Eleven (11) are dead and four (4) are missing after a passenger ferry sunk in the Minjiang River in east China’s Fujian province. The ferry reportedly fell victim to inclement weather and sank on Wednesday in the Xiadao district. A search-and-rescue operation is still ongoing for the missing passengers. Local reports state that an initial
Read moreIMO has pledged its support to assist in the implementation of a new Code of Conduct concerning the prevention and repression of piracy, armed robbery against ships and illicit maritime activity in west and central Africa, which has been adopted at a Ministerial meeting in Cotonou, Benin. The Code is expected to be opened
Read moreREPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA – The increase in the military budget of South East Asian countries reflects deterrent effect in the region, Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Navy Admiral Marsetio said. “The rise of defense budget of countries in the region reflects the increasing deterrent effect. It is just reasonable for the them to increase
Read moreIMO and IPIECA, the global oil and gas industry association for environmental and social issues, have jointly launched a new Global Initiative (GI) programme aimed at improving the oil spill preparedness and response capabilities in south east Asia, at a regional workshop that took place from 20 to 21 March 2013 in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Read moreThree crewmen have been hospitalized after a tugboat engine fire erupted while the vessel was docked along Alameda’s shoreline. The fire in the tug’s engine compartment was reported just before 11 a.m. on Wednesday. The three crewmembers aboard the tug were treated for smoke inhalation. Fortunately, the blaze was quickly extinguished within an hour.
Read moreGE’s Power Conversion business announced that the latest addition to the MSC Cruises’ fleet, MSC Preziosa, has successfully completed sea trials that will move it closer to commissioning. The vessel is one of the newest cruise ships that is part of a growing global electrification trend that replaces mechanical equipment with electrical power generation
Read moreThere are only 2 people that have survived after their boat with 128 passengers onboard capsized off Nigeria, reported the emergency officials on Wednesday. “There were suspected 128 people aboard the vessel, but only 9 bodies have been found, while only 2 of them survived so far,” told the spokesman of the National Emergency
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