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The removal of TS Taipei, a TS Line containership which ran aground near Keelung in March, has been completed following five months of cleanup and ship removal operati

NUMBER OF SHIP ACCIDENTS DROPS IN 2015

The number of accidents reported to the UK’s Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) dropped to 1,057 casualties and incidents in 2015 compared to 1,270 in 2014.

UK NUCLEAR SUBMARINE COLLIDES WITH MERCHANT VESSEL OFF GIBRALTAR

The UK Royal Navy’s nuclear-powered submarine, HMS Ambush, collided with a merchant vessel off Gibraltar on July 20 at 13:30 local time while conducting a training exe

5 Things You Need to Know About Seafarers

What do we really know about the work of the world's seafarers, and how do they make a difference to our daily lives?

New Zealand ratifies the ILO Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006)

On 9 March 2016, the Ambassador of New Zealand to the WTO, H.E.

New tanker trade created as Saudi Arabia ships crude to Poland

POLAND is importing crude from Saudi Arabia, creating a new seaborne trade generating fresh cargoes for tankers.

Danish Maritime Authority makes more data available to public online

THE Danish Maritime Authority has made more of its maritime data accessible to the public through its online portal as it seeks to increase data-driven commercial deve

India boosts Iranian oil imports in March

IRAN continued to push up its oil export volumes in March despite insurance and banking constraints, with India doubling its share from a month earlier to nearly match

Seafarer employment statistics are cause for concern, say UK shipping interests

THE number of foreign nationals working on UK-registered ships under Certificate of Equivalent Competency arrangements continues to top the total number of UK national

Chemical tanker hit by pirates off Nigeria

A small chemical carrier was attacked by pirates in the early hours of Saturday morning in Nigerian waters and five hostages were taken.

Philippines holds another North Korean vessel

Kim Jong-un might be minded to tell masters of North Korean vessels to give the Philippines a wide berth following the seizure of another ship in the Southeast Asian a

Maersk takes the biscuit with world’s first vessel delivery by drone

Maersk Tankers has completed a landmark delivery to one of its vessels using a drone.

Construction Officially Begins on MSC Seaside

Construction officially began on 2017’s hottest new cruise ship, MSC Seaside, when the keel was laid at the Fincantieri shipyard in Italy.

Two Offshore Workers Kidnapped from Vessel

Another offshore kidnapping has happened in the Gulf of Guinea. Two offshore workers have been kidnapped from an offshore support vessel in Nigeria.

Seafarer drowns as product tanker sinks in Indonesian waters

One seafarer drowned while another 26 were evacuated when the product tanker Nusantra Akbar sank on Saturday night in Indonesian waters of the Malacca Strait.

FINLAND PLANS EXPANDING ITS FLEET OF ICEBREAKERS WITH 7 NEW SHIPS

Finland is planning to build 7 new icebreakers with the investment of about 1 Billion euro, Ulla Lainio, Leading Advisor of Finland Maritime and Offshore growth progra

Modern Express under tow

RO-RO vessel Modern Express was successfully rotated this morning and towage started at 1145 hrs to bring the vessel away from the French shore.

SVITZER TUG CREWS VOTE ‘YES’ TO NEW ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT

Svitzer’s tug crews have voted to adopt a historic new single four year enterprise agreement (EA), a key part of the Company’s long term strategy to build a sustainabl

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