MSC Flaminia fire claimed 1 more life raising victim toll to 3 – a Filipino crew member has died on 7th of October in hospital in Portugal from severe burns he suffered in a fire. An official statement: During the fire on the board of the container vessel MSC Flaminia the 41-year-old received heavy…
DATE: October 09, 2012 COUNTRY: Singapore PORT: Pulau Bukom Repairs at Shell Terminal, Pulau Bukom The working period for repairs being carried out at Wharf 6 at Shell Terminal, Pulau Bukom, has been extended. The work will now be conducted from 10 October 2012 to 30 March 2013. According to the Maritime and…
2 tankers have been attacked in the Gulf of Guinea in the last days (07.10.2012). Pirate activity off the West African coast is growing every day. 2 days ago the crude oil products tanker, owned by Greece’s Grace Management Orfeas disappeared off Abidjan in the Ivory Coast. The Orfeas had to carry out 2…
Bangkok: An empty LPG tanker ship caught fire Sunday morning off the deepsea port in Ao Makham. The fire on the Thai-registered 80 m long LPG carrier Kantika, owned by Ayudhya Public Co, apparently started in the communications room, because of faulty wiring. The Marine Department and the Royal Thai Navy were deployed and…