On Friday, two seafarers lost their lives in a confined-space accident aboard a freighter at the port of Bandirma, Turkey. The Russian freighter Navis 2 arrived in Bandirma on August 21 with a cargo of five thousand tonnes of animal feed, and…
The S.S. United States Conservancy lost its latest court bid to extend the date to move the once famed ocean liner from its pier in Philadelphia. The nonprofit had asked the court to give it till December to finalize arrangements…
While bad weather continues to hamper the salvage efforts of the broken bulker Ultra Galaxy, officials from the South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) report the investigation process into the cause of casualty is underway. Under maritime law, Panama as the…
Filipino officials confirmed on Saturday, August 3, that all the Filipino crewmembers who were working aboard the MSC Aries when the vessel was seized have now been released. Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Hans Cacdac told reporters they had kept the…
Crew welfare and maintaining basic rights covered under the nearly universal Maritime Labor Convention has become a growing concern and now the two leading umbrella organizations for Port State Control, Paris and Tokyo, are launching a coordinated inspection campaign. During…
When recreational divers Nathan and Kim Maker went on a trip off the coast of Texas last Wednesday, they thought that it would be a brief day outing. It turned into a multiday ordeal, afloat in the Gulf without a…
Just weeks after reaching a de-escalation agreement with the Chinese government, the Philippines has announced a flurry of defense partnerships, drills and supply operations in the South China Sea, all favoring the defense of Manila’s exclusive economic zone. First, four security sources…
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…