04 FEB 2022 Genting Hong Kong filed today for the provisional liquidation on the company after reporting that it had exhausted its negotiations and had no further access to liquidity. The company reported that it expects its cash balances to “run out” by the end of January and that it …
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03 FEB 2022 The European Union (EU) intends to carry on with the deployment of its member states’ warships in the Gulf of Guinea to stem the recurring menace of piracy. After a review of the Coordinated Maritime Presences (CMP) pilot program in which member states have been deploying warships to …
Read More »02 FEB 2022 Swedish and Danish forces responded to a distress call on Thursday evening from a Norwegian coastal vessel that was in danger of sinking. They conducted a difficult nighttime rescue airlifting the crew to safety and while the investigation is ongoing, some sources are reporting that the crew …
Read More »01 FEB 2022 Scientists have been keeping a close eye on the ‘megaberg’ designated as A68a since it split off from Antarctica back in July 2017 – and new research highlights just how much freshwater it’s released into the ocean during its late melting process. Satellite monitoring systems indicate that for three …
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31 JAN 2022 Eighteen months after the Japanese-owned bulker “Wakashio” went ashore on the reef at Mauritius, the salvage team completed its work last weekend. According to reports from the site, all the debris has now been collected and moved to shore for recycling. The effort to remove the stern section of …
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30 JAN 2022 The Singapore Strait remains as the most dangerous route for commercial shipping in Asia after 41 incidents of armed robberies were reported against ships last year, up from 34 in 2020. The ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre based in Singapore shows that despite a decline in maritime piracy …
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29 JAN 2022 110 years after a Dutch sailing schooner first took to the seas, the vessel is set to return to its origins becoming the first modern sail commercial sailing cargo ship operating in the North Sea. The Dutch start-up EcoClipper, which plans to provide a sustainable cargo service …
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28 JAN 2022 From sea to land to sky, Earth’s systems are contaminated with synthetic substances, and scientists warn it has already pushed the integrity of our planet over the brink. Today, there are about 350,000 human-made chemicals on the market, including plastics, pesticides, industrial chemicals, cosmetic chemicals, antibiotics, and other drugs. The fact this …
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23 JAN 2022 Two tankers have had their environmental and safety classification withdrawn by a U.S. company that provides such certification, after accusations by a U.S. advocacy group that they had shipped cargoes of Iranian oil, documents seen by Reuters show. Countries targeted by tougher U.S. sanctions, including Iran and …
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22 JAN 2022 Authorities in Ghana have been forced to withdraw a mandatory vaccination policy for seafarers entering the country over concerns that shipping lines will skip its ports, which would have potentially undermined its position as a shipping gateway for West Africa. Ghana, which has managed to vaccinate 16 …
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