Pattaya. Thai rescuers Monday recounted frantic efforts to pluck terrified survivors from the sea after a crowded tourist ferry sank, leaving six dead including three foreign nationals, as police searched for the captain who fled. The tragedy raised new questions about safety standards in the kingdom, which drew a record 22 million tourists last…
Indonesian state-owned port operator Pelindo III is continuing to invest in infrastructure, spending IDR141.7bn ($12.75m) to develop a new yard for liquid bulk purposes at Gresik Port in East Java, according to local media reports. The new 210 m yard and its facilities are meant to help accommodate surging demand in oil, gas and…
Italy will immediately begin to limit large cruise ship traffic in the Venice lagoon and the biggest vessels – of more than 96,000 gross tonnes – will be banned from November of next year, the government said on Tuesday. Protests by Venice residents and environmentalists concerned about the damage caused by increasing cruise ship…
The ceremony for the presentation of the 2013 IMO Awards for Exceptional Bravery at Sea will be held on 25 November 2013 at IMO Headquarters in London. The 2013 IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea will be awarded to two rescue swimmers from the United States of America, for saving the lives of…