Singapore bans Boeing 737 Max aircraft over its airspace

The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) is temporarily suspending operation of all variants of the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft into and out of...

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Containers caught fire on board the Yantian Express

On 3 January, a fire broke out in one container on the deck of the Yantian Express and spread to additional containers. The crew of 8 officers and...

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Stena Bulk attempted piracy attack on vessel west of Yemen

3rd November the Stena Imperial reported a suspected pirate approach whilst on northbound passage through the Red Sea west of Yemen on her way from...

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NYK holds annual Dry Bulk Safety Conference

NYK held its annual Dry Bulk Safety Conference at the company’s headquarters in Tokyo last month to review safety awareness and share updated...

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NYK PCTC receives award from the association for rescue at sea

The NYK-operated pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) Hercules Leader has been recognized with a special award from the Association for Rescue at Sea ...

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Genco Shipping implements comprehensive fleet plan ahead of IMO 2020 regulations

Genco Shipping & Trading Limited announced that it plans to install exhaust gas cleaning systems on its 17 Capesize vessels with options for in...

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Maersk implements new guidelines on dangerous goods stowage

Aiming to further improve safety practices in stowage of dangerous cargo aboard container vessels, Maersk has completed implementation of new guide...

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International Seaways announces Contract to install scrubbers

International Seaways, Inc. one of the largest tanker companies worldwide providing energy transportation services for crude oil, petroleum product...

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Boskalis is exploring Biofuels

Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) will use a biofuel blend on the project to install the export cable to the Borssele offshore wind farm r...

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NYK PCTC supports in rescue operation off the coast of France

Coral Leader, a Pure Car and Truck Carrier (PCTC) owned by NYK supported the rescue operation of five people including two children onboard yacht. ...

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NYK joins Toyokoh to use laser to reduce steel corrosion on ships

NYK has signed a memorandum of understanding with Toyokoh Inc. to examine a joint business development utilizing Toyokoh’s "CoolLaser&qu...

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SCI tanker in incident off Oman coast

An Indian oil tanker, MT Desh Vaibhav suffered an explosion off the coast of Oman. The Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) said in a statement t...

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Mauritius signs Jeddah Amendment on illicit maritime activity

Mauritius has become the 15th signatory to the Jeddah Amendment to the Djibouti Code of Conduct—the instrument developed and adopted by count...

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Maersk Honam reaches Jebel Ali anchorage

The Maersk liner vessel Maersk Honam, which was hit by a serious fire on 6 March, will reach anchorage outside the Jebel Ali Port (UAE) on Tuesday ...

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NYK produces new safety awareness videos

NYK has produced two new safety promotion videos to prevent the loss of lessons learnt from the Diamond Grace oil spill in Tokyo Bay in July 1997. ...

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Wärtsilä acquired Guidance Marine

The technology group Wärtsilä has acquired Guidance Marine Limited, a privately owned company with offices in the UK, Singapore and the U...

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Italy takes over command of counter-piracy mission Atalanta

Italian Navy Rear Admiral Fabio Gregori took over command of the EU counter-piracy operation Atalanta from Spanish Navy Rear Admiral Rafael Fern&aa...

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NYK holds fleet Safety Promotion Conferences

During the month of July, NYK held three safety promotion conferences for shipowners and ship-management companies. The first two conferences were ...

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Turkey takes command of anti-piracy naval task force

The Turkish Navy has assumed command of a counter-piracy multinational naval task force operating under the 25-nation coalition of the Combined Mar...

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MSC signs up to new IMO initiative to support low-carbon shipping

The MSC Group, a leading international transport conglomerate, has joined, as one of the thirteen founding members, the ‘Global Industry Alli...

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