A South Korean container ship nearly sank after it collided with the Marshall-Island cargo vessel Eleni off the coast of Vietnam. No casualties were reported. Late Thursday night, the Heung A Dragon was carrying containers from Hong Kong to Ho Chi Minh City when it collided with the Eneli – which was departing from
Read moreTwo inbound chemical tankers collided Wednesday, approximately 70 miles south of Galveston, causing some internal damage to one of the tankers. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Houston/Galveston were notified of the collision by a National Response Center report at approximately 4:30 a.m., stating that the Chem Sea, a 385-foot tanker, and the Bow Kiso
Read moreMANILA (AFP) – Eighteen Vietnamese crew members of a cargo ship have been detained after it ploughed into a coral reef in the central Philippines, the coastguard said Tuesday. The Unicorn Logger, a Panama-flagged freighter, ran aground at a protected marine sanctuary off the tiny island of Sambawan on Friday, coastguard spokesman Armand Balilo
Read moreJAKARTA – The government through the Directorate General of Sea Transportation again provided Public Service Obligation (PSO) funding for subsidy dedicated to economy class passengers. In this, the PSO subsidy gave 18 vessels with 376 voyeges operated PT Pelayaran Nasional Indonesia (Pelni) for IDR872.789 billion. The MoU for the PSO will be signed between the
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