Libya warned on Monday it will attack and destroy any tanker illegally exporting oil after forces last week fired at a Liberian-flagged tanker close to the country’s largest crude oil export terminal. The tanker, which sought to load crude oil that armed protesters blocking the country’s main export ports were attempting to sell illegally,…
Jakarta: The West of England P&I Club has recently been advised by consulting scientists and engineers Dr J H Burgoyne and Partners (International) Limited that the number of incidents involving the self-heating of coal cargoes loaded in Kalimantan is increasing. In the past two years Burgoynes have dealt with 23 such cases, 10 of…
After concluding an ambitious counterpiracy exercise with the Chinese navy, members of the U.S. 5th Fleet expressed hope it will lay groundwork for closer future cooperation in ensuring freedom of movement in the Gulf of Aden, other regional waters, and beyond. The guided-missile destroyer USS Mason joined the Chinese destroyer Harbin and Chinese auxiliary…
MV Smart stricken bulk carrier that had troubles off Richards Bay is not an immediate pollution menace to the coastline according to the maritime and environmental authorities. The ship struck in a sandbank some day ago in rough waters while departing from Richards Bay. The South African Maritime Safety Authority (Samsa) informed that the…