2 Filipino Seamen Missing After Ship Accident

  Two Filipino seafarers are missing after their ship sank Monday., the Department of Foreign Affairs states Tuesday. The Dutch Coast Guard has been searching for the missing seaman after its collision with Texel 68, a fishing trawler, at the North Sea. The ship was deployed to guard an oil drilling platform about 40 kilometers…

Satellite Monitoring Captures Tanker’s Pollution

At a hearing on 8th October, 23 at Truro Magistrates Court, the owner of a tanker paid a total of £22,500 in fines and costs after pleading guilty to a breach of UK maritime pollution legislation. On 25 February 2012 a satellite operated by European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) detected a ship trailing a slick…

IMO keen to expand its outreach, collaborate with India

    As most of the interventional efforts concerning environmental issues like ballast water management and mitigation of green house gas emissions are largely directed towards South East Asia and APAC countries, International Maritime Organization (IMO) is keen to expand its outreach and collaborate with India in the South Asian region on building human and…