General cargo ship drifted aground early in the morning Jan 6 in Taiwan Strait, and as of evening, remained aground, with all Indonesian crew being on board. Understood the ship was anchored, and anchor dragged.
Several crew members have been reported missing following a pirate attack on one of Mediterranean Shipping Company’s container ships off the coast of Benin (Republic of Benin), West Africa, according to worldmaritimenews.com.
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - When the Japanese-owned cargo ship Serenity Ace caught fire and sent out its mayday on New Year’s Eve, other merchant vessels in the vicinity responded immediately.
The enforcement of the IMO’s 2020 low sulphur regulations will have a “crucial bearing” on the success of the maritime transport industry according to MOL chief Junichiro Ikeda.
It has been suggested that the future is very much like the present, only longer. Should that prove to be the case for the shipping industry, it would not be such a bad thing, since the present is not so bad as it has appeared to be at various times over the past 10 years.
Yard Talk | Little new year cheer for shipbuilders
Cichen Shen 4 Jan 20190
Shipyards, which just had a reasonable recovery over the past two years, hope to see freight rates continue to strengthen and owners’ confidence firm up. But the cloudy outlook on the macro economy and emission rules may well disappoint them this year
The film Aurora won as 2nd best picture, best cinematography, best in visual effects, best sound, best child performer for Phoebe Villamor in the 2018 Metro Manila Film Festival.
The US Coast Guard (USCG) has suspended the search for the remaining missing crew member from the stricken car carrier Sincerity Ace, while the bodies of four others have been located but are unresponsive.
