Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) delivered a high specification Platform Supply Vessel, “Sea Tantalus”, bearing the Hull No. BY-089, to M/s. PSV Holding Inc.,Liberia. This is the first of a series of four (4) Nos. of similar vessels being built for the same client. The Protocol documents of the ship were signed by Capt. R.S.Sundar,
Read moreIndonesia-based oil and gas shipping company, PT Berlian Laju Tanker, filed for Chapter 15 creditor protection in a U.S. bankruptcy court on Tuesday, days after it reached a deal with creditors to restructure its $1.9 billion debt. Under U.S. bankruptcy laws, Chapter 15 grants a foreign company protection from creditors looking to seize its
Read moreA Pakistani engineer seized from a vessel in Nigerian waters is missing for a 33rd day and claims of his sightings are so far unfounded, employer Petrostar Nigeria Ltd. said. A group which said it had Kaleem Ul Haq Usmani “sent a photograph of a man I have never seen in my life,” Elie
Read moreTwo German mariners were briefly detained in India after their ship was reportedly involved in a collision with a local fishing vessel, resulting in the death of one fisherman. Germany’s Foreign Ministry stated that their two citizens were released on bail in the Port of Chennai [pictured above]. The men were receiving consular assistance. It
Read moreChina defended its actions after Vietnam protested an incident in which a Chinese ship fired on one of its fishing vessels last week in a disputed area of the South China Sea. “It is necessary and legitimate for China to take action against the Vietnamese fishing boat that entered the waters of China’s Paracel
Read moreThe IMO’s Sub-Committee on Ship Design and Equipment (DE) held its 57th session from Monday 18 through Friday 22 March 2013 under the Chairmanship of Mrs A Jost (GERMANY). WG1 Development of a Mandatory Code for ships operating in Polar waters, chaired by Mrs J Stemre (NORWAY) WG2 Development of a new framework of
Read moreAn official says 10 people have drowned and two are missing in the southern Philippines after their canoe capsized in a marsh during strong winds. Mayor Allandatu Angas says the canoe overturned late Monday in the Liguasan Marsh, a remote swamp region in Maguindanao province, about 900 kilometers (560 miles) south of Manila. Angas,
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