IMO 2020 Set To Raise Iron Ore Freight Rates
Iron ore freight rates might face an increase between iron ore producers Brazil, Australia and Indonesia, to the largest importer China with IMO 2020 implementation.
Ships switching to lower sulfur fuels from typical...
Number of Ship Total Losses Lowest in a Century
During the annual Safety and Shipping Review, it was mentioned that 2,698 shipping incidents tallied by Allianz were just 1% lower than in 2017.
Allianz said 46 large ships over 100 gross tons were...
Weekly Maritime Security Report- Week 20, 2019
Protection Vessel International has released the Maritime Security Report for Week 20 of 2019. The report formulated on 4th June 2019 highlights the various security breaches that have happened over the past week.
Brazil: Robbers board...
Crush Incident Involving a Falling Hatch Cover on General Cargo Vessel
According to an accident investigation report into the marine accident by the UK government highlights what happened, safety lessons learned and recommendations to avoid incidents that cause loss of human lives.
What happened?
A crewman from...
Storm Miguel Kills Three After Overturning Rescue Ship Off French Coast
According to an article published by BBC, a rescue boat has overturned in the Atlantic off the west coast of France leaving three crew dead, amid winds of up to 129 km/h (80 mph).
What...
Portuguese Ship Operator Agrees To $1.5M Fine in Charleston Pollution Case
The operator of the Achilleus bulk carrier has agreed to pay a $1.5 million fine in a case where the ship’s engineers dumped oily waste into the ocean and then covered up the pollution...
Intoxicated Dublin Boaters Blocked Cruise Ship from Navigating in Shipping Lanes
According to Newsweek report, a 4,000-ton cruise ship was blocked from entering a port in Dublin, Ireland, by a small sailing boat of drunk men zigzagging in its way, a court has heard.
What happened?
Dublin...
Budapest Cruise Accident Captain Has a History! Arrested Before in Separate Accident
The captain of a river cruise ship involved in a deadly collision last week with a smaller pleasure boat in Budapest is already under investigation over another accident in April, according to Hungarian prosecutors,...
Afro-Americans Heal As They Gather To Hear the Last Slave Ship Story: Clotilda
According to a National Geographic article by JOEL K. BOURNE, JR., hope swirled through the packed gymnasium of the aptly named Robert Hope Community Center in the Africatown neighborhood of Mobile, Alabama, last month,...
Maersk Implements Digital Certificates for Seafarers
According to an article published in the Maritime Digitalisation and Communications, AP Moller-Maersk is leading a pilot project to test using digital certificates for seafarers on one of their container ships.
About the digital certificates project
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