Sri Lanka
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Four X-Press Pearl crew finally allowed home
X-Press Feeders, the owner of the burnt out wreck , have reported that a further four former crew members of…
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X-Press Pearl salvage operation to get underway
X-Press Feeders, operators of the container ship , has signed a contract with Shanghai Salvage Company (SCC)for the removal of…
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Pressure grows on IMO to reclassify plastic pellets as hazardous substances in wake of X-Press Pearl disaster
Among a long list of topics for debate at next week’s 77th gathering of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC)…
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Chinese fertiliser shipment kicks up a stink in Sri Lanka
The crew of the Marshall Islands-flagged handy bulk carrier find themselves at the centre of an Asian diplomatic spat, drifting…
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MMA Offshore MPSV to support X-Press Pearl salvage operations
Australian OSV operator and services provider has been engaged by Resolve Marine to assist with salvage operations of the wrecked…
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China and India square off at Colombo Port
Asian rivals China and India are now squaring off in Sri Lanka. Yesterday saw Indian conglomerate Adani sign a $700m…
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X-Press Feeders makes initial $3.6m payment over Sri Lankan sinking
X-Press Feeders, operators of the burnt containership , through the vessel owner’s P&I insurers, have made an initial payment of…
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X-Press Pearl captain arrested
The Russian master of the fire-ravaged 2,700 teu was arrested yesterday and granted bail later in the day. Sri Lanka…
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Sri Lanka lodges $40m claim against X-Press Feeders
Sri Lankan authorities said over the weekend they will seek $40m in damages from the operator of the , a…
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How the X-Press Pearl disaster could have been avoided
Shipping man and author, Carlos Luxul, questions why the X-Press Pearl was not allowed to offload a leaking box of…
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Prosectors probe deleted emails as X-Press Pearl court hearing gets underway
State prosecutors in Sri Lanka are accusing X-Press Feeders and its parent, Sea Consortium, of a cover-up as court proceedings…
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Sri Lanka braces for bunker tank breach as X-Press Pearl comes to rest in shallow waters
Sri Lankan authorities have reached out to India for urgent assistance with booms, skimmers and oil dispersants being readied in…
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Charred remains of the X-Press Pearl sinking off Colombo
With white smoke still billowing from its foredeck, the 2,700 teu , not yet four months old, started to sink…
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Sri Lanka readies to sue owners of the fire-struck X-Press Pearl
A criminal investigation is underway over the fire on the ship, with all crew set to be interviewed. Sri Lankan…
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Firefighting continues on ravaged X-Press Pearl as Sri Lanka assesses widespread environmental damage
Firefighting operations continued for a seventh day Thursday on the badly burnt 2,700 teu , with some hopeful signs in…
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X-Press Pearl was not allowed to offload leaking box in India and Qatar prior to Sri Lanka call
The burning ship at the centre of an environmental catastrophe off Sri Lanka was not allowed to offload boxes with…
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Explosion rocks X-Press Pearl, all crew evacuated as Sri Lanka prepares for the worst
The situation on the deteriorated dramatically today. The three-month old, 2,700 teu ship, carrying 25 tons of nitric acid, caught…
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Smit salvage team land to help out with X-Press Pearl blaze
A salvage team from Smit flew into Sri Lanka yesterday to help out in the ongoing blaze onboard the brand…
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Concerned Sri Lankan authorities demand blaze-hit boxship heads out to sea
Sri Lanka’s Marine Environment Protection Authority (MEPA) has instructed the master of the fire struck to move the ship from…
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Fire erupts on brand-new boxship carrying 25 tons of nitric acid off Sri Lanka
A fire erupted on the 2,743 teu yesterday afternoon off Colombo. The ship, which was carrying around 25 tons of…
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