An explosion damaged the 2018-built chemical tanker Qiu Feng 6 on 20th May, Wednesday and injured two crew members. The incident occurred when the vessel was sailing near Wuhu on the Yangtze River. … [Read more...] about Explosion onboard a Chemical Tanker in Yangtze River
Case Study – Tug boat receipts in Turkish ports: Salvage claimed by Tug boat assisting.
Container vessel dragged anchor onto a general cargo vessel with was anchored at a distance of 3.2 cables.Container vessel’ starboard quarter came in contact with general cargo vessel Bow area. … [Read more...] about Case Study – Tug boat receipts in Turkish ports: Salvage claimed by Tug boat assisting.
Ship managers push for contract extensions as crew change crisis linger
Source:The Hindu In the midst of a crew change crisis that has gripped the global shipping industry, a top global ship management company has started pushing the Indian crew on some of the ships … [Read more...] about Ship managers push for contract extensions as crew change crisis linger
Sorry plight of Indian seafarers: Neither are they able to sail, nor return home
Source: The Hindu Lack of a standard operating procedure for crew change at foreign ports, a stumbling block Synergy booked a 60-seater plane to repatriate the crew, mostly from Tamil Nadu and … [Read more...] about Sorry plight of Indian seafarers: Neither are they able to sail, nor return home
Intertanko releases Commentary on Entries in the Ballast Water Record Book
Intertanko releases commentary on entries in the ballast water record book (BWRB) for commonly used ballast water operations on tankers. The commentary is based on questions and feedback from … [Read more...] about Intertanko releases Commentary on Entries in the Ballast Water Record Book
