Passenger ferry operator Color Line has announced that it is suspending passenger operations and laying off additional employees. Citing new government restrictions that on passenger movements, Color Line has suspended passenger cruises between Norway and Germany. “Color Line has therefore decided...
In the ongoing dispute over Iran’s seizure of chemical/oil products tanker Hankuk Chemi (IMO 9232369) last week, Iran told South Korea at the weekend not to “politicize” the seizure, while simultaneously demanding the release of $7bn in Iranian funds held in South Korea. South Korean vice foreign...
DFDS has stopped passenger transport on the route Copenhagen-Frederikshavn-Oslo due to new stricter travel restrictions. This means that Passenger/Cargo RoRo Pearl Seaways (IMO 8701674) will temporarily be taken out of service until at least January 17th. Its crew will be sent home on the wage...
Singapore-based Pacific International Lines (PIL) has agreed to pay $3m in criminal penalties for illegally dumping waste oil into the ocean at Guam’s Apra Harbour. The charges were linked to PIL’s 1,080 teu container ship Kota Harum (IMO 9238636) and its visit to Guam in on October 4th 2019,...
https://insurancemarinenews.com/insurance-marine-news/pil-hit-with-3m-penalty-for-waste-dumping/
The Round Table of Industry Associations and OCIMF have jointly published a set of recommended risk mitigating measures for vessels operating in the Persian (Arabian) Gulf, Gulf of Oman, Gulf of Aden and Red Sea. The January 5th move was a response to the December 31st 2020 incident, where a...
Grain inspectors and tugboat pilots in Argentina have ended nearly month-long strikes that had blocked exports of soy, for which Argentina is one of the world’s major supplier. Grain inspectors had been picketing at port entrances in a protest over pay, causing delays to shipments. Argentina is the...
Seven men will face no action over a suspected hijacking of an oil tanker off the Isle of Wight. The UK Special Boat Service (SBS) stormed crude oil tanker Nave Andromeda (IMO 9580405) on October 25th 2020 after the crew raised concerns about stowaways. Two of the seven, Matthew Okorie and Sunday...
Japan Club has noted that there are now in place enhanced quarantine measures in South Korea, issued by the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. It is still mandatory for vessels who have called at high risk countries (Russia, Nepal, Bangladesh, Kyrgyzstan, Philippines, Uzbekistan...
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has banned livestock carrier Barkly Pearl (IMO 9042295) from Australian waters for two years. The penalty is AMSA’s most severe banning to date, impacting the master and operator of the vessel. The Barkly Pearl was initially spotted on November 3rd...
Marine insurer Skuld has reported that historically there had been situations where vessels had received customs fines and other types of fines when calling at Dakar, Senegal. However, recently this had become much more prevalent, with the level of such fines increasing substantially. Skuld said...
https://insurancemarinenews.com/insurance-marine-news/recent-fines-and-tax-changes-in-dakar-senegal/