By Kathryn Stone 2015-05-14 11:21:23 A crane operator has died today after plunging around 50 meters (164 feet) into the hold of the container vessel, Maersk Karachi. The accident occurred shortly ...
Crane Collapses at Bremerhaven Port Killing Operator
Prize Competition For Seafarers Raises Awareness Of Hazards
Posted on: Thursday, May 14th, 2015 By: Debbie Source: The Standard Club and ICS In an initiative to raise awareness of potential hazards at sea, The Standard Club and the International Chamber of ...
Swiber profit drops 99.9%
Singapore-listed offshore services provider, Swiber Holdings (Swiber) posted a profit of USD70,000 down 99.9% year-on-year for the first quarter ended 31 March 2015, due to the depletion of the ...
Teekay Tankers’ rates surge
NYSE-listed Teekay Tankers reported higher-than-expected profits for the first quarter, driven by its highest rates in years. The product and crude tanker owner reported a net income of USD39 million ...
Iran Fires on Singaporean Vessel
By Reuters 2015-05-14 09:05:22 Iranian naval vessels fired what appeared to be warning shots over a Singapore-flagged ship in international waters in the Gulf on Thursday, prompting it to flee to ...
Greece Unblocks Piraeus Port Sale, Accepts Bids
By Reuters 2015-05-14 08:54:50 Greece has asked three firms to submit binding bids by September for a majority stake in the country's biggest port, Piraeus, a senior privatisation official told ...
“Very Off-Broadway” Arbitration Event an Industry Hit
By MarEx 2015-05-14 08:31:32 On May 1, the New York Maritime Consortium (a coalition of leaders from New York Maritime Inc. (NYMAR), the Society of Maritime Arbitrators (SMA), the Maritime Law ...
Safety competition offers big prizes for seafarers
A competition with prize money of USD10,000 aims to raise hazard awareness among seafarers. The 'Spot the Hazard Competition' is being run by the Standard P&I Club and the International Chamber of ...
Abandoned Migrants Pleads for Help
By MarEx 2015-05-14 07:21:44 An exhausted refugee on a stranded boat told a Thai news agency that life is slowly ebbing from the men, women and children on the boat he is on, one of seven boats ...
HSH Nordbank eyes Korean market
HSH Nordbank will cooperate with the Export-Import Bank of Korea and the South Korean city of Busan that is home to the country's ship finance providers. The German bank's move follows a ...


