On Friday (June 14), a vessel carrying 20 people collided with a rig near Southwest Pass. According to the U.S. Coast Guard, all 20 passengers – including 4 crewmembers – were safely transferred to a nearby ship before their vessel sank. The bow of the M/V Celeste Ann was seen pointing toward the sky
Read moreSingapore: FSL Trust Management has demanded that two of its two crude oil tankers, Aqua and Action, be redelivered by Geden Holdings Ltd who has defaulted on lease payments. Geden have failed to pay the agreed lease payments despite being in restructuring talks with FSL over many months. FSL intends to deploy the vessels
Read moreMinister for Defense Stephen Smith and Minister for Defense Materiel Mike Kelly today announced further significant initiatives to both maintain the capability of Australia’s Collins Class submarine fleet and further improve Collins Class maintenance, sustainment and availability. The Collins Class submarine fleet of six submarines is an essential part of Australia’s national security capability.
Read moreA cargo ship has run aground approximately 2.5 miles south of Tobermory, Sound of Mull. Stornoway Coastguard received a 999 call just after 6am this morning reporting that a 90-metre long vessel carrying wood had run aground on rocks. The seven crew on board are said to be safe and well, with no reported
Read moreTwo ferry passengers are dead, and others are still missing, after the Masbate-bound vessel sank early Friday. The latest reports state that 52 of the ferry’s 57 crewmembers and passengers listed on the ship’s manifest had been rescued, while three were still missing. However, officials worry that seven divers and their assistants who were
Read moreTransas Marine Pacific and its local representative in Indonesia have been awarded new contracts from the Government Department of Sea Transportation to supply and install Vessel Traffic Management Systems for Samarinda and Banjarmasin ports. In addition to this, Transas will upgrade the current VTS system in the Semarang port with a fully redundant AIS
Read moreThe Navy’s first littoral combat ship, USS Freedom (LCS 1), departed Changi Naval Base June 11 to participate in Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Malaysia 2013. CARAT Malaysia is among the key maritime exercises and exchanges Freedom will conduct with regional navies and U.S. 7th Fleet units while deployed to Southeast Asia. In
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