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People-smuggling Scams Reemerge Globally -ITIC

Dec 20, 2017

Scams to smuggle illegal migrants aboard ships are reemerging globally, warns International Transport Intermediaries Club (ITIC).ITIC is urging ship agents worldwide to be extra vigilant when approached to carry out crew changes by unknown owners or crew managers…

Saudi-led Coalition: Air Strikes Keep Port Open

Dec 20, 2017

More than 10,000 people killed in Yemeni conflict. The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said on Wednesday it would keep Yemen's Houthi-controlled Hodeidah port open for a month, despite a fresh missile attack at Riyadh, but it kept up air strikes that killed at least nine people…

INS Kalvari Commissioned into the Indian Navy

Dec 14, 2017

The Prime Minister of India,  Narendra Modi commissioned INS Kalvari (S-21), the first of the six Scorpene class submarines built under Project 75 (Kalvari Class) into the Indian Navy at an impressive ceremony held at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai on 14 December 2017…

Saudi-led Coalition to Reopen Hodeidah Port

Nov 22, 2017

The Saudi-led military coalition fighting against the Houthi movement in Yemen said on Wednesday it would allow aid access through the port of Hodeidah and United Nations flights to Sanaa airport.The coalition closed all air, land and sea…

China Unveils Huge Island Building Vessel

Nov 05, 2017

China has has unveiled a massive island-building vessel, which has been called “a magic island-maker” by its designer and is considered the most powerful vessel of its type in Asia, the state media reported. Named Tian Kun Hao, the ship…

Pirate Attacks Still a Major Concern -Sailors’ Society

Oct 18, 2017

Global piracy continues to be a concern in the Gulf of Guinea, Southeast Asia and Venezuela, according to statistics released yesterday by the International Chamber of Commerce’s International Maritime Bureau (IMB). In the first nine months of 2017…

Global Piracy Declines in First Nine Months of 2017

Oct 17, 2017

A total of 121 incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships were reported in the first nine months of 2017, according to the International Chamber of Commerce's (ICC) International Maritime Bureau's (IMB) latest quarterly report on maritime piracy…

Today’s Maritime Security: Is the Industry Prepared?

Oct 17, 2017

In late June of 2017, AP Moeller-Maersk shut down its container operations at the Port of Los Angeles. It wasn’t due to labor relations problems, equipment malfunction or other reasons that have been known to thwart port operations. It was a cyber-attack…

MPA, ReCAAP Join in Combating Piracy

Sep 27, 2017

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan (MOFA Japan) and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), in cooperation with the ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre (ReCAAP ISC), jointly launched the inaugural Capacity Building Executive…

MOL Issues "Safety, Environmental and Social Report 2017"

Sep 23, 2017

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has announced the publication of its Safety, Environmental and Social Report 2017 on September 21, 2017. The Safety, Environmental and Social Report 2017 proactively discloses the MOL Group's initiatives on environment…

India's INS Satavahana Concludes Basic Submarine Course

Sep 23, 2017

Passing out ceremony of Basic Submarine Courses for Sindhughosh and Shishumar Class was held at Submarine School, INS Satavahana on 22 Sep 17.  A total of 39 officers and 47 sailors successfully completed their training and will now be…

Portland Receives $1.25 Mln Port Security Grant

Sep 21, 2017

Port of Portland said it will receive $1.25 million from the federal Port Security Grant Program to upgrade marine terminal security systems. Through the Area Maritime Security Committee, the port successfully applied for and received the…

Australian Navy: Getting On Board the Gap Year

Sep 18, 2017

The Australian Defence Force Gap Year – Navy is an opportunity for young Australians to experience military training, service and lifestyle through a year-long program, with no further obligations on the participant to continue to serve. The…

Garamendi Receives Navy League's Hirsch Award

Sep 18, 2017

U.S. Congressman John Garamendi (D-Fairfield, Davis, Yuba City, CA), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, received the Vincent T. Hirsch Maritime Award for Outstanding Leadership from the Navy League of the United States…

Houthi Leader Says Could Target Saudi Oil Tankers

Sep 14, 2017

Yemen's Houthi leader Abdel-Malek al-Houthi said on Thursday his group could target Saudi oil tankers should Saudi Arabia attack Yemen's main port at Hodeida. 'We could target Saudi oil tankers and we could do anything, we have not done this before…

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Baltimore: Bulk Carrier Afloat After Explosion

$1 Billion Fine for X-Press Pearl Disaster

$1 Billion Fine for X-Press Pearl Disaster

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UltraTech Operationalizes India’s First On-Site Hybrid RTC Renewable Energy Project

Allog Group Utilizes Container Solution to Transport Oversized Breakbulk Items

Allog Group Utilizes Container Solution to Transport Oversized Breakbulk Items

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