The government of Norway recently announced that it is going to install a new search-and-rescue (SAR) base at Tromsø, on the country’s northern coast. Ingvil Smines Tybring-Gjedde, the country’s minister of public security, said that […]
South Africa’s east coast ports of Durban and Richards Bay have received two new helicopters, valued at USD16.7 million, to transfer marine pilots to and from vessels. The helicopters, which are manufactured by Italian global […]
The South African immigration authority has issued a ruling that it will no longer permit stowaways to be landed at the country’s ports, with immediate effect. As a result, if the authority is called to […]
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) tipped off the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) on Wednesday morning, 11 September, that crew on board the Hong Kong-flagged MV Xing Jing Hai bulk carrier in the port […]
Australian customs authorities have introduced strict new regulations on container imports to prevent an East Asian brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) infestation. The heightened biosecurity measures will apply to all vessels that berth, load, or […]
The International Maritime Bureau (IMB) has released statistics that show a decrease in the number of reported West African piracy incidents, but the problem will not abate for good until serious and systemic new measures […]
Two workers have died and 13 others were injured as the result of a heavy cable collapsing and hitting workers at Bangladesh’s Ziri Subedar ship breaking yard on 31 August. The injured workers were rushed […]
Disney Cruise Lines has come under fire for choosing not to evacuate all crew members from Castaway Cay, located near Great Abaco Island in the Bahamas, which was expected to be hit by Hurricane Dorian […]
As the category 5-graded Hurricane Dorian slowly inches along its path of destruction, meteorologists from the United States National Hurricane Center have projected the storm will take a right turn from the Bahamas and travel […]
Subhash Barguzar, India’s director-general of shipping, plans to act against Indian seafarers who ‘jump ship’ to try to illegally enter countries while halted in international ports. A circular released on 1 August said, “This is […]
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