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20 Seafarers’ Rescued , As Car Carrier Still On Fire Near Dutch Heritage Site
Around midnight on July 25, the Dutch coastguard received a report that a major fire broke out on the Shoei Kisen-owned car carrier.
The vessel, chartered by Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line), was located some 27 km north of Ameland when it…
IMO Unveils Theme 2024 For World Maritime Day Celebration
"Navigating the future: safety first!" has been selected for the International Maritime Organization's 2024 World Maritime Theme, which will culminate in the celebration of World Maritime Day on 26 September 2024.
The IMO Council,…
SSASCFA Women Launches Campaign To Promote Effective Participation In Maritime Sector
In a bid to compete favourably in a male dominated industry, the women Commission, Senior Staff Association of Shipping, Clearing and Forwarding Agencies (SSASCFA) has flagged off campaign to empower females in an automated technological…
WHISTLEBLOWER: Maersk Line Ordered To Pay $700,000 To Sacked Seafarer
Maersk’s American unit has been ordered to pay over $700,000 to an ex- employee who was fired after complaining about vessel safety to the US Coast Guard.
In December 2022, a chief mate aboard the 4,154 teu Safmarine Mafadi, now Maersk…
IMO, IAPH Sign MoU To Assist Developing Countries
The International Association of Ports and Harbours (IAPH) and International Maritime Organization (IMO) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for future cooperation in the areas of climate and energy, data collaboration and risk…
Italy Intercepts 5 .3 Tons Of Cocaine Transferred From Cargo Ship To Trawler
Authorities Italy are reporting the seizure of 5.3 tons of cocaine in what they are terming the “most important cocaine seizure ever carried out” in the and one of the “most important worldwide.”
They seized drugs with an estimated…
Samsung Heavy Industries To Build 16 Containerships For Evergreen
Samsung Heavy Industries announced the official contract with Evergreen for the construction of 16 methanol-fuelled, 16,000 teu containerships.
The vessels are scheduled to be delivered by December 2027.
With the Evergreen contract,…
IMO To Establish Maritime Single Windows In Port Operations Worldwide 1st January
..... Trains Women In Galilee On Port Management
Female participants from developing countries are undergoing training at the Port Senior Management course organized by the Galilee International Management Institute…
IMO Set To Elect New Secretary General , As Kenya, China ,Turkey Candidacies Top List
Candidates for Secretary-General of the International Maritime Administration (IMO) election is scheduled to hold on Tuesday 18 July.
The election will take place at IMO Headquarters.
Following the election in July 2023, the decision…
UNCTAD Approves Observers Status To WISTA International
Women in Shipping and Transport Association (WISTA) International, the global organization dedicated to promoting women and diversity in the maritime and trading industries, proudly announced its recent approval as an…