The disabled ‘Emma Maersk’ starts the long tow from Suez to Europe for repairs to hull damage in vicinity of a stern thruster unit. Palle Laursen, Maersk Line’s Head of Ship Management in Copenhagen, says, “We are delighted that Emma is on the route back towards full service. However, this only the beginning of a…
On 1 January 2013, the Director General of Shipping in the Indian Ministry of Shipping has mandated that all Indian flagged vessels other than costal vessels are required to install an Anti-Piracy CCTV system in line with the recommendations laid out in the widely adopted BMP4, Best Management Practices item 8.9 on page 36…
Hallin Marine Australia’s Subsea Operations Vessel (SOV) ‘Windermere’ obtains NOPSEMA Safety Case certification. The National Offshore Petroleum Safety & Environmental Management Authority’s (NOPSEMA) Safety Case acceptance enables the vessel to operate in Australian Commonwealth waters carrying out subsea (diving and ROV) and offshore support operations in circumstances where a Vessel Safety Case is a…
Two men who attempted to hijack a Japanese tanker off the coast of Oman have appealed against their 10 year jail sentence, reports said Friday. The two Somali nationals, who were convicted earlier this month in the first piracy case to be heard in Japan, filed the appeal with the Tokyo High Court Thursday,…