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 […]
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 […]
So, this is one of the frequently asked questions and I feel fortunate enough to answer them. There are many definitions that explain the notion of emotion. But as long as I remember, I’d always dreamed to work out of the box, which is not very conventional. People might think that it’s “too classic” to […]
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 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 […]
A mail is circulating in social media, in which a company has written an email to their crew members regarding bonuses due to late sign off. The trueness of the mail is not verified yet, but the ship and company name mentioned are true to exist. We have blurred the crucial details of the seafarers […]
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 […]
A document have been uploaded on the Directorate General of Shipping India, which gives us the number of seafarers signed on and Signed off in the lockdown period. Well the numbers are like this 6212 have signed on and 8732 have signed off as per the document. This data was updated on 30th May, and […]