A 9,326-TEU container ship that broke free of its moorings at the Port of Antwerp has crashed into a DP World STS gantry crane. The crane’s dramatic collapse caused damage to the ship and quay. […]
Taiwanese bulk carrier operator Wisdom Marine Lines has confirmed that its vessel, Sakizaya Ace, has been released after being detained by the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA). Sakizaya Ace was detained on 10 December 2019 […]
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 […]
As one of the five major ship recycling countries, India’s recent accession of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Hong Kong Convention brings the installation of global standards for the safe and environmentally sound recycling of […]
The Vietnamese have acted to fortify embankments and dykes ahead of Tropical Storm Nakri, which is making landfall on the night of 10 November 2019. Since 8 November, residents have been using sand bags and […]
Questions have been raised in the Australian parliament about port security and offshoring at a fully automated terminal in Melbourne. In question was the offshoring of security gates, automatic stacking cranes, and terminal operating systems […]
Indonesian authorities have located the missing bulk carrier Nur Allya – 843 metres beneath the ocean, in the eastern ‘spice islands’ of Maluku. The 52,400-dwt vessel and its 25 crew members, disappeared in the Halmahera […]
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 […]
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