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AFFINITY V: Crude Oil Tanker Refloated After Running Aground Blocking Suez Canal For 5hrs
Combined services of some tug boats have refloated an oil tanker that was briefly stranded in Egypt's Suez Canal late on Wednesday due to a technical fault with its rudder, the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) said.
The vessel, Affinity V,…
Singapore Targets 5G Mobile Network Coverage For Maritime Operations In 2025
Authorities in Singapore is targeting full 5G mobile network coverage of its major anchorages, fairways, terminals and boarding grounds by mid-2025.
Giving an opening address to the International Safety@Sea Conference Chee Hong Tat,…
Union Raises Concerns Over Missing Seafarer Overboard Bulk Carrier
The Maritime Union in New Zealand said that the loss overboard of a crew member aboard a bulk carrier is very concerning.
The UK-flagged Berge Rishiri left Bluff early on the morning of Saturday 27 August. The Chinese crew member was…
Hapag-Lloyd Launches Fleet Upgrade Programme
Hapag-Lloyd is set to launch its fleet upgrade programme covering at least 86 ships with retrofits to improve their performance.
The first retrofit propeller, optimised for energy efficiency by the German manufacturer MMG,will be…
ITF Coordinators Cover 7,265 Ships Inspection Across 100 Ports In 2021
Last year, union ship inspectors recovered more than USD $37 million in unpaid wages owed to seafarers, the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has revealed in figures published on the 19th August 2022.…
Sierra Leone Vessel Laden With Ukraine’s Grain Docks in Syria After Two Weeks At Sea
The first ship to depart Ukraine under a deal to resume grain exports from the country two weeks ago docked in the Syrian port city of Tartous on Tuesday, according to a shipping source and satellite data.
The Sierra…
Panama Ship Registry Records 6.9% Growth In 3 Years
The Panama Ship Registry grew 9.6% in tonnage terms since the current administration took over in July 2019, adding 20.4m Gross Tonnage (GT)
The registry recorded a total tonnage of 239.4m gt as of July 2022 with…
How 3 – Day Warning Strike At APMT Apapa Aids Sacked Dockworkers Reinstatement In Liberia
Sequel to the three days warning strike embarked upon by dockworkers branch of the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) at AP.Moller Terminals Apapa in Lagos over anti labour activities, dockworkers sacked in Liberia, West coast of…
Filipino Authorities Suspend Manning Agents After ITF Red List Warning Over Illegal Fees
A Philippines-based recruitment agency that unlawfully charged seafarers placement fees has had its licence suspended after the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) highlighted its illegal practices.
Global Marine…
Sierra Leone Flagged Ship Sails Out Of Ukraine With Grain
As part of a global agreement aimed at easing the hunger crisis, the first ship carrying grain from Ukraine sailed out of Odesa on Monday morning.
The cargo ship, Razoni, which flies the flag of Sierra Leone, departed from the port of…