The master and the crew of bulk carrier Tomini Destiny (IMO 9718155) were in conflict with the vessel’s owner after the ship’s Indian captain invoked Master’s Authority under the International Safety Management Code and applicable Safety Management System. He refused to offload his cargo at...
The Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) has estimated that there could be up to 11,000 foreign workers on board 11 foreign cruise ships currently in Australian waters,. The MUA expressed alarm at what it called an ongoing failure of the industry to help workers return to their home countries. MUA...
A Venezuelan Navy ship sank on March 30th after she collided with the RCGS Resolute (IMO 9000168) in international waters off the island of La Tortuga. Columbia Cruise Services said that the vessel had 32 crew members on board, but no passengers, when it was subject to an act of aggression by the...
Gard CEO Rolf Thore Roppestad has issued an update on the insurer’s current position, approaching the Easter break. He noted that some of Gard’s members and clients were having a tough time in their operations, both in terms of their people and their financial status. He said that Gard was “in...
https://insurancemarinenews.com/insurance-marine-news/gard-gives-covid-19-update/
To support medical officers onboard, Gard has sponsored the development of a simple online tool to aid the assessment and management of Covid-19 cases onboard ship. The webpage is aimed at officers who are responsible for medical treatment on board ships and mobile offshore units. Its aim is to...
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South Africa’s Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has confirmed that 149,215 gt cruise vessel Queen Mary 2 (IMO 9241061) had departed the port of Durban after six South African crew members disembarked. “The ship had been positioned outside the port since Friday (March 27th) after requesting...
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has warned that thousands of crew on cruise ships were stranded at sea as ports deny vessels permission to dock as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. The ITF has estimated that around 314 of 385 cruise ships that are owned and operated by the...
Chemical/oil products tanker Key Bora (IMO 9316024) ran aground while approaching Kyleakin pier on the Isle of Skye on March 30th. The vessel was en route from Esbjerg to Kyleakin, with 12 crew members on board. The vessel was holed in ballast tanks number five port side and number four starboard...
https://insurancemarinenews.com/insurance-marine-news/marine-accident-round-up-3rd-april-2020/
The Shipping Australia association has condemned what it described as “the rogue action” of the Victorian branch of the Maritime Union of Australia who were reported to have refused to unload a cargo vessel in Melbourne on the grounds that the vessel was breaching regulations and presented an...
Canada has further strengthened its vessel speed restriction scheme in the Gulf of St Lawrence. The aim is to help prevent collisions between endangered North Atlantic right whales and ships during the 2020 whale season. The habitat and migration routes of right whales along the East Coast of...