The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is eyeing the completion of a roll-on/roll-off (Roro) vessel system that would directly bring Philippine exports to Indonesia, an export official said on Thursday. According to Deputy Executive Director of the Export Development Council (EDC) Emarita Mijares, the Philippines-Indonesia Roro link is expected to hold its maiden…
IMO’s GloBallast Partnerships Project, which assists developing countries and their maritime industries for implementation of the international regulations on ballast water management to prevent the spread of alien invasive species, has won the sixth Marine BizTV International Maritime Award for “Best Innovative Project.” The award was presented during the sixth Marine BizTV International Maritime…
The revelation this week that the owner of an Algerian cargo ship whose crew was held by Somali pirates paid them $2.6 million in ransom is yet another indication that the rewards these denizens reap for their illegal, life-threatening work remain a serious stumbling block to ending maritime organized crime, according to AdvanFort Company…
Six bodies were discovered aboard a cargo ship that caught fire on Thursday while anchored in a Japanese port. Cambodian-registered freighter, TAIGAN, went up in flames after being in northern Japan’s port of Wakkanai since Tuesday. A total of 23 Russian and Ukrainian crewmembers were on the ship at the time of the blaze.…