Adverse weather off Vancouver Island on the Canadian coast has been hampering efforts to board container ship ZIM Kingston (IMO 9389693), which over the weekend suffered a loss of 40 containers overboard and a fire in some containers remaining onboard. By October 25th the fire was reported as...
Pirates in the Gulf of Guinea came up against a stronger opponent than they had anticipated after they attacked and boarded container ship MSC Lucia (IMO 8413887) in the Gulf of Guinea on Monday October 25th. Multiple sources have reported that the attack took place. The Russian Navy has now said...
General cargo ship SS Sun (IMO 9135028) was in collision with the Hua Hang Han Ya 2 (IMO 9879545) before dawn on October 25th in the Kurushima Strait off the coast of Imabari City, Japan. One Burmese crew member of the SS Sun was slightly injured, suffering a cut on his face, and had to…
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The Aalskere-K 375 towed whitefish trawler Enterprise II (IMO 9198795), which had lost power during the evening of October 22nd and had been drifting overnight as other vessels nearby attempted to restore power or take her under tow in worsening weather conditions off the Shetlands in the far north...
The Third Officer on chemical tanker Ayane (IMO 9395991) was reported as arrested by Argentine authorities on a charge of killing the vessel’s Captain and First Officer while the vessel was at anchor on October 22nd. The Third Officer apparently called the traffic control station in Buenos Aires at...
The Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF) has published an information paper – Guidelines for the Employment of Private Maritime Security Companies – providing guidance on the hiring of Private Maritime Security Companies (PMSCs). The use of PMSCs on merchant ships is considered one of...
The twin Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach in southern California are to begin charging ocean carriers for excessive container dwell times at terminals. A daily fee will be imposed on carriers for import containers that hang around in marine terminals. The planned charges are part of a...
Officials in Long Beach, California have relaxed restrictions on the storing of shipping containers as the port attempts to ease the bottleneck that has seen nearly 80 vessels waiting offshore to enter the US ocean freight gateway. In a statement issued late on Friday October 22nd the city manager...
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Capesize bulk carrier Benitamou (IMO 9439046) and general cargo ship BC Vanessa (IMO 9426855) were reported to have collided in Marmara sea halfway between Sarkoy, Tekirdag, and Gelibolu, Cannakale, early on October 24th. Both ships were proceeding to Dardanelles in full load and in dense fog. BC...
Firefighters were summoned to the port of Ploče in southern Croatia during the evening of October 19th to assist in fighting a fire burning aboard cargo ship Mehmet Unlu (IMO 9200029), which was docked in the port. Five fire engines and two tugboats responded around 8:30 p.m. local time. Smoke...
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