The City of Xiamen’s owners released the following statement: Sunship Schiffahrtskontor KG confirms that the all of its five crew members who were abducted during the boarding of the City of Xiamen off the coast of Nigeria on April 26 were released on May 11th. After the release of all the crew members, who
Read morePort operator Pelabuhan Indonesia III and construction company Adhi Karya plan to begin building a Rp 2.5 trillion ($257 million) automated container transporter this year that will connect Tanjung Perak Port and the under-construction Teluk Lamong Port in Surabaya. “We will realize it soon,” said Husein Latif, the commercial and business development director at
Read moreCargo ship XINCHUAN 8 struck a pier of the Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge early Sunday morning, and sank shortly after. A rescue team from the Nanjing municipal maritime relief center was dispatched to the accident scene. All 18 crewmembers were safely rescued before the vessel sank completely. It was damaged significantly in the allision
Read moreIndia and China will order 100 new naval ships and submarines each by 2032 due to changing global security environment and increasing reliance on the sea for trade in the strategic region, according to a US-based naval consultancy. The new orders would include nuclear and conventional submarines and new aircraft carriers, a balanced mix
Read moreOn June 3, the United States begins a capital murder trial against three alleged Somali pirates, accused of killing four Americans at sea. If convicted, the defendants could be sentenced to death. While more pirates are being convicted in courts around the world, the kingpins who profit most from the crime continue their work
Read moreLondon. Iran is using an Indonesian port in a strategy to keep up sales to buyers in Asia in the teeth of Western sanctions, according to shipping data and industry sources. Two Iranian very large crude carriers (VLCCs) able to hold 2 million barrels each sailed to Batam Island in April, according to AIS
Read moreOn Saturday, May 11, more than 30 boats will participate in the 28th Annual U.S. Oil and Refining Seattle Tugboat Race Championships, the largest tugboat race in the world. The race will run from noon to 3 p.m. as part of family fun day at the 2013 Vigor Seattle Maritime Festival, which will take
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