Operator of a ferry ship escaped prosecution after a ship flooded when its bow ramp was left open as it crossed River Clyde in Scotland. The potential accident occurred as the Clydelink-operated Renfrew ferry ship was passing across the river among Renfrew and Yoker in Glasgow with opened bow access door ramp, according the…
Cargo ship was at risk of rolling after rough weather conditions caused cargo to move onboard but the cargo vessel is now en route to Broome, in company with a commercial tug boat which responded to its maritime distress call, the Far Scimitar. The Master of the general cargo ship Mellum Trader requested the…
TerraMar Networks Limited has entered into an agreement with Orbcomm Inc. (Nasdaq: ORBC), a global satellite data communications company, to create one of the broadest and most complete maritime asset tracking offerings on the market. Orbcomm’s satellite AIS service receives a ship’s identification, position and other critical data. This data can be used to…
Beijing (ANTARA News) – Indonesia and China play an important role particularly in securing sea lanes in the Asia-Pacific region, a Chinese naval officer said. “We have good cooperation with a number of countries in the Asia Pacific region including Indonesia with which we share the same role and principle,” Chinese Deputy Naval Chief…