Interactive Particularly Sensitive Sea Area display launched at IMO

Thursday, 23 May 2013 08:55

A new interactive display on Particularly Sensitive Sea Areas (PSSA) has been launched at IMO Headquarters and online at pssa.imo.org/.  

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EU to provide over €37 million to fight piracy in Eastern and Southern Africa

Wednesday, 22 May 2013 09:14

The EU will provide some €37 million to strengthen the fight against piracy in several Eastern and Southern African countries through support for the Programme to promote

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Invoicing error sees shipbroker saddled with bill for bunker supply

Friday, 17 May 2013 07:48

ITIC has revealed how an invoicing error led to a shipbroker being asked to foot the bill for a bunker supply amounting to more than three-quarters of a million dollars.

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EU Navfor Commander warns Somali pirate threat not over

Wednesday, 15 May 2013 09:28

The Operation Commander of the EU Naval Force, Rear Admiral Bob Tarrant, has issued a renewed warning that Somali pirates are still determined to get out to sea and,

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Crew of City of Xiamen freed in Nigeria

Tuesday, 14 May 2013 13:26

Sunship Schiffahrtskontor KG confirms that the all of its five crew members who were abducted during the boarding of the City of Xiamen off the coast of Nigeria, on 26 April 2013,

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Jolly Nero incident updates

Thursday, 09 May 2013 11:06

At the moment, seven people were confirmed killed and two are missing after a container ship crashed into a control tower in the northern Italian port of Genoa, rescuers said.

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Boxships Conmar Avenue and Maersk Kalmar collided

Thursday, 09 May 2013 10:17

Container ships Conmar Avenue and Maersk Kalmar collided near Bremerhaven, Germany, at around 16:00 LT May 7 13. No one was injured.

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Leading container lines reinitiate piracy meetings to keep focus on piracy

Wednesday, 08 May 2013 10:00

CMA CGM, MSC, Maersk Line and Hamburg Süd representing 40 percent of the world container shipping industry have met to discuss the piracy threat towards international shipping.

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Italian container ship hits Genoa control tower, three dead

Wednesday, 08 May 2013 08:10

At least three people have died and up to six are missing after a ship crashed into a control tower in the Italian port of Genoa, reports say.

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Marine accident report on collision between Spring Glory and Josephine Maersk

Friday, 03 May 2013 12:40

The Danish Maritime Accident Investigation Board has made a report about a collision at the eastern part of Singapore Strait on 5 June 2012.

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Seamen released after two years in Somalia

Thursday, 02 May 2013 08:58

After more than 2 years of captivity, the six seamen, who were kidnapped by Somali pirates in connection with the seizure of the Danish coaster M/V Leopard in January 2011,

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Dealing with the menace of fatigue

Thursday, 02 May 2013 08:36

The current issue of the International Maritime Human Element Bulletin Alert! provides all the connections required to link issues of fatigue to the safe manning of ships and the way they are operated.

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Cargo ships collide off south-west Greece, two dead

Monday, 29 April 2013 10:05

Two seafarers drowned and eight are still missing after two cargo ships collided off south-western Greece early on Monday, the Greek coastguard said.

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Hansa Marburg attacked by pirates off Equatorial Guinea

Friday, 26 April 2013 09:23

Leonhardt & Blumberg, operators of the 23,416 dwt container ship "HANSA MARBURG” regret to confirm that the vessel was attacked by criminal gangs some 130 miles

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Shipping accidents frequent but avoidable

Wednesday, 24 April 2013 11:32

Shipping accidents are more frequent than is widely believed but most of these accidents are preventable according to a new ATSB maritime safety report released today.

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IMB advises continued vigilance as maritime piracy attacks decline

Tuesday, 16 April 2013 09:16

The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) International Maritime Bureau’s (IMB) latest quarterly report on Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships recorded a total of 66 incidents

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NYK car carrier rescues four rowers in the Atlantic

Thursday, 11 April 2013 13:05

On April 6, NYK car carrier Heijin rescued four rowers, including a gold medal Olympian, in distress off the coast of Puerto Rico. Heijin had departed from the U.S. port of Newark on April 4

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Norgas Cathinka released from Indonesia

Tuesday, 09 April 2013 12:36

On April 8^th 2013 in the late evening the vessel "Norgas Cathinka" and its crew and cargo arrived safely at the entrance of Singapore port; having been released

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Burning bulk carrier sinks of Oman

Thursday, 04 April 2013 08:46

The Liberian-flag bulker 'Atlantik Confidence' reported an engine room fire and sank over the Easter week-end. Rescue of the 21-member Turkish crew was supervised by USS Nicholas

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USCG searches for 1, responds to adrift cruise ship

Thursday, 04 April 2013 08:20

The cruise ship Carnival Triumph rests at Signal International shipyard after breaking loose from its moorings at BAE Systems after a storm at shipyard on the Mobile River, April 3, 2013.

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