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Shipping standards – an overview of existing and upcoming key regulations and standards affecting the commercial shipping sector.
Full advisory at the following link.
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The Sanwa Maru, a tanker carrying petroleum products, ran aground off the coast of Cape Esan in Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan, at around 6 p.m. on January 6, 2025.
The vessel had departed from Tomakomai, Hokkaido, earlier that afternoon at approximately 1 p.m. and was en route to Akita when the accident occurred. Fortunately, there were no injuries reported among the 11 crew members on board, and no oil leakage has been detected as of now
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An investigation into an incident where a dry bulk carrier broke free from its mooring during high winds in the Brownsville Ship Channel in 2024, leading to a collision with a tugboat.
The incident
On January 8, 2024, about 1237 local time, the dry bulk carrier Chang Hang Hui Hai was moored at dock no. 12 in the Brownsville Ship Channel in Brownsville, Texas, when it broke free during high winds (see figure 1 and figure 2). The vessel drifted across the ship channel and struck the tugboat Signet Defender, which was tied up to the tugboat Signet Magic at the Signet Maritime pier along with the tugboat Signet Ranger. There were no injuries, and no pollution was reported. Damage was estimated at $2.5 million.
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Over the past week, 30 December to 6 January, three incidents of armed robbery against ships in Asia (two CAT 4 incidents and one attempted incident) were reported.
The two CAT 4 incidents occurred onboard container ships while anchored at Vung Tau Anchorage, Vietnam, and at South Harbor Anchorage, Philippines. The attempted incident occurred to a petroleum/chemical tanker while anchored at Medan Anchorage, Indonesia. Details of the incidents are shown in table below: