Chemical Freighter Sinks at Sea

On September 30, a tanker carrying 450 metric tonnes of sodium hydroxide was reported to be sinking off the southern coast of Yamaguchi prefecture,...

[Watch] Chemical Freighter Sinks at Sea

Watch a tanker carrying 450 metric tonnes of sodium hydroxide reported to be sinking off the southern coast of Yamaguchi prefecture, Japan. For more information,...

Sex on Ship ‘Consensual’ Says Officer Accused of Attack on Junior

The Navy officer accused of sexually violating a junior has told a jury the interaction was consensual. Scott Christopher Devonport Ward is on trial at...

[Watch] Salvage Operation To Recover Sunken Boat

Angela Arcella, a Fishing vessel submerged following a collision with a cargo vessel.  The Fishing vessel that sunk in Valletta, at Laboratory Wharf, has...

Container Vessel Fined for Ballast Water Discharge

On Sep 24, a container vessel docked in Antalya reported to have pumped out dirty ballast water into the waters in Turkey.  This resulted...

Flag Inspectors to Enforce Ship Safety

Training inspectors roped in to boost internal ship safety in the Pacific IMO and the Pacific community have roped in flag Inspectors to support enforcement...

Reefer Demand to Remain Container Line Bright Spot

Drewry: Reefer Demand to Remain Container Line Bright Spot While reefer demand will continue to grow, the impact it will have on the earnings of...

Ship Owners and Managers Gather in Singapore

Ship owners and managers will gather in Singapore next week to examine the oldest industry developments and International concerns surrounding the notion that today’s...

Seafarer Found Dead in a Tanker

The Harbour police have recovered the body of an engineer who was found dead in a tanker ship bound to United Arab Emirates. The...

Tanker Spills Fuel Oil in Elbe-Side-Canal

On Sep 29, the Dutch flagged, self propelled tank barge "Anka", 1491 ts, suffered a leak in the fuel tank on the Elbe-Side-Canal.   The...