A Chinese fishing vessel that made headlines last week after it caught fire and its crew had to be rescued from the blaze has sunk off the Antarctic Peninsula, The Australian reports, citing the Chilean navy. The cause of the fire on the ship, the Kai Xin, is still being investigated by the ship’s
Read moreBandar Seri Begawan. Southeast Asian leaders will focus on rebuilding unity when they meet in Brunei this week after unprecedented rifts over how to handle territorial disputes with an assertive China. The summit of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) convenes against the backdrop of China’s increasingly aggressive stance in claiming sovereignty
Read moreAmbon (ANTARA News) – A rescue team resumed search for a vessel with more than ten people on board reported missing since last Friday. The KM.Merlin was on its way from Nila to Waipia on the island of Seram in the regency of Maluku Tengah. The motor vessel was drifting to follow the sea
Read moreDraft guidelines on the preservation and collection of evidence following an allegation of a serious crime having taken place on board a ship, or following a report of a missing person from a ship, and on pastoral and medical care of victims were approved by the Legal Committee of the International Maritime Organization (IMO),
Read moreNigerian authorities have seized a ship carrying about 2,500 tons of fuel refined from stolen oil in the Niger Delta. Navy officials reported that the vessel was on the verge of filling the fourth of its compartments before it was intercepted by a team of operatives, according to the Nigerian Tribune. The operation was
Read moreBarge shipping on the Illinois River and parts of the Mississippi River was at a standstill on Monday as flooding forced the closure of numerous locks and crews worked to recover dozens of barges that broke free in flood-swollen currents. The U.S. Coast Guard will close a section of the Illinois River near Peoria
Read moreThe CMA CGM Group is pleased to announce that the CMA CGM ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT, second of the world’s largest and state of the art containership’s series, begins its first voyage today, Friday, April 19th in Pusan, South Korea. Built by DSME (Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering) in South Korea, this giant of the
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