Eight pirates were arrested by the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) while they were in the midst of robbing a ship off the coast of Tanjung Stapa in Pengerang, Malaysia. MMEA (Southern Region) Maritime First Admiral Adon Shalan said the Indonesian pirates approached the ship [reports state as Merlion Dua in a wooden boat.
Read moreThe shipping industry is one of the most fast-paced and ever-developing streams, which give rise to the facet of healthy competition among various shipping companies, vying for absolute operational superiority. 2012 has seen several noteworthy trends in the shipping domain, with several shipping line companies gaining forefront prominence. The liner fleet of these cargo
Read moreIn July last year President Boni Yayi of Benin sent a worried letter to the UN secretary-general. His country was being threatened by the activities of pirates, who were scaring shipping away from the ports on which his country’s revenues depend. He wanted international help of the kind which had been deployed against piracy
Read moreFour are missing after a ship sank on Sunday in waters near south China’s Guangdong province. The Qingyuan-registered ship experienced an engine room flood that caused it to sink near the city of Yangjiang around 11 p.m. locally. The Nanhai Rescue Bureau of the Ministry of Transport dispatched a rescue ship about one hour
Read moreA high-level meeting chaired jointly by Minister of Shipping G.K. Vasan and External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid, supported by Secretary (Shipping) and Foreign Secretary and other senior officials, was held here to review the progress made in securing the release of Indian seafarers held hostage by the Somali pirates. The Shipping Minister as well
Read moreToday Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) began construction of the first ship in its “Sayaendo” Series, which it has developed as a new-generation liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier, at the company’s Nagasaki Shipyard & Machinery Works. The LNG carrier is one of two ships ordered jointly by Osaka Gas Co., Ltd., and Mitsui O.S.K.
Read moreThe Indonesian National Shipowners Association (INSA) predicts that Indonesia will see around 20 percent growth in the shipping industry next year on the back of the country’s healthy economic performance. INSA chairwoman Carmelita Hartoto said that most local players, especially those involved in coal and offshore oil and gas, will add more vessels to
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