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More Migrants Lose their Lives crossing the English Channel
The International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) published a statement on the loss of migrants trying to pass through the English Channel in small boats to reach British waters.
Mainly, in line with the concerns …
World’s Largest Container ship MSC Gulsun arrives at the Port of Rotterdam
World's largest container ship MSC Gulsun arrived at the APMT 2 terminal quay in the Port of Rotterdam on Tuesday, 3 September at 14.00 hours. The vessel, 400 metres long and with a beam of 62 metres, has a 23,756-TEU …
2 Workers Killed, 13 Injured Demolishing cargo ship CSL Virginia
An accident killed two shipbreaking workers and injured 13 others as they were scrapping a cargo vessel in Chattogram, Bangladesh, on Saturday, August 31.
The accident on the former Cypriot container ship CSL …
Lifeboat from Missing Bulk carrier Nur Allya found off Indonesia
Search and rescue teams have discovered signs of the missing bulk carrier Nur Allya, almost two weeks after the ship disappeared off eastern Indonesia, along wits its 25 crew. Local media report that a lifeboat …
Top 5 Best Honeymoon Cruises For Newlyweds
If you've met someone special on your favorite date site and are eager to take your relationship to the next phase, this will tend to involve agreeing to meet somewhere suitably romantic. There are many ideal …
Cargo traffic within Azov-Don Basin of Russia’s IWWs down 5% to 6.274 million tonnes in 8M’19
As of 1 September 2019, cargo traffic within Azov-Don Basin of Russia’s IWWs totaled 6.274 million tonnes (-5%, year-on-year), Azov-Don Basin Administration stated.
In the reporting period, transportation of …
Singapore’s first dual-fuel bunker vessel named Marine Vicki
Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M) named Singapore’s first dual-fuel bunker vessel under construction at the Keppel Nantong shipyard in China.
The vessel named Marine Vicki is owned and will be operated …
Sea Shepherd Arrests Two illegal fishing Trawlers
The Sea Shepherd has partnered with the government of Gambia to tackle and halt illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing in West Africa. The partners arrested in late August two illegal fishing vessels for fishery …
US Navy’s Delaware Submarine concludes initial Sea Trials
Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) Newport News Shipbuilding division has announced the completion of the initial sea trials of the US Navy’s newest Virginia-class submarine, Delaware (SSN 791).
The …
Hurricane Dorian hits Bahamas, moving to Florida
At least five people were killed as the Hurricane Dorian pounded the Bahamas on Monday, causing vast floodings and evacuation of more than one million people in US coast. The hurricane has weakened slightly and is …