According to maritime authorities, 11 crew members were rescued after a cargo vessel went down in the Mediterranean Sea. The cargo vessel Tayyar Şenkaya 1 sailing with eleven crew members onboard, sank at around 4 am in the Mediterranean sea off the coast of Antalya in southern Turkey. All the crew members have been…
Kuala Lumpur: Seafarers unfortunate enough to be sailing to Malaysia’s top shipping destination, Port Klang, are in for a smoky time with news that the Johor port complex is suffering the worst of the haze from neighbouring Indonesia’s slash and burning farmers. The air pollutant index (API) at Port Klang was recorded at 487…
June 25th marks the third international Day of the Seafarer, an official United Nations observance day. This year, IMO is celebrating the occasion with a social media campaign calling on all supply chain partners, including those beyond the maritime sector, to help highlight the sheer diversity and scale of products used in everyday life…
The development of a tug pushing and navigating a barge or a train (tow) of coupled barges has steadily gained greater acceptance within the maritime community. While such operation began along inland waterways, Crowley Maritime and Northern Transportation Company sail tug-barge combinations on the open ocean. Tugs used in such service now exceeds 16,000-Hp…