Gabon, a small Central African nation on the Atlantic coast, was last year’s fastest-growing shipping registry. In the opening days of 2024, its growth has been phenomenal thanks to a massive reflagging operation conducted by Russia’s top shipping concern, Sovcomflot. Last year, the Gabon flag...
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Indian Navy responds to hijacking in Arabian Sea
The Indian Navy has deployed a warship and aerial assets in response to a hijacking incident that occurred on a foreign-flagged commercial vessel in the northern Arabian Sea late last week. The Liberian-registered bulk carrier Lila Norfolk was underway some 460 nautical miles off the coast of...
Tanker damaged following attack in Arabian Sea
A commercial tanker transiting the Arabian Sea suffered damage after it was struck by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) carrying explosives on Saturday, December 23, US and Indian officials have confirmed. The Liberian-flagged chemical tanker Chem Pluto was some 200 nautical miles off Gujarat state...
VESSEL REVIEW | Emden – LNG dual-fuel vehicle carrier handed over to SFL Corporation
Norwegian shipowner SFL Corporation has expanded its fleet with the recent acquisition of a new pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) built jointly by Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) and China Shipbuilding Trading (CSTC). Named after a city in northwestern Germany, Emden has an LOA of 199.99...
Russia fails to win re-election to IMO Council
Russia lost its re-election bid to the ruling council of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) on Friday. Other member states encouraged Liberia, the world’s largest shipping flag, to launch a rival bid to win a seat in the top category A part of the council with Ukrainian president...
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US Navy destroyer foils tanker hijacking in Gulf of Aden
The US Department of Defense (DOD) has confirmed that a US Navy warship and naval vessels of partner nations responded to a distress call by the crew of a commercial ship that had been boarded by five armed individuals near Yemen over the weekend. The Liberian-registered product tanker Central Park...
COLUMN | Get the PSVs to the Greek; get the drillships to the Belgian; get the sunken treasure to the Briton: Standard Supply, Vantage Drilling and Ocean Infinity [Offshore Accounts]
According to his carefully edited Wikipedia entry, Evangelos Marinakis “is a Greek media mogul, shipowner, lyricist, and member of the Piraeus city council. He is the founder and owner of Capital Maritime and Trading Corporation and also the owner of the football clubs Olympiacos in Greece and Nottingham Forest in England.” And now he is […]
Ukraine claims foreign ship damaged by Russian missile strike on Black Sea port
Military officials in Ukraine have reported that a Russian missile struck a foreign-flagged commercial vessel, resulting in one death and four injuries, shortly after it entered a port in the Odesa region on the country’s Black Sea coast on Wednesday, November 8. Officials said the...
VESSEL REVIEW | Perro Negro 12 – Saipem to deploy second drilling rig in Middle East
Chinese shipyard CIMC Raffles recently handed over a new jackup oil drilling rig to Italian offshore services provider Saipem. The ABS-classed Perro Negro 12 was designed by US engineering firm Friede and Goldman. The rig has an LOA of 59.745 metres, a beam of 55.78 metres, a transit draught of 4.8...
Convención de Hong Kong sobre reciclaje de buques entra en vigor
Bangladesh y Liberia desencadenan la entrada en vigor de la convensión de Reciclaje de Buques de Hong Kong, según la OMI.
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