Israel’s State Comptroller has released its investigative report into the import of live animals, indicating that in many cases the Ministry of Agriculture did not sanction importers or shipowners that did not meet the conditions required for livestock imports. Consequently, the industry has had cases of poor animal welfare and disease outbreaks amongst people and […]
On the eve of the 75th anniversary of victory in Europe, the trailing suction hopper dredger UKD Marlin encountered what may have been a timely memento of the Second World War. The crew of the ABP-operated dredger believes that they witnessed an undiscovered war-era bomb explode. The UKD Marlin was conducting routine maintenance dredging on […]
The Accident Investigation Board Norway (AIBN) has compiled the results of the investigations of seven accidents which have occurred since 2010, where single-handed fishermen have perished after falling overboard during pot fishing. Pot fishing stands out as the type of fishing that carries the greatest risk of falling overboard, says AIBN, and it is when […]
The two halves of Australia’s first Arafura Class OPV have been brought together to form a complete hull by builders Luerssen Australia and ASC. It was the largest industrial maneuver that has ever been conducted at Osborne Naval Shipyard in South Australia. The two blocks, weighing 1,000 tonnes in total, were maneuvered into place millimeters […]
Sinopec, China’s leading energy and chemical company, has put China’s largest petrochemical port into operation with the successful docking and unloading of the VLCC New Renown from the Middle East. The tanker called at the new 300,000-ton crude oil terminal at Sinopec Zhongke Refinery Port. About a kilometer from Sinopec’s refinery plant, the petrochemical port […]
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released a Marine Accident Brief about an accident involving the towing vessel Mary Lucy Lane which was pushing a tow of 12 barges. It was locking southbound at the Markland Locks & Dam on the Ohio River when it struck the lock’s wall, then its guard wall, causing […]
Three cruise ships will be laid up at the Port of Oakland in the U.S. while the U.S. embargoes cruise operations. According to the Port, two Norwegian Cruise Line vessels will tie up at Oakland’s Outer Harbor Terminal, which is currently not in use for the Port’s container shipping business. Another will dock at Howard […]
The year was 1972. TOR Line had ordered two remarkable passenger ferries. At the time Salen’s owned two thirds of Tor Line and its newbuilding department was set to manage the project. The two ships were designed to sail between Gothenburg, Sweden, and Felixstowe, England on a very tight schedule. One departure every day from […]
The nation of Bangladesh has a population of some 170 million people with over 3,800 kilometers of year round navigable waterways and almost 6,000 kilometers of rainy monsoon season navigable waterways. While the capital of Dhaka is Asia’s fastest growing city with some 18 million population and streets clogged with slow moving traffic, the nation […]
Two crewmembers have been kidnapped from a general cargo vessel off Equatorial Guinea in the Gulf of Guinea, according to security company Dryad Global. The incident occurred two nautical miles from Malabo on May 9. The pirates reportedly used ladders to board the Rio Mitong from a speedboat. A Russian and a Ukrainian are believed […]
The Flag States of Panama and Liberia join together to strongly support IMO Circular Letter No.4204/Add.14 for the “Recommended Framework of Protocols Ensuring Safe Ship Crew Changes and Travel During the COVID-19 Pandemic”. Liberia and Panama support the careful facilitation of the world’s seafarers conducting safe crew changes. Both Panama and Libera call upon […]
Friday marks the 75th anniversary of the Allied forces’ victory in Europe, and despite the COVID-19 pandemic, veterans and leaders around the world set aside time to mark the historic occasion and pay respect to the soldiers, sailors and airmen who defeated Nazi Germany. At the World War II Memorial in Washington, eight veterans joined […]
