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BAD WEATHER : MSC Ship Loses 3 Dozens Of Containers
At least thirty two empty boxes belonging Mediterranean Shipping Company MSC have been displaced due to harsh weather condition off Bermuda coast.
The MSC containership lost more than three dozen empty containers overboard in heavy…
Super Size MSC Boxship Refloats In Suez Canal
On Sunday, another supersized container ship ran aground in the close confines of the Suez Canal. This time, however, there was little if any disruption, and the ship was quickly refloated and on her way.
On Sunday afternoon, the 16,000…
BBNJ: IMO Welcomes New Oceans Treaty
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) Secretary-General Kitack Lim says landmark treaty will reinforce efforts to protect biodiversity.
IMO has welcomed the landmark agreement on a new oceans treaty to protect marine biodiversity…
CMA CGM Rakes In $24.9bn Net Profit In 2022
....Reinvests nearly 90% of record profit
CMA CGM is reinvesting for the future as it racked up a $24.9bn net profit in 2022 despite a marked decline in performance in the fourth quarter.
The French container line…
Two Ukrainian Seafarers Found Dead Aboard Bulker
Health authorities in Brazil are investigating two mysterious deaths of two seafarers aboard MV Caravos Harmony, which arrived at the Amazon River port of Macapá on Sunday.
Brazilian news outlet g1 identified the deceased as Ukrainian…
16 Seafarers Missing, As US, Philippines Join Search For Taiwanese Fishing Vessel
The Coast Guards of the United States and the Philippines have joined a search and rescue (SAR) effort led by the Taiwan Coast Guard Administration (TCGA) to attempt to locate a Taiwanese fishing vessel that disappeared off Palau earlier…
APPOINTMENT: Prof. Mejia To Take Over From Doumbia-Henry As President, World Maritime University
Professor Max Mejia has been selected to take over the position of President , World Maritime University (WMU) with the term of Dr. Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry expiring earlier this year.
The Secretary General of IMO Kitack Lim, WMU’s…
Cocaine Worth $330m Found In Ecuador’s Banana Export Shipment To Belgium
Police in Ecuador have found almost 8.8 tonnes of cocaine in a shipment of bananas bound for Belgium.
This latest haul was found inside a container full of banana cases destined for Belgium.
Police commander Fausto Salinas said the…
China Test Run Spy Balloons For Maritime Surveillance
China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs was quick to claim that a spy balloon breaching US territorial airspace and flying close enough to military sites to monitor them was ‘a civilian airship used for research, mainly meteorological,…
Eight Seafarers Rescued ,One Missing, As Ship Goes Aground At Port Of M’diq,
A freighter has reportedly ran aground on a breakwater at the small Mediterranean port of M'diq, Morocco, putting the lives of the crew at risk over the weekend.
The riverine freighter "Livana" ran aground at M'diq's outer breakwater on…