An urgent call from Shipmasters Has the Merchant Shipping industry and its seafarers been forgotten? This open letter is from The International Federation of Shipmasters Associations (IFSMA) To all Governments, Unprecedented times: These are indeed unprecedented times and the maritime industry has been dealt a very serious strategic shock as nations around the world have […]
Author: MG Staff
Filipino 3rd Officer Missing From Ship- Teekay Starts Investigation
On 23rd April, a Filipino 3rd Officer went missing from a Teekay Ship named as Jiaolong Spirit. After he went missing, family of the missing seafarer started a campaign, which asked for a thorough investigation in the case. The news became a big voice in the whole shipping industry. More detail can be read in […]
Thousands of Seafarers Sign Global Petition for Crew Change
Capt. Andriyan Evtimov, Bulgarian, And also the goodwill ambassador of IMO Bulgria, have started a petition for ‘Seafarers Matters’. The petition talks about crew change that needs to be carried as lot of seafarers are stranded in different part of the world. On the other side, those who are at land also needs to go […]
China Storing Crude Oil In Bulk By Importing Through 117 VLCC Ships
As we know that prices of crude oil have touched rock bottom, China is taking advantage of such situation by importing crude oil in bulk with help 117, very large crude carrier ships. And after processing storing the same for future. China is among the biggest importer of the crude oil in the world. Storing […]
When he Left first Time to Sea after Marriage’- My Story
Feb 26, 2017 Bandaranaike International Airport, Sri Lanka. It was close to five in the evening, surrounded by strangers, I was seated on one of the chairs in the waiting room, tears were incessantly rolling down my cheeks, my hands were joined together as if my heart with each beat was praying for time to go […]
Navy Captain Sacked after Oil Spill
The commanding officer of ‘Philippines Sea’ cruiser was fired from US Navy. Guided Missile Cruiser was taking fuel at Yorktown Naval Weapons Station, and happened to have 4000 gallons of diesel fuel oil spill into the Virginia River. Incident happened on 7th of May .Coast Guard and other related authorities were able to contain the […]
Latest Sea Jobs In Synergy Group- Philippines
As of 18 May 2020 CREW REQUIREMENTS SYNERGYGROUP OPERATIONS, INC. IS NOW LOOKING FOR THE FOLLOWING: FOR BULK CARRIER (4) MASTER – CAPESIZE/ULTRAMAX/SUPRAMAX (4) CM – 1 KAMSARMAX/1 PANAMAX/1 SUPRAMAX/1 CONTAINER (4) CHIEF ENGINEERS – 4 ME ENGINE (1 CAPE, 1 KAM, 2 SUPRA) (7) SECOND ENGINEERS – 3 ME ENGINE (1 CAPE, 1 KAM, […]
Seafarers Happiness Index Drops
As per the recent seafarer’s happiness index issued by the mission to seafarer’s organization ‘Happy At Sea’ it clearly shows a drop in the index. This means that seafarers are less happy as compared to the last year in the same quarter. In the year 2019, last quarter happiness index was 6.39 out of 10, […]
STOLT APAL Attacked by Armed Pirates near Yemen Coast
Product Tanker of STOLT, named as APAL –imo number 9719240, UK flag was attacked near the coast of YEMEN by armed pirates. Vessel was having armed guard team and the attack was successfully repulsed. As per the information given by the vessel, two armed speed boats approached the vessel. As Security guards fired to warn […]