A 7,071dwt tanker was manoeuvring in the port of Antwerp when it experienced a steering gear problem. The vessel managed to safely berth alongside and carry out cargo operations but emergency repairs where needed before the vessel could continue.
Hydrex Underwater Technology has completed the emergency stern tube seal repair to a 134m chemical tanker, after the Antwerp Port Authority demanded an underwater inspection and in-situ repair to the vessel before allowing it to set sail.
The first UN aid ship to arrive in war-torn Yemen for more than four months was under the armed protection of ESC Global Security.
Ocean Tankers told IHS Maritime it plans to strengthen its anti-piracy measures in the wake of the second hijacking its fleet has suffered within a year.
Carbon monoxide poisoning is thought to have been the cause of the death of a seafarer and the loss of consciousness of three other people.
To help celebrate the 50th anniversary of Nor-Shipping, Alfa Laval will present its “Count on Alfa Laval” program.
Germany’s Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control has approved the use of ESC Global Security personnel aboard German flagged vessels.
Maersk has said it believes the actions of Iran in arresting the container ship Maersk Tigris in the Strait of Hormuz on 28 April is "illegal" .
Two marine officers in Hong Kong have been charged over a deadly vessel collision in 2012.
