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ONE, Maersk Container Vessels Collide In Hong Kong Port
Two container ships have collided in Kwai Tsing Container Terminal on Saturday evening with at least three boxes lost overboard.
According to the local reports the Hong Kong Marine Department said a container ship heading to…
Panama Canal Approves Funding To Boost Water Supply Against Drought
The Panama Canal is moving forward with efforts to enhance water supply after the impact of the drought in 2023/24 on the key waterway.
Primarily, the Panama Canal Board of Directors has approved funding for the construction of…
IMO Committee On HTW Unveils Interim Generic Guidelines For Seafarers Training
IMO’s Sub-Committee on Human Element, Training and Watchkeeping (HTW) has agreed on draft interim generic guidelines for training seafarers working on ships powered by alternative fuels and new technologies. These draft…
Return Of Ships Transit On Red Sea, Suez Canal , Stakeholders Warn Liners Not To Use Seafarers’ As Guinea Pigs
A return of shipping activities to the Red Sea and Suez Canal transits by major shipowners in the tanker and dry bulk sectors is likely to be cautious with seafarer safety paramount.
Chairing a panel on commodity shipping Capt…
Ghana Charts Course Towards National Action Plan For Greener Shipping
Ghana has commenced work to develop a National Action Plan (NAP) to cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from shipping, in line with International Maritime Organization IMO's GHG Strategy.
Spearheaded by the Ghana Maritime…
IMB Releases Mind-blowing Figure Of Kidnapped Seafarers For 2024
The International Maritime Bureau (IMB) has reported a rise in hostage taking of ship’s crew with126 seafarers kidnapped last year against 73 in 2023 and 41 in 2022.
The most high-profile kidnapping involved 25 seafarers from…
Nigeria, Eight Others To Benefit From IMO’s GreenVoyage2050 Programme
Nigeria and eight other nations have been selected as the 2025 partnering countries of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) GreenVoyage2050 programme, IMO’s flagship technical cooperation programme supporting…
ReCAAP Raises Alarm Over 11 Cases Of Attacks On Ships Within 30 Days
The Regional Co-operation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP) has raised concerns over the spike on vessels attack with 11 incidents of sea robbery in the one of the world’s busiest…
Fleets , Seafarers’ Abandonment To Soar In 2025 – UN Findings
More ships than ever are being abandoned around the world by their owners, according to the United Nations’ labor and maritime organizations, leaving thousands of workers stuck on board without pay or the means to travel home to…
Vessel Abandonment Skyrocket In 2024, As ITF Records 3,133 Seafarers Abandoned By Ship-owners
By Roland Ekama
New data from the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has revealed that the abandonment of seafarers by ship-owners increased by 87% in 2024 from the previous year.
The abandonment of…