Image Courtesy: Philippine Coast Guard A fire broke out on board a passenger ferry MV Lite Ferry 28 on Sunday, September 2, while the ship was in the vicinity of Taloot Port Argao, Cebu, the Philippine Coast Guard informed. The ferry…
Illustration; Image Courtesy: Shape Nato/Flickr under public domain license Two crew members of a Maltese-flagged chemical tanker have died following inhalation of toxic fumes while working in one of the ship’s tanks. The Norwegian police said that the two sailors…
Photo: RINA RINA, has launched a Digital Ship Notation, now available for shipowners willing to demonstrate the added value of their ship or fleet through the efficient use of digital technology. GNV is the first company to receive the new…
Image Courtesy: Pxhere Two injured crewmen were evacuated from a bulk carrier off Port Elizabeth, South Africa, on August 28, the country’s National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) informed. The crew members sustained injuries after a wave washed over the 177-meter-long MV…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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.…