29 November 2024
Resuming operations in Durban port after floods
Transnet gradually resuming operations at its Durban port following the severe flooding in KwaZulu-Natal province.
incident
Containership lost engine power off California
Containership lost engine power and on Friday afternoon it began to drift about 12 miles from the coast of California.
Lightering operation from USCG to refloat Ever Forward
USCG has decided that the best strategy to refloat the EVER Forward is a lightering operation which could take another two weeks.
Seafarer abandonment cases rising
Seafarer abandonment cases are on the rise once again. Hence, the legal committee at the IMO put fixes in place to help the stranded crew.
The first refloat attempt for Ever Forward fails
After more than a week of dredging mud, crews made their first attempt to refloat the Ever Forward containership.
Another tanker exploded in Bangkok
An oil tanker exploded and caught fire on Sunday at the mouth of the Chao Phraya River in Phra Samut Chedi district.
Maersk updates on lost containers incident
Further details on the lost containers incident that occurred on a chartered-in boxship in the North Pacific on Monday.
Many containers lost in North Pacific
An unspecified number of containers lost during stormy conditions on a Pacific voyage to the US on Monday.
Refloat plan for grounded Ever Forward
Dredging operations to refloat the Evergreen Marine containership, Ever Forward, stranded in the Chesapeake Bay for more than a week now.
Collision of a ferry with a cargo vessel – Casualties
On March 20th, a small ferry packed with passengers had collision with a cargo vessel and sank at the Shitalakhsya River in Bangladesh.