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…
By Avigator Thailand / Shutterstock The number of maritime piracy incidents reported to the ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre in the first half of 2018 fell to its lowest number in the past 10 years, the agency reported Tuesday. From January…
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…
Fire erupted in upper decks of superstructure of container ship SALAM MESRA, anchored off Marina Barrage, Singapore, at around 1510 LT (UTC +8) Jul 16. Singapore Civil Defense Force (SCDF) firefighters and 4 boats were deployed, it took them some 5…
A fire which broke out on board an oil tanker at a ship breaking yard in Gadani, Pakistan, on July 16, has been put under control. Pakistani authorities have managed to evacuate the workers and there are no casualties reported,…
All vessels must now carry onboard a minimum of two two-way portable radio telephone apparatus for each team of firefighters. The radios must be certified for use in potentially explosive atmospheres and should otherwise be fit for purpose for crew…
Image by MAREX Ten mariners are reported missing following a collision between a tanker identified as Yong An and general cargo ship Shun Qiang 2, which sank taking down 13 members of its crew with it. The collision occurred on July…
Thailand suspended efforts on Thursday to salvage a boat that capsized and sank off its resort island of Phuket, officials said, putting the death toll in its worst tourist-related disaster in years at 46. The Phoenix had 101 on board,…
Container ship ANGELES reportedly ran aground in Pierto Cortes harbor anchorage area, Honduras, Caribbean coast, at around 0800 UTC Jul 12, after being anchored for some 2-3 hours, without any recorded movement. Probably she drifted aground, or grounded while moving…