Passengers who had set off for an approximately three-hour ferry ride from Tokyo on Wednesday, July 24, were happy to be back on land after a nearly 20-hour ordeal when the vessel broke down. The high-speed jetfoil ferry Seven Islands Ai was…
After seeking to challenge a finding by the U.S. Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the U.S. division, Maersk Line, Limited, has agreed to change its safety reporting policies and compensate a terminated seafarer for lost wages and damages.…
India’s relations with Turkey could take a new turn after reports that the Turkish government has imposed a moratorium on exports of arms and defense items to India. This came to light during a recent appearance of a senior government…
Paul Watson, founder of the activist group Sea Shepherd, has been arrested in Greenland in connection with an Interpol “Red” warrant filed by the government of Japan. Watson’s vessel John Paul DeJoria arrived at the port of Nuuk, Greenland on Sunday for…
Spyros M. Polemis, a pillar of Greek shipping and a past chairman of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), has passed away. Born in 1937 into a family with centuries of maritime tradition, Polemis studied shipping and marine engineering in Athens, London…
Tracking services and the AIS signal from the Marshall Island-flagged tanker Advantage Sweet show the vessel underway and bound for Khor Fakkan in the United Arab Emirates nearly 15 months after the tanker was detained by Iranian forces. The latest AIS data…
Ukraine reports it has seized a Turkish-owned cargo ship and is detaining its captain on charges that the vessel was used by the Russians to loot Ukraine grain stored in occupied Crimea. According to a statement from the State Security…
In an astonishing tale of survival, a young beachgoer who was swept off by a current survived for 36 hours until she was rescued by a tanker crew, more than 40 nautical miles away from where she entered the water. …
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission on Friday, July 12, reported that it is deferring its review and approval of the proposed Gemini Cooperation between Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd. While the commission said it requires additional information on the “potential competitive impacts…
The safety of crews on merchant ships is increasingly becoming a major concern owing to the rise in violent attacks despite a notable decrease in maritime piracy incidents, according to the latest update from the International Maritime Bureau’s Piracy Reporting…