Wakashio Captain and Chief Officer arrested and detained

The Captain of the grounded bulk carrier Wakashio, Indian national Sunil Kumar Nandeshwar and the Chief Officer, Tilak ratna Suboda, a Sri Lankan, are now being held in police custody in Mauritius

Carnival discloses ransomware attack

In an SEC filing yesterday, cruise giant Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK) disclosed that on August 15 it had detected a ransomware attack that accessed and encrypted a portion

Scienco/FAST adds InTank BWTS to its product line

St. Louis, Mo., based water and wastewater treatment systems specialist Scienco/FAST has acquired the InTank Ballast Water Treatment System developed by Envirocleanse, a division of Charter Brokerage, LLC, a Berkshire Hathaway Company.

Mauritius: Bow of grounded bulker to be towed out to deep water

The bow of the grounded bulk carrier Wakashio is to be towed to 8 nautical miles from the outer limit of the reefs that almost completely surround Mauritius to water 2,000 meters

VIDEO: Bulker grounded off Mauritius splits in two

Imagery posted by Mobilisation Nationale Wakashio shows that the Capesize bulker Wakashio, which grounded off the east coast of Mauritius on July 25, has now split into two sections. At around 5:00

DNV beefs up cybersecurity

Singapore issues circular on ISM Code cyber risk requirements

The deadline for ship operators to include cyber risk management into ships’ safety management systems (SMS) is getting nearer. A shipping circular released yesterday by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore

U.S. successfully seizes Venezuela-bound Iranian fuel from four tankers

The U.S. Justice Department today reported the successful disruption of a multimillion dollar fuel shipment by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), a designated foreign terrorist organization, that was bound for Venezuela.

Port of Los Angeles director comments on falling container volumes

July was best month this year for Port of LA

In what could be a hopeful indication of a recovery in transpacific trade, North America’s leading seaport by container volume and cargo value, the Port of Los Angeles, reports that it moved

Maersk Tankers adds hire from telecoms industry to leadership team

Maersk Tankers has appointed Eva Birgitte Bisgaard as its Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), She comes to the company from Danish telecoms specialist TDC. Maersk Tankers says its moves to strengthen its services

Iranian forces board Greek-owned tanker

U.S. Central Command yesterday tweeted a video showing Iranian forces seizing a tanker identified as the Wila. According to the Equasis data base, the ship is an 8,055 dwt Liberian registered products

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