The six hostages taken by pirates off Nigeria nine days ago have been released unharmed. One Russian, three Ukrainian and two Indian sailors were seized by gunmen after the Armada Tuah was attacked 40 miles off the coast of Bayelsa state on February 17th. The ship is owned by Nigerian firm Century Group. The
Read moreA helicopter of the USCG found the debris and a male body about twenty-two east of the entrance to the St. Johns River. Aircrew of the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission of Florida reported the debris, which include 2 big pieces of a ship; ten life jackets; flares; and 1 oil sheen. It is
Read moreCMA CGM, the world’s third largest container shipping Group and France’s leading, has the pleasure to announce that passengers cabins are now available on board the CMA CGM MARCO POLO, the world’s largest container ship of 16 020 TEUs*. This giant of the seas which has exceptional dimensions (longer than 396m) is the equivalent
Read moreInternational experts are meeting at IMO Headquarters this week, in the form of an Expert Workshop, to begin work on updating the inventory of greenhouse gases (GHG) from international shipping, with a view to providing reliable and up-to-date information on which IMO, through its Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC), might base its work on
Read moreFifteen crewmen were rescued from a Panama-registered freighter after it erupted in flames off China’s east coast. Local maritime authorities reported that one crewmember was still aboard the blazing HUA SHAN. None of the rescued 15 was hurt; all of the crewmen are South Korean. The freighter was carrying a cargo of 4,000 tons
Read moreA Taiwanese cargo ship collided with two Japanese fishing boats on Monday, causing them to capsize in western Japan’s Osaka Bay – leaving one dead and one missing. The two fishing vessels, operated by a total crew of 4, reportedly hit the WAN HAI in the early hours of Monday morning. The Taiwanese Foreign
Read moreTokyo (ANTARA News) – Japan said a Chinese government ship briefly entered its territorial waters off disputed islands in the East China Sea on Sunday. The Chinese fisheries patrol boat entered the waters east of Kuba, one of the Senkaku islands, at about 8:21 am and sailed out of the zone after 16 minutes,
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