The Nordic Fighter tanker was sailing south in the Red Sea under oppressive summer heat as Mohammed Ali Quanas headed west to catch kingfish on Aug. 3, 2011, the last day of his life. Dressed in a blue t-shirt and a traditional Yemeni red patterned skirt, Quanas began cooking the evening meal for the
Read moreState port operator Pelahuban Indonesia II has appointed fellow construction company Pembangunan Perumahan to handle Rp 8.2 trillion ($857 million) worth of construction works at New Priok Port in Kalibaru, North Jakarta. Pembangunan Perumahan, known as PTTP, won the tender for six construction projects, according to an Aug. 10 letter from the board of
Read moreMEDAN: Management of PT Pelabuhan Indonesia I (Persero) or Pelindo I is optimist the IDR223 billion profit targets will be met following the operation of devices in Belawan International Container Terminal (BICT). This was revealed in work meeting 2012 conducted on Friday, September 14, 2012 at Pelindo I Medan Head Office which followed by
Read moreDNV’s hull integrity system now integrated with AMOS DNV and AMOS system supplier SpecTec have launched an all-in-one planned inspection and maintenance system for ship structures. AMOS is a system that crew and management are already familiar with, and in combination with DNV’s Hull Integrity Management system, the software’s accessibility further simplifies inspection planning,
Read moreSomali pirates attacking ships in the Indian Ocean held more than 1,200 seafarers as hostages last year and tortured or abused half of them as violence escalated, a study found. A total of 1,208 mariners were held, the Broomfield, Colorado-based One Earth Future Foundation said today in a report, “The Human Cost of Somali
Read moreThe manufacturers of ECDIS (Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems) equipment are to publish information on the latest versions of the software used to operate their equipment, in order to help clarify certain anomalies that had been identified with some older systems. This was the principal outcome of a meeting hosted by the IMO
Read moreBeijing. Beijing said on Friday that two surveillance fleets that entered Japanese waters close to disputed islands in defiance of warnings from Tokyo would conduct “law enforcement” activities. The fleets arrived days after the Japanese government announced it had completed its planned purchase of the islands in the East China Sea, which it administers
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