02 AUG 2019 A Spanish charity rescue boat sought safe port on Friday after Italy rejected its request to disembark 124 people saved from two migrant rafts in the Mediterranean, the organization said. Non-governmental organization (NGO) rescue boats have largely disappeared from the Mediterranean over the last year as governments …
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01 AUG 2019 Royal Dutch Shell is not taking any British-flagged tankers through the Strait of Hormuz amid heightened tensions with Iran in the vital chokepoint for oil shipments. “There are Shell-managed vessels in the Strait of Hormuz and that will probably continue to be the case. Currently, though, there …
Read More »31 JULY 2019 Germany will not participate in a U.S.-led naval mission in the Strait of Hormuz as it wants to ease tensions with Iran, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Wednesday. The United States had asked Germany to join France and Britain in a mission to secure shipping through …
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30 JULY 2019 Fluxys’ Zeebrugge LNG terminal has reached a milestone with the Al Dafna LNG carrier docking – the first call of a Q-Max vessel, the largest LNG carriers in service. A full Q-Max cargo serves the yearly need of over 75,000 households heating with gas. LNG carriers of all types …
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29 JULY 2019 The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) has issued a poster (below) reminding seafarers of the dangers of entering enclosed spaces. The RMI Maritime Administrator recently received a report of an enclosed space entry incident on an RMI-registered bulk carrier that resulted in the deaths of two …
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28 JULY 2019 A joint operation between Sea Shepherd and the Gabonese government has resulted in the arrest of the Haixin 27. Armed Gabonese marines boarded the Chinese-flagged Haixin 27 as she crossed into Gabonese waters from neighboring Republic of Congo. Gabonese fisheries enforcement officers uncovered that the fish hold was full …
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