Hoegh Autoliners Car Carrier MV Hoegh Xiamen had a major fire (suspected explosion as well), in which fire fighters were injured while trying to extinguish the fire. Incident happened at 3.53 PM local Time, Ship is at Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida. When fire was seen, people around reported it to the Jacksonville Fire and […]
Sea News
126 Total Crew Change at Cochin Port- Biggest In a Day
Seems like Cochin port is becoming favorite among the ship managers for carrying out crew changes. On June 3, around 12 ships (Reports said) did a crew change of 126 crew members in total. Out of these 59 seafarers signed on and 67 signed off. All these changes are being made at anchorages. It is […]
South Korean Yards Gets $19bn Order for building Gas Carriers
It must have been a golden day for the South Korean yards as they signed the agreement of $19bn worth with Qatar Petroleum. Three major yards namely: Hyundai Heavy Industries-HHI Samsung Heavy Industries-SHI Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) secured this much worth contract for building Gas Carriers for Middle East Gas Major Qatar Petroleum. […]
63 Seafarers Flown Out By Chartered Flight For Crew Change
A special chartered flight took off from Mumbai on 31st May, taking around 63 seafarers for different companies like MSC, Maersk Tankers etc. The first destination was Doha and from there seafarers will be moving out to different destinations. This is just the start as more flights are lined up for crew changes across the […]
First Zero-Emission Electric Tanker by Japan
Seven Japanese companies have joined hands to bring out their latest green technology innovation for the shipping industry. With the declaration of establishing the an all new ‘e5 consortium’ to develop and commercialize the zero-emission electric vessels, Japan is all set to take shipping industry on another level. The 5 ‘Es’ stands for five major […]
Master Charged For Cargo Overboard in APL England Incident
Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) which did investigation on the APL England has found master of the ship responsible for damage to the environment by inefficient maintenance of lashing arrangement of the cargo. APL England last week lost more than 40 containers in to sea and several other damaged when it faced rough weather near […]
Sri Lanka Becoming Favorite Spot for Crew Change among Ship Owners
Sri Lanka is becoming favorite spot among the ship owners for carrying out crew change operations. Seafarers who are coming from sea are signing off and signing on in Colombo and Galle Port as crew change facilities are fully functional here. Also Sri Lanka’s Mattala Airport and Colombo airports are preferred spot for chartered flights […]
Seafarers are being Denied Medical Assistance in Ports
International Chamber of Shipping has released in its news that several reports have come from world wide of crew members are being denied medical assistance at various ports (NOT Covid-19 Cases). The reasons for sure are because of covid-19 restrictions that are placed all around the globe. But that should not be the case of […]
International Flights to Remain Shut Till 30th June
As per the various sources and news houses, DGCA has made the decision to keep international flights shut till 30th June. Government of India yesterday issued a documentation regarding opening of lockdown in India, famously named as ‘Unlock 1.0’ by the media houses. Soon after that DGCA, which is the prime body in India for […]