Vessel Collision
MAERSK's Hong Kong-flagged vessel 4,650-TEU SAFMARINE MERU collided with Liberian-flagged vessel 8,400-TEU NORTHERN JASPER, some 120 nautical miles east of Ningbo, in the East Chin
Panama Canal Expansion
Panama’s enlarged canal—inaugurated on Sunday 26 June— is expected to stimulate trade between the United States and Asia. New locks and a wider shipping lane will allow vessels a
Tianjin Explosion–Update
Insured losses arising from the August 2015 Port of Tianjin explosions are now estimated at US$ 4 Billion of which half of this estimated loss would end up falling to the marine in
Verified Gross Mass
The new International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) regulation has introduced the concept of Verified Gross Mass with effect from 1 July, 2016 where the
IRISL
Islamic Republic Shipping Lines IRISL has signed an agreement with the French container line CMA CGM. IRISL was recently removed from the international sanctions list, opening acce
Mayview Maersk
The Mayview Maersk a 399m long fully cellular container ship with a capacity of 18,270 TEU, berthed at Salalah on 10th April. The Port of Salalah became the first and so far only p
New RO-RO Terminal
The Japanese shipping company NYK will operate a Ro-Ro terminal at King Abdullah Port located 90 km to the north of Jeddah. KAP Ro-Ro will be operational by the end of 2016, and wi
New Cruise Terminal
A new state- of- the- art Cruise Terminal was opened at Zayed port in Abu Dhabi in December 2015. The flexible design of the terminal building incorporated suggestions from major
Vessel Attack Off Yemen
Cargo Vessel MV JOYA-8, IMO No.8844696, sustained rocket attacks on December 21st whilst off the coast of Yemen and sank in Red Sea. Several casualties are reported in this incide