In the fifth incident of its kind this year, a tanker was attacked and had its fuel siphoned off Port Dickson, Malaysia, on 2 May. Singapore-headquartered anti-piracy watchdog, ReCAAP Information ...
Another tanker hijacked for fuel
Hanjin box ship catches fire in Suez Canal
An ultra-large container ship operated by Hanjin Shipping caught fire as it transited the Suez Canal on 1 May. The Suez Canal Authority said that the 13,000-teu Hanjin Green Earth was 48 km to the ...
Osaka’s throughput tumbled in January
The Port of Osaka in western Japan saw its cargo traffic plummet 10.4% in January from a year earlier to 6.558 million tonnes, according to figures released by the Osaka municipal government on 30 ...
New Panama Canal Toll Structure Approved
By MarEx 2015-05-03 20:10:14 The Cabinet Council of the Republic of Panama has officially approved a proposal to modify the canal tolls structure, following a recommendation from the Panama Canal ...
First Carbon Air Support OSV under Construction
By Wendy Laursen 2015-05-03 19:44:09 The first carbon fiber, air supported OSV is under construction at Tuco Marine in Denmark. The project is a combination of effort from Tuco Marine, Effect Ships ...
Russia and Lithuania in Power Link Tussle
By Wendy Laursen 2015-05-03 19:29:26 The Russian navy has been accused of deliberately disrupting the construction of an undersea power cable between Lithuania and Sweden. The NordBalt cable, ...
Spain’s ACS Wins Texas Bridge Contract
By Reuters 2015-05-03 17:05:55 Spanish construction firm ACS said it had won a $983 million contract to design and build the longest cable-stayed bridge in the United States, in Texas. ACS, which ...
Yemen: Alliance Accused of Cluster Bomb Use
By Reuters 2015-05-03 16:58:58 The international monitoring group Human Rights Watch (HRW) said the Saudi-led coalition attacking Yemen had probably used cluster bombs which are banned by most ...
Libyan Gas Field Operational After Strike
By Reuters 2015-05-03 16:46:57 Protesters at Libya's eastern port of Brega agreed a deal on Sunday to end their strike, Libya's state-run Sirte Oil Co said, clearing the way for the Irda natural gas ...
10 Migrants Die, 4,800 Rescued
By MarEx 2015-05-03 16:19:37 About 4,800 migrants were plucked from boats off the coast of Libya over the weekend and 10 bodies were recovered, Italy's coast guard and navy said, in what looked to ...
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