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Allied fuel dispute ignites

Aaron Kelley — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:31:15 GMT

Globus Maritime forced to pay Dimitris Marinis-controlled charterer’s overdue bunker bills following supramax seizure.

Four more bodies found

Gary Dixon — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:15:22 GMT

Divers begin operation to recover more victims of Costa Concordia tragedy off Italy.

Helliar out of action

Gary Dixon — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:12:10 GMT

Seatruck sending replacement ferry to NorthLink in Scotland after ro-ro suffers propeller damage.

Flu fear on cruiseship

Gary Dixon — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 07:27:35 GMT

A crew member from an MSC vessel has died of a suspected virus in Brazil.

Storm halts tanker salvage

Gary Dixon — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:05:24 GMT

Fuel pumping halted off Sakhalin as bad weather moves in around grounded Karakumneft.

Pilot critical after fall

Gary Dixon — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:27:46 GMT

Man taken to hospital with hypothermia after plunging into icy water at Brunsbuttel while trying to board cargoship.

Crew escapes burning tug

Gary Dixon — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 10:30:25 GMT

Seafarers leap into the water in Persian Gulf as flames engulf Fadak 150 en route to Dubai.

Welding blamed for fire

Gary Dixon — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 07:17:23 GMT

Accident report finds worker accidentally started blaze on Alaskan state ferry at Ketchikan shipyard.

LPG carrier aground

Gary Dixon — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 12:12:47 GMT

All 16 crew rescued after Thailand’s Oberon gets stuck off Mudou in Taiwan Strait.

Bow bashed in ferry crash

Gary Dixon — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 10:41:25 GMT

CalMac passengership smacks pier in Scotland as 70mph winds hit west coast.

Eight dead in sinking

Gary Dixon — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 07:31:17 GMT

One seafarer rescued but two more missing after Chinese cargoship lost off country's south-east coast.

Crash closes Mississippi

Aaron Kelley — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 18:07:01 GMT

US Coast Guard springs into action as tug and barge collision leads to oil spill near New Orleans.

Blast hits German boxship

Gary Dixon — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:58:20 GMT

Rambow Reederei vessel needs repairs after engine room explosion in Finland, but no injuries reported.

Torenia safe and sound

Gary Dixon — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 10:41:51 GMT

Yamamaru Kisen supramax undamaged by storms off Vancouver Island, contrary to reports.

Cargo lost off Canada

Gary Dixon — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:13:07 GMT

Philippines handymax loses timber in gales off Vancouver Island.

Jeffboat facing safety fine

Gary Dixon — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 08:07:56 GMT

ACL-owned shipbuilder incurs wrath of US regulators after third worker death in 15 months.

Cruise safety in IMO sights

Adam Corbett — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 18:26:22 GMT

Koji Sekimizu plans new international initiative after Costa Concordia tragedy.

Symphony held after grounding

Gary Dixon — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 09:49:01 GMT

Estonian cargoship to be checked for damage after lodging on sandbank off Denmark.

Chaos on the bridge

Gary Dixon — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:41:21 GMT

New footage reveals how officers' casual reaction to imminent Costa Concordia tragedy soon turned to panic.

Clipper Kamoshio collared

Aaron Kelley — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:23:48 GMT

South Korean bulker clan in the hot seat as US officials cry foul after probe of notorious pollution prevention apparatus.