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  • Tanker Fire at Gadani Shipbreaking Yard Still Active

    3 November 2016

    The fire is still ongoing at the Gadani shipbreaking yard in Pakistan following a series of explosions aboard an oil tanker on November 1, according to IndustriALL global union. The union added that up to 150 workers are still trapped inside the 1995-built tanker Aces, which supposedly ignited due to gas wielding processes undertaken during the dismantling […]

  • Calumet Refloated, Traffic Back to Normal in Soo Locks

    14 August 2017

    The cargo vessel Calumet, a 629-foot ship that ran aground on the north side of Sugar Island Wednesday, was refloated Friday, at approximately 8:50 PM local time, after the United States Coast Guard approved a salvage plan submitted by Grand River Navigation, the vessel’s owner. The St. Marys River, which had been closed to commercial […]

  • 11 Indian Crew Rescued from Sunken Ship

    21 July 2017

    Eleven crew members of MV ITT Panther cargo ship were rescued after their ship sank some 200 nautical miles from Port Blair, on Thursday, July 20, India’s Defence Ministry said. The crew managed to send a distress signal to the Coast Guard once their ship started listing beyond control only to capsize shortly after. The […]

  • Fire Erupts aboard Maersk Boxship

    23 August 2017
    Business & Finance

     A fire broke out on board the Dutch-flagged containership Maersk Pembroke on August 22 while underway some 125 nautical miles South West of Ireland. The fire was reported at 01:30 CET in the 2,902 TEU vessel’s engine room, a Maersk Line spokesperson confirmed to World Maritime News. “The fire originated from an auxiliary engine and is reported […]

  • Three Die from Suffocating on Ship Berthed at Sohar Port

    2 October 2017

    Three seafarers lost their lives onboard a cargo ship anchored at the Port of Sohar on September 30, Oman’s Public Authority for Civil Defence and Ambulance (PACDA) informed.  The men, all of them Asian nationals, died from inhaling wood-preserving chemicals inside the unnamed ship, PACDA posted on Facebook. As explained, the seafarers fell inside a […]

  • Calcium Hypochlorite Suspected Cause of APL Austria’s Fire

    8 March 2017

    The suspected cause of the fire on board the Liberian cargo vessel APL Austria is a chemical known as “calcium hypochlorite”, the South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) said citing preliminary investigation findings. The chemical was found stowed under deck in No.4 cargo hold, where the fire broke out. Calcium hypochlorite is commonly used for sanitation and […]

  • One Dead, Three Hospitalized after Gas Leak aboard Ship

    14 February 2017
    Business & Finance

    One Vietnamese seaman died and three others were hospitalized after inhaling toxic fumes aboard the general cargo ship Vimaru Pearl, according to local media. The injured seafarers were reportedly taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital on February 13 after their vessel arrived at Kota Kimbalu Port, Sabah, Malaysia. At the time of the incident, which occurred due […]

  • Over 30 Migrants Die after Falling from Overcrowded Boat off Libya

    25 May 2017
    Business & Finance

    Over thirty people drowned, including seven children, after an overcrowded wooden boat with approximately 750 people on board listed causing hundreds of people to fall in the water on May 24 off the coast of Libya. “As the distribution of life jackets was completed, a sudden movement of the desperate people on board destabilised the boat […]

  • Canada: A.F. Theriault & Son Ltd Delivers RAnger 2400 Class Fireboat American United

    12 October 2011

    In October 2011, the new RAnger 2400 Class Fireboat, American United was delivered to the Massachusetts Port Authority, Boston by the builder A.F. Theriault & Son Ltd., of Meteghan River, Nova Scotia, Canada. The vessel, named in remembrance of September 11, 2001, was designed by Robert Allan Ltd. of Vancouver, B.C., who worked closely with […]

  • ICS Board Meets in London, UK

    8 February 2012
    Business & Finance

    The Board of Directors of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), whose member national shipowners’ associations represent all sectors and trades and over 80% of the world merchant fleet, met in London on 6 February. Piracy ICS members reviewed the continuing threat to shipping from Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean. Noting that the capability […]

  • Moore Stephens: Vessel Operating Costs Expected to Rise over Next Two Years

    31 October 2013
    Business & Finance

    Vessel operating costs are expected to rise by more than three per cent in both 2013 and 2014 according to a new survey by international accountant and shipping consultant Moore Stephens. The survey is based on responses from key players in the international shipping industry, predominantly shipowners and managers in Europe and Asia. Those responses […]

  • 2022 in review: Some of the major incidents related to offshore oil & gas

    3 January 2023
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    Action has been taken to minimise the risks of accidents and improve safety of offshore oil & gas infrastructure, but incidents still occur.

  • IMO’s MSC to Adopt Amendments to International Convention for SOLAS

    3 June 2013
    Business & Finance

    IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) meets at the Organization’s London Headquarters for its 92nd session from 12 to 21 June 2013. The MSC is expected to adopt amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) relating to passenger drills; discuss preliminary recommendations arising from the Costa Concordia incident; and consider […]

  • Four Dead, Three Kidnapped After Pirates Attack Dredger in Gulf of Guinea

    6 January 2020

    Four persons were killed following a pirate attack on a hopper dredger in the Gulf of Guinea.

  • IMB: Pirate Dies in Attack on Tanker off Nigeria

    24 November 2016
    Business & Finance

    An unknown number of pirates armed with automatic weapons in a speed boat approached and fired at a tanker while it was some 61 nautical miles off the coast of Bayelsa Coast, Nigeria, according to data provided by IMB Piracy Reporting Centre. Alarm aboard the vessel was raised, while the onboard security team returned fire in the attack, […]

  • Port of Oakland: Dockworker Falls Off Ship to His Death

    1 April 2020

    A longshore worker fell to his death from the deck of a containership berthed at the Port of Oakland, California.

  • More than 30 Dead after Ferry Sinks off Indonesia

    5 July 2018

    More than 30 people died following the capsizing of a ferry in the waters off Indonesia on Tuesday.

  • USA: Tennessee, USACE Ink Partnership Agreement

    2 April 2012

    Tennessee agencies and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials signed a new partnership agreement today that reaffirms a commitment to cooperate and communicate with each other to achieve mutual water resource goals aimed at improved quality of life for citizens. The federal and state agencies last signed a partnership agreement in 2009. Flood responses on […]

  • Authorities Raid SHI’s Offices Following Crane Incident

    4 May 2017
    Business & Finance

    South Korean police officials have raided a number of Samsung Heavy Industries’ offices in the aftermath of a crane incident which caused the deaths of six workers at the shipyard’s Geoje facility on May 1, Yonhap News Agency cited relevant authorities. Up to 30 investigators were reportedly sent to collect workbooks and manuals on safety regulations and […]

  • Striking Lisbon Dockers Facing Massive Layoffs

    27 May 2016
    Business & Finance

    The Lisbon Port Operators Association, which represents the interests of the companies operating in the Lisbon port, has resorted to collective sacking of striking Lisbon dockers. According to the Lisbon dockers union SETC (Sindicato dos Estivadores) over 300 workers could be targeted by the measure. Portugal’s association of civil workers Sindicato Nacional dos Assistentes Sociais (SNAS) […]

  • Injured Seafarer Dies on Bulker off South Africa

    20 October 2017

    A critically injured crewman died on board the bulk carrier MV Grand Amanda off South Africa on October 19, the country’s National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) informed. Geoff McGregor, NSRI East London station commander, said that NSRI was alerted by the Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) of the crewman who suffered injuries and fractures to both […]

  • Report: USCG Investigating Death aboard Chemical Tanker

    16 November 2017

    The United States Coast Guard has launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death on board the tanker Argent Sunrise, moored off the coast of Richmond, California the local media report. The body of a man in his 30s was recovered from the vessel on Monday, following a report from a shipping agent on Sunday, […]

  • Union: Crew Member of CSL Spruceglen Dies

    17 October 2018

    A crew member of CSL Spruceglen died while working on board the ship on October 16.

  • 11 Crew Airlifted from Sinking Ship off Hong Kong

    28 August 2017

    Eleven crew members have been evacuated from a sinking cargo ship, identified as Hong-Tai 176, while underway in the waters of Hong Kong as tropical cyclone Pakhar battered the area. The vessel sent a distress call while en route some 64 nautical miles east of Hong Kong on Sunday morning, August 27, with 11 crew members on […]

  • Fatal Accidents Rise at Bangladeshi Shipbreaking Yards

    28 June 2016
    Business & Finance

    At least five shipbreaking workers have been killed and five more severely injured in a series of fatal accidents at the beaching yards in Bangladesh in only one month, according to data provided by NGO Shipbreaking Platform. At the end of May a worker died at Seiko Steel shipbreaking yard when he fell from great heights, […]