Pirates boarded 37 ships and kidnapped 22 seafarers in the first quarter of 2020, the latest report from the ICC International Maritime Bureau (IBM) shows. In total, the bureau received reports of 47 attacks in the first three months of this year, with the Gulf of Guinea remaining the world’s piracy
U.S. offshore vessel operator Hornbeck Offshore has entered into a restructuring support agreement for comprehensive balance sheet restructuring.
The Australian Government has allowed non-cruise maritime crews to carry out crew changes, helping alleviate the crisis seafarers have been faced with amid COVID-19 restrictive measures. Announcing the decision last week, the Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said that the Australian Governme
Norwegian vessel owner Solstad Offshore has delivered its DLB Norce Endeavour lay pipe barge to Italian oilfield contractor Saipem.
Crystal Expedition Cruises postpones the launch of its polar-class expedition ship, Crystal Endeavor, due to shipyard shutdown.
South Korean shipbuilding giant Samsung Heavy Industries has received an order to build two liquefied natural gas-powered very large crude carriers. The order worth 253.6 billion Korean won ($209.2 million) was placed by a Bermuda-based ship owner, Samsung said on Tuesday. Samsung did not reveal the
The South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) is working with South African Police Services on an investigation into an alleged throwing overboard of two stowaways by the crew of a foreign cargo vessel off South Africa. SAMSA said that the two men from Tanzania, believed to be stowaways, had r
A group of 668 seafarers landed today at an airport in Manilla, the Philippines, breaking the 13,000 figure of repatriated seafarers who were displaced by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The latest wave is the second of three groups planned to arrive today in the country’s capital as part of a massiv
German giant Volkswagen Group said it will soon have at disposal two LNG-fueled vessels it chartered from Siem Car Carriers. The sister vessels named Siem Confucius and Siem Aristotle during a ceremony at Xiamen Shipbuilding’s yard in China last year will replace two of Volkswagen’s nine conventiona
SAFEEN, a maritime service arm of Abu Dhabi Ports, has acquired a Post Panamax bulk carrier, the largest vessel ever to join its fleet. Built in Romania and in service since 2006, the vessel will operate under the name Hafeet and will initially undergo an extensive conversion, prior to commencing op
Royal IHC recently completed simulator training for the dredging crew of the Irrigation Department of the Government of Thailand. This training program was held following the sale of two IHC Beaver 40 vessels. According to IHC, the crew members of both dredgers were able to improve their operational
A Greece-flagged crude oil carrier was towed to safety after sustaining mechanical problems on the Bosphorus on April 12.
A worker has died onboard the Saipem FDS vessel, currently located in the port district of Waalhaven in Rotterdam. While the death was initially suspected to be linked to the coronavirus, Dutch authorities have confirmed it has occurred due to natural causes.
The US CDC has extended a ‘No Sail Order’ for all cruise ships during the coronavirus pandemic.
