The ClassNK casualty investigation into the breaking in two, fire, and sinking of the MOL Comfort is taking “longer than expected” to determine the cause of the incident, said the classification society’s executive vice president Toshitomo Matsui.
Norwegian Car Carriers (NOCC) chief Engebret Dahm says no fault has been found against their crew allegedly involved in the crash with fishing vessel Yujin Maru no. 7 on 23 June.
Despite being on the front line for a sharp decline in successful hijackings in the Gulf of Aden, the use of armed guards has divided the opinions of the maritime industry, governments, and the UN.
Kenneth Macleod, president of the UK Chamber of Shipping, has written to the UK Shipping Minister, calling for the country's Tonnage Tax scheme to cover the training of Merchant Navy ratings.
With the VLCC market in absolutely dire straits - average earnings less than $8,000 a day according to Clarksons Research, in other words below operating costs - London broker EA Gibson took a look at Iranian influence on the market. Has China...
Nigeria has made its first concrete steps to ship the country’s crude oil exports in domestically owned vessels with the naming of two tankers.
Insurance provider ITIC has warned ship agents of a series of illegal immigration scams, which risk exposing them to severe financial losses and fines.
India is to reject Iran’s demand for a $1m guarantee for the release of detained tanker Desh Shanti, an unnamed “top bureaucrat” has said.