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Whistleblower gets suspended from Kandla Port job
Mumbai: In a developing corruption scandal, a whistleblower has been suspended from working at India’s Kandla port. Sanjay Bhaty, Kandla…
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Norstar sets up Myanmar crewing office
Singapore: Norstar Ship Management has opened a new crewing office in Yangon, Myanmar, which will undertake all crew manning and…
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Three ships hit by pirates in three hours
Singapore: Three ships have been attacked by pirates in the same area in the space of just three hours today,…
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Hachiuma Steamship left ‘death ship’ investigations to the police
Tokyo: The managing director of Hachiuma Steamship, the firm that manages the infamous Sage Sagittarius bulk carrier dubbed the death…
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North Korean seafarers jailed in Panama for arms trafficking
San Francisco: Two North Koreans have been jailed in Panama for 12 years for attempting to smuggle Cuban weapons through…
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Manager of missing tanker denies MMEA claim it took 10 hours to report incident
Kuala Lumpur: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) has fired a broadside at Orkim Ship Management for taking 10 hours…
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Shipowner suffers second piracy attack in same area this month
Kuala Lumpur: A Malaysian firm, Magna Meridian, looks likely to have been hit by pirates twice within eight days. The…
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Major milestone for Panama Canal expansion as water flows into new locks
San Francisco: The Panama Canal passed another milestone towards becoming supersized when engineers started flooding some of its new enlarged…
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LPG carrier goes missing off Vietnam
Hanoi: Authorities in Southeast Asia are increasingly concerned about the disappearance of a small LPG tanker off Vietnam. The 1991-built,…
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Report concludes inexperience, panic and delays led to grounding off Canada
Montreal: A series of missteps, some key delays, a dash of panic and big slice of inexperience were the recipe…
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MH370 search ship damaged by huge waves
Perth: One the ships deployed to search for the missing MH370 airplane has been damaged by huge waves in the…
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Water to start flowing into first new lock of expanded Panama Canal
San Francisco: The expanded Panama Canal is ready for water to begin filling one of its new locks, starting on…
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InterManager investigates minimum manning levels
Oslo: Following its meeting in Oslo last week, InterManager, the international trade association for in-house and third party shipmanagers, has…
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Nicaragua Canal impact study called into question
San Francisco: Costa Rica’s president has called on neighbouring nation Nicaragua for answers as to the likely environmental damage of…
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Poor communications and excessive speed blamed for Houston Ship Channel collision
Houston: A collision on the Houston Ship Channel last year that led to 168,000 gallons of fuel oil being spilled…
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India joins Paris MoU’s White List
Paris: India is the big mover on the just published Paris MoU list of registries performance. India has climbed into…
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Svitzer forms joint venture in Malaysia
Athens: Salvage company Svitzer has established itself in Malaysia via a new joint venture (JV) with local company SVR Marine Services.…
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Swire Shipping and Rickmers-Linie combine to connect through Middle East
Singapore: In the latest in a series of partnerships among the established names in the breakbulk sector, Swire Shipping has…
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Curse of the ‘death ship’ strikes again
Sydney: A Filipino seafarer was helicoptered off the Sage Sagittarius coal carrier today suffering severe abdominal pains. The ship has…
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Panamanian special forces deployed as ship attacked off Colon
Panama City: In a bizarre turn of events over the weekend an aging general cargo ship, bound for demolition, was…
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