Responders continued to monitor and prepare salvage, firefighting and pollution contingencies for a tug and barge that allided with a pipeline near Bayou Perot 30 miles south of New Orleans Wednesday. All crew members were able to exit the tug; the captain reportedly suffered second to third-degree degree burns. ES & H, the oil…
Indonesia’s leading oil and gas shipper PT Berlian Laju Tanker reached a deal with creditors to restructure its $1.9 billion debt, averting what could have been one of the country’s biggest bankruptcies in years. Once the world’s third-largest chemical shipper, the group secured support for its restructuring plan on Thursday just four days before…
At 1200 hrs (Singapore time) on 13 March 2013, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) received a report of a collision between an Antigua and Barbuda-registered container ship “BOSUN” and a harbourcraft SC3566E in Sinki Fairway about 7km southwest of Pasir Panjang Terminal. There were 2 persons on board the harbourcraft, which…
* Engineers trying to fix Carnival Dream in St. Maarten * Latest black eye for cruise industry * Analyst says new incident an “inflection point” * Carnival shares down 0.2 percent (Reuters) – A Carnival Cruise Lines ship with 5,600 passengers and crew was stuck at a Caribbean port with equipment trouble on…