Strike at Ningbo Port Turns Violent
A massive strike by as many as 10,000 truck drivers at Ningbo’s Beilun Container Port erupted into violence on August 20, as protestors clashed with riot police and smashed the windshields … Read more
Engine-Room Fire Disables Tanker, Kills One Crewman
U.S. Coast Guard air and cutter forces continue to assist the 22-person crew of a 485-foot, Tokyo Marine’s chemical tanker Pine Galaxy after a fire in the main engine-room disabled the vessel, leaving … Read more
Amadeo 1 Capsizes off Southern Chile
Ro-ro ferry Amadeo 1 ran aground in Kirke Canal, some 100 nautical miles north west of Punta Arenas, southern Chile, on Monday, Aug 18, after hitting a rock. The vessel suffered a breach … Read more
UPDATE: Sunken Cargo Was Bound for EnBW Baltic 2 Wind Farm
The offshore wind farm turbine parts that sank last Wednesday, together with the barge they were loaded on while under … Read more
Maersk, MSC to Start 2M Alliance in January
Maersk Line, part of Denmark’s A.P. Moller-Maersk, and Swiss firm Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) are planning to launch their new vessel sharing service as early as January 2015, with their … Read more
[mappress] World Maritime Staff, August 24, 2014