The Singapore government has launched a new co-ordination centre that will bolster its maritime infrastructure against threats in the cyber domain. Known as the Maritime Cybersecurity Operations Centre (MSOC), the facility was launched by the […]
Mandatory rules that require national governments to introduce electronic information exchange for ship reporting and clearance processes at ports came into effect on 8 April 2019. The new requirements, governed by revisions made in the […]
The Royal Caribbean cruise ship Oasis of the Seas, has been put out of service as a construction crane fell onto the vessel during maintenance work in dry dock in the Great Bahama shipyard. It has […]
A series of merchant ships that ran aground in the Kerch-Yenikale canal in 2018 has been blamed on the construction of the Kerch Bridge by the Russian authorities, which has led to silting and reduced […]
Given the recent parotitis outbreak affecting twenty-five sailors and marines aboard the USS Fort McHenry, resulting in the ship being quarantined at sea for two months, and the potential spread of infection during the ship’s early […]
An area of the Houston Ship Channel was partially reopened yesterday and vessels are being inspected for contamination after an oil products fire at International Chemicals Co. facility at Deer Park, in Houston, Texas. The […]
After thirteen months of false imprisonment in the Greek Korydallos Prison Complex, five Indian seafarers have been acquitted of all charges related to accusations of transporting illegal explosives and allowed to return to India. Rohtash […]
The International Chamber of Shipping’s (ICS’) newly-published Flag State Performance Table features positive indicators across the 12 largest flag states, with not more than one negative indicator per flag. The results showed that, recorded over […]
Around 13 per cent of maritime incidents are caused by poor maintenance, according to the Australian Maritime Safety Authority. A key factor behind poor maintenance was that more than 20 per cent of seafarers reported […]
UK-based seafarer support charity The Mission to Seafarers have opened a new welfare centre for ship crew calling the port of Port Talbot located in South Wales, UK. Owned and operated by Associated British Ports […]
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