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A cloud partially covers the tip of the Rock of the British territory of Gibraltar, 12 SEPT 2019 By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Sept 13 (Reuters) – Gibraltar has extended port facilities to be able to handle more ships carrying goods as part of contingency plans if Britain leaves the European …

FILE PHOTO: Iranian oil tanker formerly known as Grace 1 sits at anchor off the coast of the British Mediterranean territory, in the Strait of Gibraltar, August 15, 2019. 11 SEPT 2019 Iran’s envoy to London said on Wednesday the oil cargo of tanker Adrian Darya 1 was sold at …

09 SEPT 2019 Rescue workers on Monday freed the final crew member trapped inside a South Korean cargo vessel that flipped on its side off the coast of Georgia, the U.S. Coast Guard said. Salvage crews gradually drilled an opening in the ship’s massive hull on Monday, first to deliver …

CMA CGM Vasco De Gama. 07 SEPT 2019 PARIS, Sept 6 (Reuters) – CMA CGM, the world’s fourth-largest container shipping firm, reported a second straight quarterly loss as its takeover of CEVA Logistics weighed on its results, but said its business volumes remained strong thanks to growth in the U.S. …

The LNG-powered Lomonosov Prospect in the Northern Sea Route. 06 SEPT 2019 Russia expects shipping along the Northern Sea Route in to increase more than four-fold by 2024 compared to 2018 levels. The outlook was presented this week during a working meeting of the Northern Sea Route (NSR) Public Council …

A boat of Iranian Revolutionary Guard sails next to Stena Impero, a British-flagged vessel owned by Stena Bulk, at Bandar Abbas port. 04 SEPT 2019 Iran has released seven of the 23 crew members of the British-flagged tanker Stena Impero that was seized earlier this summer, Sweden’s foreign minister said …

01 SEPT 2019 We’re sure you have your favourite animal. It may even be a really smart one. But corvids – such as crows, magpies and ravens – really are something special. In fact, they’re some of the most intelligent animals in the world. And here we’ve gathered some of …

30 AUG 2019 The U.S. Treasury has designated the closely-watched Iranian tanker Adrian Darya 1 as a “blocked property” using anti-terrorism rules crafted after the Sept. 11 attacks. Consistent with prior warnings from the U.S. State Department, Treasury also blacklisted the vessel’s master, identified as Capt. Akhilesh Kumar, using measures targeting “those providing support to terrorism …

29 AUG 2019 India claims to have become the first nation in the world to include biometric facial recognition   technology in its seafarer identification documents.  The new Biometric Seafarer Identity Document will replace the existing Continuous  Discharge Certificate, and the inbuilt chip will be able to be read at point …

29 aug 2019 At the World Maritime Rescue Congress (WMRC) held in Vancouver, Canada from June 15 to 17, 2019, the International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots (MM&P Union) partnered with Dalhousie University (Halifax, Canada) to participate in a poster presentation discussing shipping safety.  The “Spotlight on Safety” poster …