No employment contracts, food storage freezers all at above 0°c, the stench of rotten meat, a bug infestation, broken sanitation facilities – these are some of the inhuman conditions seafarers faced aboard the Serafina, a 31-year-old general cargo vessel detained in Haifa, Israel after an...
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Turkey’s Devbulk has made a smart asset play, pocketing millions from a handysize it picked up four months ago. Brokers report Devbulk has sold the Japanese-built, seven-year-old SSI Daring to South Korea’s HMM for $26.7m. Devbulk had picked up the 36,228 dwt ship from Lauritzen for $24m in March. ...
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Turkey’s Transka Tankers has set out to expand its fleet with MR1 newbuilds in China. The shipping unit of Akbasoglu Holdings has signed for four 40,800 dwt product carriers at Wuhu Shipyard for delivery in 2027. No price has been divulged for the SDARI-designed 180-m-long newbuilds which meet the...
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A week ago, in the handysize sector, Splash reported that Turkey’s Yasa Shipping had sold a six-month-old Jiangmen Nanyang-built, 40,000 dwt-sized bulker named Yasa Daisy for $34m to TMC Shipping. Now, details of another sale by Yasa have emerged. The Yasa Violet, a ship that hit the slipway in...
Deliveries include a harbour tug for a Greek towage provider and two support tugs for the Philippine Navy. The US Navy formally names a new salvage ship. Construction starts in China on a vessel for a local owner. Finally, a UK harbour authority places a newbuilding order. Greece’s Seagate welcomes new tug to fleet Greek […]
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The UK government, in co-ordinated action with G7 partners to support Ukraine, recently announced 50 new sanctions designations and specifications to degrade Russia’s ability to wage war. New targets include ships in Russia’s “shadow fleet”, institutions at the heart of Russia’s financial system,...
The Norwegian Coast Guard christens the newest addition to its patrol fleet as construction is underway on frigates for the Brazilian and Indonesian Navies and a new class of US Army landing craft. A Turkish firm secures a contract for the build and delivery of surface combatants to the Royal...
The captain of a commercial oil tanker has pleaded guilty to a two-count information charging him with violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (APPS) and for obstructing proceedings, the US Department of Justice confirmed via a press statement on Tuesday, June 11. Abdurrahman Korkmaz, a...
Sea trials completed for Inverlussa Marine Services’ newest workboat Netherlands-based Nauplius Workboats has completed conducting sea trials of a new shallow-draught, fish farm support workboat ordered by UK aquaculture support company Inverlussa Marine Services. Arthur Douglas is a near-identical sister of Geraldine Mary, which was delivered to Inverlussa in 2022. Irish fishing family to welcome […]
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Turkish defence technology company STM has been selected for the construction of three littoral mission ships (LMS) in a series for the Royal Malaysian Navy. All three of the ships will be built in Turkey with STM as the prime contractor responsible for all phases of the project from design to...