Two bulk carriers ran aground after losing power off the coasts of Virginia and Oregon, US, on the 30 September and 1 October respectively. The recent incidents, including that of the Wakashio grounding, have caused […]
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A trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) sailing at full speed collided with an anchored products tanker on 2 October at Malacca anchorage, Malaysia. The TSHD, Oceanline 5001, was en route from the Kota Laksamana land […]
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The number of incidents of piracy and sea robbery in Asia has risen significantly in 2020, surpassing the total attacks recorded in 2019. According to the Regional Co-operation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery […]
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Thirty-one seafarers have been detained by the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) to assist in investigations on 6 October, after a cargo ship and an oil tanker were allegedly caught engaging in illegal oil transfers. […]
There is a diminished role for armed guards in modern maritime security despite persisting piracy threats, according to security experts. Complexities around policing territorial waters have made the use of private maritime security consultants (PMSCs) […]
Taiwan’s Maritime Port Bureau, a unit of the Ministry of Transportation and Communication (MOTC), has intervened in a salary dispute between local dry bulk shipping company Hsin Chien Marine and 24 Myanmarese seafarers. The seafarers […]
http://safetyatsea.net/news/2020/hsin-chien-marine-settles-salary-dispute-with-seafarers/
The Bangladesh government has moved to set up health facilities in all seaports and state-owned marine academies for emergency treatment of seafarers and port employees. On 21 September, the parliamentary committee on Ministry of Shipping […]
Sign-on and sign-off activities are slowly back to normal in Indian ports after a phased lifting of COVID-19-induced travel restrictions, a sign that repatriation efforts have paid off. The latest crew movement figures obtained by SAS […]
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Families of the 40 missing crew members of livestock carrier Gulf Livestock 1 have launched a privately funded search operations to find survivors. The Japanese Coast Guard (JCG) called off official searches on 10 September. […]
Trade unions in the UK are to appeal the preliminary ruling in a Dutch court which could ultimately see a jointly negotiated agreement on who carries out cargo handling and lashing operations between shipping lines […]