RICHMOND, B.C. -- The Transportation Safety Board says poor communication and unprepared equipment played key roles in a crash involving two large ships in the middle of Vancouver's harbour.
Thetius report, sponsored by Inmarsat, finds digital crew welfare services will be central to shipping’s ability to deliver fairer conditions for global seafarers
PAINED FAREWELL Crying for justice, the family of 19-year-old Philippine Merchant Marine Academy (PMMA) cadet Jonash Bondoc brings his cremated remains for burial at a Butuan City cemetery on Tuesday. An upperclassman has been arrested and charged with homicide over Bondoc’s death. —ERWIN MASCARIÑAS
THE Coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic has pushed back the planned P1.5 billion investment of French shipbuilder OCEA to build a shipyard in the Philippines, according to the Maritime Industry Authority (Marina).
Shell is looking at additional setbacks at its Shearwater production hub in the UK North Sea with now close to 120 people linked to a Covid-19 outbreak. Last week, the company confirmed 15 people tested positive for the virus along with 70 close contacts since the first case was identified on June 30.
