There has been an incident of cargo ship collision with bridge in Japan. The cargo ship named AMATERASU-IMO Number 9157600 collided with Koasn Ohashi Bridge pillar at Ube port. It is reported that the ship has sustained damages to the structure. While there are no damages to the bridge as far as we know. Though […]
In view of current circumstances arising from the COVID-19 pandemic, DFA-OCA has put in place temporary measures to address the concerns of OFWs, including seafarers, by authorizing the extension of validity for expiring ePassports. Please note that the practice of passport validity extension has been discontinued as a matter of Department policy. This exception is […]
Global Shipping line is disrupted when Ningbo Port in China was closed for cargo operations after a port worker was tested positive for the Delta Variant. This lead to congestion in other ports of China and hence delaying the cargo operations. Many Ships are not at anchorage outside the various ports across the nation. Meanwhile […]
