The Indonesian Navy hosted a distinguished visitor from Britain, as the Royal Navy’s most advanced destroyer, HMS Daring, arrived in North Jakarta’s Tanjung Priok Port on Friday for a four-day visit. “British First Sea Lord Admiral Sir George Zambellas will be on Daring before the ship enters Jakarta. His presence highlights the importance the
Read moreA Danish soldier is very likely to be held responsible by military prosecutors in the death of two mariners held hostage by Somali pirates. He was involved in stopping a pirate vessel off Somalia in February of this year. Prosecutors say the soldier, who opened fire at the hijacked Jelbut 37 ship in an
Read moreToday, the Danish Maritime Authority publishes a report elucidating which administrative tasks are perceived as burdens by seafarers and Danish shipowners. The report is part of the Growth Plan for the Blue Denmark and highlights a desire to reduce the amount of paperwork. The report is based on three surveys focusing on the perception
Read moreUpon the initiative of Denmark, an IMO Sub-Committee developed guidelines that will result in enhanced safety and fewer accidents when transferring persons from one ship to another at sea. Due to a tragic accident during the transfer of a person in the roads of Copenhagen in 2010, Denmark drafted guidelines containing measures to be
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