Fire & Explosion Continues on Wan Hai 503, Indian Coast Guard Continues Fire Fighting
The container Vessel Wan Hai 503 (IMO: 9294862), which experienced fire in position lat 11 32 24N, long 074 37 33E, off the southwest coast of India, on Jun 9,…
NTSB: Safer Sea Digest 2024
The National Transportation Safety Board released Wednesday Safer Seas Digest 2024, which details the most important lessons learned from maritime investigations completed last year. Safer Seas Digest 2024 details the…
AMSA: Annual Report (2024) on MLC
AMSA has released the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) Annual Report 2024, providing a detailed analysis of the reported MLC complaints and data in Australian waters. This year’s report highlights 173…
Paris MOU: Report of the 2024 CIC on Crew Wages and SEAs
A Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on compliance with some MLC, 2006 provisions was carried out jointly by the Paris MoU and Tokyo MOU during the period 1st September 2024 to…
Fire Onboard Container Vessel Wan Hai 503 Off Indian Coast
Fire and explosion has been reported onboard the Singapore-registered container vessel Wan Hai 503, approximately 80 km southwest of Azhikkal, Kerala, India. The incident occurred on 9 June 2025 at…
MPA & BV Renew Partnership to Advance Maritime Digitalisation, Decarbonisation, and Talent Development
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and Bureau Veritas (BV) have renewed their Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to deepen collaboration in maritime digitalisation, decarbonisation, and talent development. The…
IMO & WMU Launch New E-Learning Course on MARPOL Annex V
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the World Maritime University (WMU) have introduced a new e-learning course focused on the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL)…
Oil Spill at Sri Racha Oil Terminal while Cargo Operation from Oil Tanker
Today early am, Oil spill was observed from ship/shore pipe connection while Oil Tanker Phoenix Jamnagar (IMO: 9828962) was discharging crude oil at Sri Racha Terminal of Thai Oil. Its…
BIMCO Drafts New Clause to Support Biofuel Use in Time Charters
BIMCO has launched a new subcommittee to develop a Biofuel Clause for Time Charter Parties, marking a proactive step toward addressing the legal and operational challenges posed by the growing…
Smoke Continues from RoRo Vessel Morning Midas
RoRo Vessel Morning Midas (IMO: 9289910), which experienced a fire in position lat 47 49 41N, long 179 44 54W, approximately 300 nautical miles southwest of Adak, Alaska, United States,…