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Japan Transport Safety Board issues report on Wakashio disaster
The Japan Transport Safety Board has issued its report on the grounding of the Wakashio newcastlemax, one of this decade’s…
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Finance and Insurance
Wakashio claims row escalates
Yesterday marked the second anniversary of the grounding of the Wakashio bulk carrier off Mauritius, the most high profile shipping…
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Tankers
Tanker breaking up on Reunion’s eastern shoreline
The Chinese company charged with salvaging the Wakashio bulk carrier, 2020’s most high profile casualty, finished its job in Mauritius…
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Dry Cargo
Final remnants of the Wakashio removed
Some 18 months after it ran aground on a reef off the coast of Mauritius, the remnants of the newcastlemax…
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Dry Cargo
Wakashio stern remains lodged on reef 375 days on from its infamous grounding
More than a year since its grounding and splitting in two, the rump of the newcastlemax remains lodged on a…
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Operations
Mauritius comes under pressure to release Wakashio crew held for a year without charge
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) is among a host of organisations calling for the immediate release and repatriation of…
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Operations
Wakashio master: ‘I was under the influence of alcohol’
Further bombshells have been unearthed in the ongoing court proceedings looking into the grounding off Mauritius. Senior personnel including the…
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Maritime CEO
Wakashio: A storybook for children
Over the years Maritime CEO has championed all manner of authors with maritime-related books, whether it be industry tomes, thrillers,…
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Operations
Wakashio captain back in court as stern removal operations get underway
Nearly six months on from its grounding in pristine waters off Mauritius salvage operations to remove the stern of the…
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Operations
MOL comes clean on how this year’s most high profile shipping accident occurred
Japanese shipping major Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) today came clean on what most in the industry already knew – the…
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Operations
Wakashio stern to be removed from reef in complex process taking months
Nagashiki Shipping, the Japanese owner of the newcastlemax that ran aground on coral reefs off Mauritius in July, has appointed…
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Finance and Insurance
Wakashio insurance claims top $37m
The justice minister in Mauritius has given an update on the size of insurance claims across the island in the…
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Environment
MOL sets aside $9.4m to assist in Wakashio clean-up
Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL), the charterer of the ill-fated newcastlemax, has pledged Y1bn ($9.4m) to help in the clean-up in…
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Operations
Poor seamanship cited in Wakashio investigations
The Panama Maritime Authority has hit out at the level of seamanship onboard the Anglo-Eastern crew managed in the hours…
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Operations
Wakashio disaster takes another tragic turn with sinking of a tug
The Wakashio disaster in Mauritius took another tragic turn last night when a number of port authority employees died after…
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Environment
Island-wide protest planned as Mauritius PM feels the heat from the Wakashio disaster
A protest march is planned across the island of Mauritius tomorrow at midday as locals react with anger to the…
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Operations
Arrests made in Wakashio case as salvors prepare to scuttle part of the ship
The captain and first officer of the Nagashiki Shipping newcastlemax that ran aground and subsquently split in two off the…
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Environment
Wakashio bow under tow as UNESCO protected sites come under severe threat
The bow section of the bulk carrier is being towed eight nautical miles to an area with 2 km depth…
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Operations
Investigations step up as salvage team grapples with broken up bulk carrier off Mauritius
The crew of the bulk carrier, which split in two on reefs off Mauritius on Saturday, are due to face…
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Environment
Wakashio splits in two off Mauritius
The Japanese bulk carrier which spilt tonnes of oil into the Indian Ocean off Mauritius split in two on Saturday…
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