One of the 39 Indian crew members of bulk carrier Anastasia (IMO 9625970) who have been stranded in Chinese waters for some months, was reported to have attempted suicide by slashing his wrists. It was reported that he had been denied permission to return to India to look after his wife and two...
A university project that has gained UK government funding will use satellite analytics to track the greenhouse gas and pollution emissions of shipping fleets. The University of Leicester project is one of five projects recently awarded UK government funding through the country’s Space Agency. The...
Gambian authorities seized nearly three tonnes of cocaine from a shipment of industrial salt that had originated in Ecuador, a spokesman said late last week. It was reported to be one of the largest ever cocaine seizures on the west coast of Africa. The 118 bags of cocaine were discovered on...
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Cyber-crime connected with fraudulent demands for payment is continuing in the maritime sector, according to the shipping insurer International Transport Intermediaries Club (ITIC). It said that cases of email-driven scams had resulted in losses of more than $100,000, and that serious instances of...
Owing to the recent low temperatures in Northern China since the end of December 2020, the ice condition in Bohai and Huanghai sea area has been developing quickly. UK Club correspondents Oasis P&I noted that in Liaodong Bay the ice along the coast had extended by 30 miles, to 40 miles from shore,...
Steamship Mutual Club correspondents Pandi Liquidadores have issued a Circular with information about the requirement of the Argentine Coast Guard for any vessel receiving bunkers at Zona Comun (off La Plata, Buenos Aires), to contract with an oil spill response organization (OSRO) on a preventive...
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A Vietnamese crew member of bulker Sakzaya Champion (IMO 9680360) appeared in Albany Magistrates Court via video link on January 11th after jumping from the ship, swimming ashore, and booking in at a local hostel. The vessel had arrived in Albany on January 7th and the illegal immigrant – Ho Anh...
Cargo ship MSC Jessenia R, (IMO 9215672) diverted to Bermuda during the night of January 4th after a medical emergency on board, while en route from Cape Town to New York. The rescue mission was aborted the next morning after the crew member – a 51-year-old Indian – died. RCC Bermuda was called at...
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A joint letter to the Competition Directorate of the European Commission (EC) from, the European Freight Forwarders Association (CLECAT) and European Shippers’ Council (ESC) has claimed that carriers have breached long- and short-term contracts by charging higher than agreed prices for shipments. The claim came amidst a significant increase in Asia-Europe container spot rates. The…
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The Japanese operator of container ship ONE Apus (IMO 9806079) – Ocean Network Express (ONE) – has said that the process of removing collapsed container stacks from the vessel was now under way at the port of Kobe, Japan, but that the work was progressing only slowly Surveyors contracted to inspect...