Rescuers are persistently searching for two crewmembers missing after their tug allided with a bridge over St. Petersburg’s Neva River and sank. Russia’s Emergency Situations Ministry stated that rescuers had located the sunken ship, which struck the northern capital’s Palace Bridge around 2 a.m. and then drifted 200 meters downstream. However, they have been
Read moreJotron AS played a pivotal role in the introduction and production of the AIS-SART – an alternative to the traditional Radar SART. The Tron AIS-SART will, from 5th October 2012, be “Wheel Marked” in accordance with European Council Directive 96/98/EC with latest Commission Directive 2011/75/EU (7th amendment). This means that from this date, the
Read moreThe Annual Tripartite meeting between shipowners, shipbuilders and classification societies was held in Tokyo on 17 and 18 October 2013. The meeting unanimously welcomed the IMO theme for 2013 of ‘a sustainable maritime transport system’ and its recognition of the three pillars of sustainability; environmental, social and economic. Furthermore, the Tripartite meeting emphasised that
Read moreThe trial of 11 suspected Somali pirates who were arrested by the Dutch Navy on high seas after they allegedly fired a rocket propelled grenade at a merchant ship , began this week. Dutch naval officers – some of whom were in court to give evidence when the case opened – also rescued 17
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