Image Courtesy: Australian Transport Safety Bureau The Liberian-flagged container ship YM Efficiency lost 81 containers overboard and suffered structural damage in gale-force weather conditions. The incident also resulted in damage to a further 62 containers and damage to the ship’s…
Image Courtesy: EU Navfor The number of crew members taken hostage increased from 63 in the first half of 2017 to 102 in the first half of 2018, the second quarterly report from the ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) shows.…
SDX Energy Inc. (TSXV, AIM: SDX), the North Africa focused oil and gas company, is pleased to announce that a gas discovery has been made at its SD-3X well in the South Disouq Concession, Egypt (SDX 55% working interest and…
A total of 17 seafarers were abandoned on Kish Island, Iran, some for more than a year, while given substandard food, limited access to fresh water, and subjected to conditions equivalent to slavery, says the charity Human Rights at Sea…
Italian Navy LSS (Logistics Support Ship) VULCANO caught fire at night Jul 22 at around 2200 LT, at Fincantieri Ship Yard, La Spezia, Italy. The ship is under construction, she’s to be commissioned next year. No injuries reported. Fire seems…
XOS, a trusted partner in the petroleum industry for sulfur regulation compliance, is entering the marine market with a new solution. Petra MAX™, a portable XRF analyzer, delivers combined analysis of sulfur and harmful elements like calcium, zinc, phosphorus, and…
70 years of helping international shipping become safer, more secure and develop a greener environmental footprint – that’s what IMO is celebrating in 2018, with a series of events and commemorative productions being released throughout the year. The latest is…
Photo: By corlaffra / Shutterstock Owners of Norwegian oil rigs are considering imposing a lockout on workers as a high-stakes gamble to try to end a strike by almost 1,600 staff that began last week. A lockout would involve preventing staff…
Confusion about whether the existing ISO 8217 marine fuel quality standard will cover fuel blends produced to meet the 0.50% Sulphur limit has, hopefully, been cleared up at last week’s meeting at the International Maritime Organization. Concerns about the safety…
Mr Boakye Kyeremanteng Agyarko, Minister of Energy says Ghana is preparing to create a designated Ship-to-Ship and Bunker zones outside Tema and Takoradi Ports to regulate and safeguard the country’s liquid cargo business. According to the Minister, the Bunker Zones…