A Belgian tanker has been seized by the Nigerian Navy for illegal bunkering off the coast of Bayelsa. The ship’s crew has also been detained by authorities. The MT St Vanessa was intercepted last week with 15 crew members onboard, including 6 Romanians and 9 Philippines. According to the Global Times, officials from the
Read moreMEDAN: Ships’ visit to Belawan International Container Terminal (BICT) per August increased to 40 calls than July position at 33 calls. Ships’ visits to international and national docks in August rose when compared to July 2012, said BICT Assistant Manager for Public Relation and Legal Suratman. “Unloading mostly occurred at inter-islands while uploading mostly
Read moreContainer traffic in North Sumatra’s Belawan, which mostly handles crude palm oil (CPO) and rubber, grew by 10.2 percent in the third quarter alone despite a global commodity market slowdown. The traffic during July–September this year reached 680,828 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs), equal to 552,622 containers, up from 614,294 TEUs compared to the same
Read moreBeijing: China’s Foreign Ministry has quashed reports that the Japanese bulker seized by the Shanghai Maritime Court was taken because of outstanding World War II debts. The Baosteel Emotion VLOC, owned by Mitsui OSK Lines, was arrested over a “regular business contract dispute” a spokesman for the ministry said. Earlier missives from the maritime court
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