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Container Transshipment Ports Soar In September Cargo Rollovers
Supply chain disruption due to container rollovers at leading transshipment ports eased marginally for shippers in September compared to August.
However, the ratio of rollovers remained far higher compared to a year earlier at most hubs,…
Pirates Are Kidnapping More Seafarers Off West Africa, IMB Reports
ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) figures show a rise in piracy and armed robbery on the world’s seas in the first nine months of 2020, with a 40% increase in the number of kidnappings reported in the Gulf of Guinea, compared with the…
New Risk On 10-Year Shipping Horizon
Last year, the number one risk for the maritime industry was the barrelling-down threat of a global economic crisis according to the Global Maritime Issues Monitor. This year, that risk is vying for pole position with a lack of preparedness…
Tragedy As Crew Member Kills Fellow Seafarer With Knife Onboard MSC Vessel
A Filipino crew member onboard a Mediterranean Shipping Company has reportedly attacked his fellow seafarer with knives, brutally and stabbing him multiple times , inflicting numerous wounds.
Marine Insight reports that the seafarer was…
Cadet Goes Missing From MT New Horizon , As Family Begins Online Hashtag Campaign
A 20 year old deck cadet aboard a tanker vessel has been reported missing.
This was revealed after an unsuccessful rescue operation for four days in search of deck cadet Dhananjay Arora who went missing under suspicious circumstances on…
IMO Responds To FAQs On MV Wakashio Oil Spill Off Mauritius Coast
The International Maritime Organisation (IMO), has joined international efforts to respond to the oil spill involving the bulk carrier MV Wakashio, off the coast of Mauritius.
IMO and the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian…
TRAGEDY: Captain Dies Of Cardiac Arrest Onboard Asphalt Tankers
Master of an Asphalt tanker, Global Lady, has been confirmed dead in his cabin, onboard a vessel called Global Lady during the voyage.
Panama flagged vessel Global Lady, was en route from Chennai to United Arab Emirates UAE with Asphalt.…
IMO,ILO Express Worries Over Humanitarian Crisis At Sea,Tasks Governments To Resolve Seafarers Fatigue
The International Maritime Organization (IMO), International Labour Organization (ILO) and International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) have expressed worries over the rising cases of humanitarian crisis faced by the shipping industry…
Fire Outbreak Re-erupts In Beirut Port
After a month of the devastating Beirut blast, a huge ball of smoke and flame re-erupted in the port’s duty-free zone.
People living near the port were shocked and terrified to see fire and smoke at a similar location which…
Vessel With 43 Crew , 6,000 Cattles Disappears At Sea
A LIVESTOCK carrier laden with 43 crew members, and almost 6000 cattle from New Zealand has disappeared in the East China Sea near Japan after issuing a distress signal during Typhoon Maysak early yesterday morning.
Of the 43…