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What looked like more or less trivial accident, turned into a major force-majeure for a Greek owner of aframax DELTA PIONEER, which is to be arrested, after Russian Commercial Court decision on Primorsk Port operator, Transneft – Port Primorsk Co. claim ... continue reading

This week, four foreign vessels, which called Ageciras, were fined by Spanish authorities. Container ship CELINA STAR and chemical tanker UACC SHAMS were obliged to deposit 50,000 euro each for an accident, which took place on Nov 20. The ... continue reading

I’ve read an article “Hats don’t help seafarers – but you can” in SPLASH24/7 http://splash247.com/hats-dont-help-seafarers-can/, three times, and didn’t understand what’s all about, what author, rather emotionally, tried to say, and to what ... continue reading

Recently, I’ve been contacted by several EU media, questioning me about mysterious story of timber carrier ARCTIC SEA (AS) disappearance in August 2009 in Baltic sea, whether I agree, now, with Russian official criminal hijack version, or still stick ... continue reading

Russian online newspaper GAZETA.RU published a story of Russian Merchant Navy contractor, who died on board of one of Russian Navy Auxiliary transports, former Turkish general cargo vessel DADALI, now known as VOLOGDA-50, deployed in so-called Syrian Express. Young ... continue reading

An incident with Chinese capesize bulk carrier FIVE STAR FUJIAN, which is considered to be abandoned by an owner, inspired publication of a salvo of articles, devoted to the problem of abandoned vessels. All articles explain in detail to the ... continue reading

Australian media on Monday burst with news on dramatic, near-horror story of a capesize bulk carrier FIVE STAR FUJIAN, hopelessly stranded off Gladstone, Australia, since July 19. Crew weren’t paid for “more than two months”, supplies are low, Australian ... continue reading

World media are buzzing with the Panama Papers leak, industry media being no exception. Prevailing mood can be described as “well, at last, we nab them dirty bastards”. Everybody seems to be happy and tremendously satisfied. I turned to Splash24 ... continue reading

Talks and discussions about feasibility of Northern Sea Route (NSR) transit recently ebbed, and not without good reasons behind it. Any of given below factors is alone capable of making the whole idea rather far-fetched, or misplaced. Plummeting oil prices ... continue reading

Lloyd’s List (LL) and Maritime Executive ME) published recently articles on Ukrainian clampdown on Crimean ports, rather a hot subject for Med – Black sea shipping. Both articles left a strange feeling of industry media leaders supporting those who violate ... continue reading

General cargo vessel SIBIRSKIY 2112 on Feb 6 was detained in Oristano, Italy, following the inspection of living and working conditions. Main deficiencies include some drinking fountain inoperative, naked electric wires in some cabins, lack of mattresses and hot water ... continue reading