By Kathryn Stone 2015-05-12 16:34:17 Royal Caribbean, Celebrity Cruises and Disney Cruises have all diverted vessels away from the popular tourist city of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico amid escalating ...
Vessels Diverted from Popular Port
Over 150 Reported Ill on Star Princess
By Kathryn Stone 2015-05-12 15:21:37 Over 150 people have been reported ill on the Star Princess, the latest cruise ship afflicted by an outbreak of norovirus. The 108,800 gross ton princess vessel ...
Iranian Warship to Escort Yemen Bound Ship
By Reuters 2015-05-12 13:33:51 Iranian warships will accompany a cargo ship bound for the Yemeni port of Hodaida, which is held by Iran-allied Houthi fighters, a naval commander was quoted as saying ...
Executive Receives Reduced Sentence for Ferry Disaster
By Kathryn Stone 2015-05-12 13:33:06 A South Korean appeals court passed down a reduced sentence Tuesday for the CEO of the company operating the Sewol ferry, a vessel that sank last year killing ...
Container Shipping in Cuba Receives Logistics Boost
By Kathryn Stone 2015-05-12 10:44:35 Container shipping in Cuba is set to receive a significant boost as one of the world’s largest container ship operators entered into agreements Monday to build a ...
HRAS Warns of Thousands Abandoned at Sea
By MarEx 2015-05-12 05:17:23 Human Rights at Sea (HRAS) has been informed that trafficked people have been abandoned at sea in the northern part of the Malacca Straits and around the north west of ...
African Stowaway Found Dead in Philadelphia
By Wendy Laursen 2015-05-12 03:27:50 The body of a man, presumed to be a stowaway from Africa, has been found in the cargo hold of a ship carrying bags of cocoa beans to the U.S. The UK-flagged Sian ...
U.S. Approves Shell’s Arctic Drilling Plan
By Reuters 2015-05-11 15:45:29 Royal Dutch Shell's return to oil drilling in the U.S. Arctic for the first time since 2012 took a big step forward on Monday when the Obama administration approved ...
Asian Nations Respond to Increased Piracy
By MarEx 2015-05-11 15:09:03 Chief of Navy for Singapore, Rear-Admiral Lai Chung Han, told local news sources today that the littoral states, consisting of Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia are in ...
Kidnapped Crew Members Finally Released
By MarEx 2015-05-11 13:04:24 Three Nigerian crew member that were kidnapped in April were released exactly one month after their intial capture. French oil services company Bourbon said on Monday ...