Seven crew members were kidnapped from an anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessel, Pacific Warden, off the coast of Equatorial Guinea last week. In a statement earlier this week, operator Swire Pacific Offshore (SPO) confirmed […]
The Container Ship Safety Forum (CSSF) has published a new, free guide that sets out practices and procedures associated with safe container ship operations. The 54-page guide covers safety-relevant aspects such as navigation and bridge management, mooring, anchoring and towing […]
British naval destroyer HMS Duncan and four mine-countermeasures vessels have arrived to assist HMS Montrose in guarding British-flagged tankers transiting the Strait of Hormuz, despite concerns that there are not enough vessels to provide a […]
A sore but undeniable truth of the maritime industry is that crew are constantly being treated as a liability. To hear it told by shipowners, projects such as the Wilhelmsen Ship Management (WSM)-led initiative with […]
China has unexpectedly raised its Maritime Security (MARSEC) threat level to 3, or the maximum threat, for its flagged vessels travelling the Strait of Malacca, Dryad Maritime reports. The security consultancy maintains that although the […]
Radio frequency data analytics company, HawkEye 360 have partnered with maritime risk analytics firm Windward, to improve the visibility of vessels suspected of carrying out illegal activities. The announcement, made at Windward’s Sea the Future […]
The IMO has moved to address corruption in the maritime industry via a work programme for its Facilitation Committee (FAL) agreed at the body’s 43rd meeting. The measure comes in response to a request co-signed […]
The number of piracy and armed robbery cases in Asia is continuing to decline, but industry players have warned that threat of crew abduction in the Sulu and Celebes seas remain. These were some of […]
The US Navy is drawing up plans to send vessels to the Arctic, in a “demonstration of capability” in the region – but faces a shortage of ice-capable ships. The news follows an operation involving […]
A swathe of the Indian Ocean is no longer a high-risk piracy area, according to a consortium of BIMCO, International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), Intercargo, Intertanko and the Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF). Changes […]
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