HMM, South Korea’s main container liner operator, has appointed the country’s first woman chief engineer. Go Hae-yern worked her way up after 11 years with the company and on 12 December 2019, HMM announced that […]
Four crew members of an Indonesian cargo boat were rescued by a passing chemical tanker after their craft capsized. The four men, comprising the boat captain and crew members, were on KM Bahari Indah 5 […]
After 35 days in captivity, nine crew members taken hostage from the bulk carrier MV Bonita off Cotonou, Benin, have been released. The ship’s Norwegian owner, J.J. Ugland, said that following the crew’s release on […]
Danish safety solution and service provider VIKING Life-Saving Equipment has acquired Drew Marine’s Fire Safety and Rescue (FSR) division, a move that will see VIKING’s global volume, reach, and technical competencies for marine firefighting equipment […]
Norwegian insurance provider Gard has issued advisory concerning container lashing practices, warning that over-tightening container lashing equipment is just as dangerous as under-tightening. The loss of containers at sea is a problem for the industry […]
Senior international maritime stakeholders have been meeting in Vietnam to work on building counter-piracy capacity in the Asia-Pacific region. The meeting programme is being co-hosted by the Vietnam Coast Guard and the Singapore-based Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia Information Sharing […]
Shipping operations at Port Botany container terminal are expected to close again on 10 December, the second time in a week. Fires have been encircling Sydney, choking the city in smoke in recent weeks. The […]
Maritime fatalities in New Zealand have almost halved since 2015, down 44% according to the Maritime NZ annual report released in December 2019. Twenty people were killed in New Zealand ports and harbours in the […]
On Tuesday 3 December, crude oil tanker Nave Constellation was attacked by pirates, resulting in the kidnapping of 18 Indian seafarers and 1 Turkish national. This incident happened 142 km off Bonny Island, Nigeria. No […]
The Chinese seafarers’ union, the National Committee of the Chinese Seamen and Construction Workers’ Union, has reached an agreement with the China Shipowners’ Association to raise Chinese seafarers’ minimum wages by 4% for 2020–21. In […]
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