Maritime safety
WEEKLY GLOBAL MARINE INCIDENTS
Barge Carrier Knocks Over Gantry Crane at Port of Keelung in Taiwan A barge carrier that was transporting three cranes...
Navy Conduct Shooting Drill To Boost Operational Efficiency
The Eastern Naval Command (ENC) of the Nigerian Navy last week held a three-day shooting range exercise to check its...
Navy, Rivers Community Partner To Check Oil Theft
Nigerian Navy has promised to provide the necessary support to the youths of Ikuru community in Rivers as part of...
Operation Delta Sanity: Navy Arrests 6 Vessels – Chief
The Chief of Policy and Plans, Nigerian Navy, Rear Adm. Joseph Akpan, says the Navy has attained the highest state...
Lagos Boat Operators Seek Deployment Of More Marine Police
The Association of Tourist Boat Operators and Water Transport of Nigeria (ATBOWATN) has called for more marine police officers to...
Allianz: Danger of Shadow Fleet, Proxy Wars, and Piracy to Disrupt Shipping
Shipping is increasingly subject to growing volatility and uncertainties from war and geopolitical events, climate change risks, the resurgence of...
U.S. Coast Guard Suspends Search for Missing Mariners After Sailing Cargo Ship Sinks
The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended its search for two missing crew members from the sailing cargo vessel De Gallant,...
First Engineer Died in a Tragic Accident as a Fishing Vessel Ran Aground
A tuna fishing boat by the name of “FUKUEI MARU No.8” ran aground after it lost its ability to...
Engine Room Fire Aboard Containership; Vessel Awaits Towing
A fire reportedly erupted in the engine room aboard the “MSC Sao Paolo V” and was later controlled and extinguished....
Containership Towed for Six Days After Engine Failure
The MSC KATYAYNI encountered engine failure and had to be towed for six days from an area around 300 nautical...
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