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A fire broke out at the engine room of the Turkish cargo ship ‘Kilic 1’, off the coast of Greece, on November 20. Kilic 1 which had left Tunisia for Turkey, carries twenty tons of diesel oil in her tanks.…
Only four African countries are members of IUMI. Credit: Getty Images The International Union of Marine Insurance’s (IUMI’s) newly appointed ambassador for Africa has said that he will start to engage with African maritime nations immediately. Speaking at the IUMI’s…
Clean up efforts are underway after a vessel collision caused an oil spill near Port Arthur, Texas. The U.S. Coast Guard said an estimated 13,272 gallons of marine diesel fuel was discharged after an accident involving the towing vessel Savage Pathfinder and…
The South African Maritime Safety Authority has issued an urgent warning to vessels east of South Africa to be on the lookout for cargo containers that reportedly fell from a containership off the coast of Durban a week ago. According…
A containership operated by Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has reportedly lost a number of containers while sailing between Port Elizabeth and Durban, South Africa. As informed, a total of thirteen containers fell off the 9,411 TEU boxship MSC Chloe while…
A smoldering fire erupted in a consignment of 5,000 tonnes of nickel oxide in a warehouse at the Port of Antwerp on August 11, causing the port authority to evacuate seagoing vessels in the vicinity. The fire broke out on…
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority issued a marine notice, reminding vessel owners, operators and masters of the importance of stowing cargo in accordance with approved arrangements. All cargo, whether carried on or under deck, should be stowed and secured…
International shipping industry organizations, with military support, have launched a new website dedicated to providing comprehensive maritime security guidance to companies and mariners. Launched yesterday, the new website www.maritimeglobalsecurity.org provides security-related guidance produced by the industry as well as…
Maersk Line’s ultra large containership Maersk Honam, which suffered a serious fire on March 6, berthed at Jebel Ali port on Sunday, May 27, after a two-month long ordeal at sea. The remaining hotspots on board were extinguished last week…
Illustration; Image Courtesy: US Navy The number of piracy incidents doubled off the coast of East Africa in 2017 compared to 2016, according to the annual State of Piracy report released today by One Earth Future’s (OEF) Oceans Beyond…
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