A fire broke out in the engine room of Pullmantur Cruises’ Zenith ship, partially disabling it. The vessel had to be towed into an Italian port. Fortunately, there were no injuries as a result of the blaze. The flames reportedly erupted around 4 a.m. on Tuesday, as the ship was travelling between Ravenna and
Read moreAUSTRALIAN authorities ruled a doomed asylum seeker boat was not in distress before it sank in rough seas between Indonesia and Christmas Island claiming more than 100 lives, an inquest has heard. The termite-riddled boat carrying 212 passengers and crew did not even reach halfway to Christmas Island from Java before sinking in June
Read moreThe Japan Coast Guard is currently investigating a collision between a tuna trawler and a freight ship that took place on Sunday morning near the Kinkasan Island, in the waters off Miyagi Prefecture. Except for the trawler’s captain, who is reported missing, the remaining eight members of the ship have been rescued. The trawler
Read moreAccording to maritime authorities, 11 crew members were rescued after a cargo vessel went down in the Mediterranean Sea. The cargo vessel Tayyar Şenkaya 1 sailing with eleven crew members onboard, sank at around 4 am in the Mediterranean sea off the coast of Antalya in southern Turkey. All the crew members have been
Read moreKuala Lumpur: Seafarers unfortunate enough to be sailing to Malaysia’s top shipping destination, Port Klang, are in for a smoky time with news that the Johor port complex is suffering the worst of the haze from neighbouring Indonesia’s slash and burning farmers. The air pollutant index (API) at Port Klang was recorded at 487
Read moreJune 25th marks the third international Day of the Seafarer, an official United Nations observance day. This year, IMO is celebrating the occasion with a social media campaign calling on all supply chain partners, including those beyond the maritime sector, to help highlight the sheer diversity and scale of products used in everyday life
Read moreThe development of a tug pushing and navigating a barge or a train (tow) of coupled barges has steadily gained greater acceptance within the maritime community. While such operation began along inland waterways, Crowley Maritime and Northern Transportation Company sail tug-barge combinations on the open ocean. Tugs used in such service now exceeds 16,000-Hp
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