The Dangerous $140M Mission to Defuse an Oil Tanker Ready to Explode June 14, 2023 An operation is finally underway to transfer the oil from a stricken tanker off the coast of Yemen that maritime...
Venezuela’s Oil Tankers at Risk of Spills, Sinking, Fires, Collisions: Report May 5, 2023 By Mircely Guanipa More than half of the 22 oil tankers in Venezuela’s fleet are so run down that they should be immediately...
Shipping Industry Intensifies Calls to Free Seafarers Still Trapped by Russia-Ukraine War February 24, 2023 By Brendan Murray The global shipping industry is stepping up calls for the United Nations and aid groups to help evacuate hundreds of...
Tanker Detained by Spain Did Not Cause Pollution, Turkish Manager Says February 23, 2023 A tanker that was detained by Spain and accused of discharging fuel in open waters near the northeastern port city...
Grounded Oil Supertanker Could Take Month to Free: Indonesian Navy November 8, 2022 Indonesian authorities said on Monday it could take up to a month to free a crude oil tanker stuck in...
Deadly Sinking of New England Fishing Vessel Prompts Call for Inspections, Locator Beacons September 16, 2022 By Patrick Whittle and David Sharp PORTLAND, Maine (AP) 鈥擜 fishing vessel that sank in New England, resulting in the loss of all four fishermen, likely...
Japanese Chemical Tanker Crashes Into Cargo Ship off Coast of Japan August 22, 2022 By Yuri Kageyama A Japanese chemical tanker ship crashed into a cargo ship off the coast of southwestern Japan, the coast guard said...
Stricken Bulk Carrier Remains Stranded Near Sydney as Rescue Efforts Fail for 21 Crew July 5, 2022 By Ainslie Chandler Twenty-one crew members remain aboard a bulk carrier which lost power in turbulent waters near Sydney, after overnight rescue attempts...
Russian Oil Tankers Get Their Safety Certification From India via Dubai Company June 23, 2022 By Nidhi Verma and Jonathan Saul India is providing safety certification for dozens of ships managed by a Dubai subsidiary of top Russian shipping group Sovcomflot,...
Aging Oil-Storage Ships Pose Safety, Environmental Risks Around the World February 23, 2022 By Paul Burkhardt and Julian Lee The decades-old, oil-storage ship that blew up off the coast of Nigeria recently — killing some of its crew and...