A 25-year-old man treads water 5 miles east of Port Everglades Wednesday, June 6, 2018. U.S. Coast Guard illustration courtesy of Air Station Miami 07 JUNE 2018 This guy is lucky to be alive… The U.S. Coast Guard rescued a 25-year-old Filipino man from the water about 5 miles east …
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06 JUNE 2018 The investigation revealed that the second mate, who was alone on the bridge at the time of the accident, had fallen asleep after working a 6-on, 6-off shift schedule for at least two days leading up to the grounding. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) has …
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05 JUNE 2018 South Korea’s biggest shipping line Hyundai Merchant Marine has opted to split its twenty-vessel megaship order among South Korea’s top three shipbuilders as it seeks to accelerate its strategy of achieving 1 million TEU capacity. HMM confirmed in April its intention to place orders for the 20 eco-friendly …
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04 JUNE 2018 Nigeria’s oil wells may be flowing again, but the country’s largest operator says attacks continue to put a brake on output. “Security in parts of the Niger delta remains a major concern with persisting incidents of criminality, kidnapping and vandalism as well as onshore and offshore piracy,” …
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Watch out, sailors! A Yang Ming containership has lost more than 80 containers overboard while battling heavy swells off the east coast of Australia. The Liberian-flagged ship YM Efficiency was sailing from Tawain to Port Botany near Sydney when the stack of containers collapsed at as the ship was underway …
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03 JUNE 2018 The shipping industry will this year scrap the largest number of oil tankers in over half-a-decade, driven by weak earnings, firm prices for scrap steel and the need to prepare fleets for strict new environmental regulations. The surge in scrapping underscores how the sector is grappling with …
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