The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) is launching an investigation into the crash of a Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) helicopter that has killed three people. The CCG helicopter, operated by Transport Canada, departed from the CCG vessel Amundsen [pictured above] and crashed in the M’Clure Strait, off the coast of Banks Island, Northwest Territories
Read moreManila, Sept. 4 (CNA) Three crewmembers of a Taiwanese fishing boat that was strafed by a Philippine patrol vessel in May have been summoned by prosecutors to give eyewitness testimony in the case, according to the Philippines’ National Bureau of Investigation. Under Philippine law, the three crewmembers — Taiwanese Hung Yu-chih and Hung Chieh-shang and
Read moreA new car terminal has opened at Sumatra’s largest river port, Boom Baru. Operated by Pelindo II (also known as IPC), the 2 sq km terminal can handle 300 cars a day. “The strong demand for four-wheeled vehicles in Sumatra has prompted IPC to make use of spare land around the port,” the port operator
Read morebest essay writing service p> Ghana’s navy detained suspected pirate ship and arrested crew members on suspicion in the hijacking of an oil products tanker off Gabon 30 days ago. It is disturbing that pirate attacks in West Africa’s Gulf of Guinea become more and more frequent destroying the shipping business in the region. According
Read moreState-owned port operator Pelabuhan Indonesia II (Pelindo II) plans to open five of its subsidiaries to initial public offerings over the next few years. Four of these — Pelabuhan Tanjung Priok, Car Terminal Indonesia, Multi Terminal Indonesia and Container Terminal — will release shares by 2016, while the fifth firm is expected to open its
Read moreDrewry’s Annual Review of Global Container Terminals Operators shows that PSA International, Hutchison Ports, APM Terminals and DP World remain the big four players in equity TEU and portfolio terms but with varying levels of activity– DP World and APM Terminals are highly active in terms of acquisitions, divestments and greenfield developments, Hutchison moderately active
Read moreMerchant vessels are reminded to remain vigilant while transiting this area and ensure that Self Protection Measures are in place as Pirate Attack Groups (PAGs) may be operating in the area. Although sea states in some parts of the HRA have become more marginal with the onset of the Northeast Monsoon season, small boats
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