 who expressed interest to invest in the boankra inland port project near Kumasi in the Ashanti Region. This very important infrastructure would link the ports of Tema and Takoradi to the inner parts of […]
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Missing Tanker Found After Nine Days, Crew Alive and Well
August 27, 2018 / by Sherritta Ablah-Wetsi / Maritime Industry / 0 comments
Image Courtesy: EUNAVFOR The Panama-flagged tanker Pantelena, which went missing on August 14, has been found in the waters of Congo, the Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed on Friday, August 24. The ministry said that the 17 Georgian sailors on board are reported to be alive and well, adding that the ship was heading toward Lome, […]
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First Sankofa gas deliveries to Ghana’s power producers
August 22, 2018 / by Sherritta Ablah-Wetsi / General Energy News / 0 comments
Offshore Cape Three Points (OCTP) has started delivery of gas from the Sankofa field to GNPC, marking the beginning of stable supplies of cost effective and environmentally friendly, domestic fuel for Ghana’s power sector. In addition, Ghana will benefit significantly from GNPC’s carried and participating interest in the project, Ghana’s royalty share of oil and […]
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Tanker with 19 Crew Missing in Piracy-Plagued West African Waters
August 22, 2018 / by Sherritta Ablah-Wetsi / Piracy / 0 comments
MarineTraffic.com A tanker vessel with 19 crew members on board, most of them Georgians, has gone missing in pirate-plagued waters off Gabon in West Africa and no word has been heard from it for a week, the ship’s managers and the crew agency said on Wednesday. Communication was lost with the Panama-registered Pantelena at about […]
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Injured Crew Member Medevaced from DHT’s VLCC
August 20, 2018 / by Sherritta Ablah-Wetsi / Maritime Industry / 0 comments
Illustration/Image Courtesy: Pxhere under Public Domain license An injured crew member of a 332-meter long very large crude carrier (VLCC) DHT Lotus was medevaced on Friday night, August 17, 2018, while the vessel was passing along the South African coast. A 38-year-old Indian crewman had to be medically evacuated to a hospital for an eye […]
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Global warming is making oceans so acidic, they may reach the pH they were 14 million years ago
August 20, 2018 / by Sherritta Ablah-Wetsi / Environment / 0 comments
We already know plastic waste leads to a colossal level of marine pollution and threatens the lives and habitats of many animals and plants. We also know sunscreen can bleach coral and destroy whole reefs and that even traces of drugs can tip the hormonal balance of various marine animals. Man is to blame for […]
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