Society of Master Mariners' Bangladesh Maritime professionals knowledge sharing

30 JUL 2026 As part of the ongoing efforts to modernize capabilities to support the maritime industry, South Africa’s Transnet National Port Authority has drydocked its largest vessel in more than a decade. The 73,180-dwt tanker Troy recently entered the historic Prince Edward Graving Dock in Durban for 10 days …

29 JUL 2026 Two LNG carriers have been attacked in the Egyptian port of Damietta, which lies on the Mediterranean coast at the eastern end of the Nile Delta, in an apparent dramatic widening of the war in the region. The Damietta LNG terminal originally was the export terminal for …

28 JUL 2026 Norwegian authorities and the shipping company Utkilen are reporting the situation is stable after an explosion and fire broke out Tuesday afternoon, July 28, aboard the tanker Bergstraum (9,494 dwt). The ship was outside Fredrikstad, Norway, south of the entrance to Oslo Fjord, when the incident took …

27 JUL 2026 Bad weather and challenging rescue conditions are common scenarios when ships need help at sea. Stabilizing the ship and towing it to a safe harbor are paramount. SINTEF and several other partners have now developed new and improved emergency towing gear, which is both lighter and smaller than …

24 JUL 2026 Yemen’s Houthi movement has resumed direct attacks on commercial shipping, claiming responsibility for strikes on two Saudi oil tankers just minutes after the UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) reported a tanker had been hit southwest of Saudi Arabia. According to a statement issued Wednesday by the Yemeni …

23 JUL 2026 European authorities are reporting that refrigerated shipments of bananas continue to be one of the favored means of smugglers for the delivery of cocaine. In the same week, the authorities in both the UK and Italy reported large seizures coming from South America. Italy’s Guardia di Finanza …