(1/3) After a limpet mine was discovered attached to the hull of a tanker while conducting STS operations in Iraqi territorial waters, in vicinity of Al Bakr Oil Terminal (29 33 N / 048 47 E), Shipping Industry issued recommendations.
"MAYDAY MAYDAY - MY VESSEL BROKE"
This terrifying video recorded by the crew of the ship shows the breaking of the vessel in two which eventually sank. The ship was built in 1975 and plying in Turkish water during the time of the incident which happened on 17th Jan 2021.
Tropical Cyclone Nivar will continue to intensify as it tracks to the northwest. Damaging winds are forecast near landfall with torrential rains to the north of the system. #ThinkWeatherbit.ly/3gsD34Q
China overtakes US to become world's largest reefer importer
#China is now the world's leading importer of reefers, jumping ahead of the #US, MarineTraffic data shows.
The existence of setting-aside remedies is sufficient evidence that, despite all declarations about the equivalence of #arbitration to adjudication, the former still lags behind in so far as reviewability is concerned.
GasLog – $GLOG US (under review) posted a top-line above our expectations due to a higher fleet utilization and gross TCE/d, although close to consensus... (see more below)
4 dead, 1 missing as tanker collides with fishing boat in southern #Turkey
Sources say 4 fishermen have died after a Greek-flagged crude oil #tanker collided with a Turkish fishing boat -reportedly the Polatbey 1- near Mersin this morning. At least 1 crew member is still missing.