Greek-owned chemical tanker, the MT Liquid Velvet, has reportedly been freed by Somali pirates recently after more than 8 months in captivity. The ship was hijacked in the Gulf of Aden, while travelling from Suez to India, with 21 Filipino crewmen onboard. Eight armed pirates in a skiff were responsible for the attack on the
Read moreBritain’s Prime Minister David Cameron and his Mauritius counterpart Navinchandra Ramgoolam signed a deal for suspected pirates caught by the British navy to be prosecuted on the Indian Ocean island. Cameron said the agreement signalled that Indian Ocean states were stepping up the battle against piracy. Britain has similar deals with the Seychelles and Tanzania
Read moreNOAA Ship Ferdinand R. Hassler will support NOAA’s nautical charting mission NOAA commissioned a state-of-the-art coastal mapping vessel, NOAA Ship Ferdinand R. Hassler, during a special ceremony at NOAA’s Marine Operations Center-Atlantic in Norfolk, Va. The new ship’s primary mission will be to detect and monitor changes to the sea floor. Data collected by the
Read moreA large floating dock unit, a victim of last years Japan tsunami has washed up on Agate Beach, Oregon, USA EPA/Oregon Parks and Recreation Department informs AFP that the Japanese consulate has confirmed the large dock, which measures 7 feet tall (2.1 meters) by 66 feet long (20.1 meters) by 19 feet wide (5.8 meters),
Read moreBUSINESS DEMAND for IPC and Hutchison Port Indonesia (HPI) to optimize and add more capacities in both container terminals through the addition of stevedoring facilities and instrument investment. IPC and Hutchison are the managing bodies of Jakarta International Container Terminal (JICT) and TPK Koja in Tanjung Priok Port of Jakarta. The General Chairman of Indonesian
Read moreA 693 foot Amver ship rescued two sailors from a 23 foot skiff after their boat went missing near the island of Chuuk on June 5, 2012. The Amver participating bulk carrier Solar Africa rescued 2 men from their 23 foot skiff near Chuuk in the Pacific Ocean on June 5, 2012. The 2 sailors
Read moreJAKARTA—The officials of Koja Container Terminal at Tanjung Priok Port targeted an additional field operation for import export stockpiling, an area of three hectares at the end of 2012. General Manager of TPK Koja Arif Isnawan said, the stockpiling area which has already existed and operated by TPK Koja is currently an area of 22
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