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Bulk Carrier Crew Refuses To Work After Months Trapped On Ship, Gets Repatriated
The crew of another ship have taken matters into their own hands in a new front in the unfolding crew...
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Cargo Ship Catches Fire In The Arabian Sea, Second Engineer Dies
A fire aboard the Greek-flagged cargo ship ‘Faneromeni’ led to the demise of a 55-year old second engineer, who was...
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India: Ministry Of Shipping Inks MoU For Skill Development In Port And Maritime Sector
To reap the benefit for vast employment opportunities in maritime sector and with a view to certify their skill sets,...
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Brazil, India and South Africa face toughest recovery among G-20 nations, study finds
Brazil, India and South Africa face the harshest road to recovery of all the G-20 (Group of 20) major economies,...
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Iranian Forces Detain UAE Flagged Vessel
Reporting suggests that Emirati Coast Guard vessels shot at a number of Iranian fishing vessels, which resulted in the deaths...
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Container Shipping service levels dropping as costs and rates rise : Drewry
Container shipping costs and service levels are at risk of spiralling out of control, according to Drewry. As well as...
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No permits required to load Transshipment Containers in Saudi Ports
The Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) in cooperation with the Saudi Customs, announced recently the abolishment of the requirement to issue...
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DP World bolsters India footprint with another feeder acquisition
DP World-controlled Unifeeder Group has confirmed it is buying Transworld Feeders FZCO, Avana Logistek , including its subsidiary Avana Global...
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Saudi Arabia latest to ban open loop scrubbers
Saudi Arabia has joined the list of countries to ban the use of open loop scrubbers at the country’s ports....
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Two ships collide near Shanghai causing major fire, 14 missing
An oil tanker collided with a sand barge near the estuary of Yangtze River off Shanghai this morning, resulting in...
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US suspends shipping tax exemptions with Hong Kong
The US government has announced that it has suspended three bilateral agreements with Hong Kong, including shipping tax exemptions, as...
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ClassNK Grants AIP To “K” Line And Airseas For Automated Kite System “Seawing”
Leading Classification Society ClassNK has granted an Approval in Principle (AIP) based on its “Guidelines for Wind-Assisted Propulsion Systems for...
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Mauritius Oil Spill: Captain Of MV Wakashio Arrested
Sunil Kumar Nandeshwar, the captain of the ship that caused the oil spill on the protected coastline of Mauritius has...
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World’s Largest Cruise Operator Carnival Corp Hit By Ransomware Attack, Passenger And Employee Data Stolen
Carnival Corporations, the largest cruise operator in the world, fell prey to a ransomware attack that accessed and encrypted a...
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Indian Oil nears first Mauritius fuels export deal – sources
IOC mostly stays away from participating in term tenders for fuel exports as the refiner sells most of its fuel...
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Synergy Group And Norden Launch Tanker Joint Venture
Synergy Group and D.S. NORDEN have formed a new joint venture to handle the technical management of NORDEN’s owned tanker...
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Iran to become a Major Transit Route for India, Russia
Iran has reached agreements with Russia and India for transiting the mentioned countries’ commodities through its rail network, a source...
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Dutch dredging giant Boskalis denied security clearance to work in JNPT
Dutch dredging giant Royal Boskalis Westminster NV has been denied security clearance by the government for undertaking channel deepening and...
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DP World acquires three units of Transworld group from Ramesh Ramakrishnan
The deal includes the operations of Mumbai-listed Shreyas Shipping excluding vessels and bulk business Dubai-based global port operator DP World...
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Wakashio bow under tow as UNESCO protected sites come under severe threat
The bow section of the Wakashio bulk carrier is being towed eight nautical miles to an area with 2 km depth with...
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