SL media reported today(14-Jun), The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of Sri Lanka arrested the captain of MV X-Press Pearl. The captain was produced before a Magistrate, who ordered his release on a personal bond of Rs. 2 million. The skipper of the ship was also given a travel ban by the Magistrate. MV X-Press Pearl
Submarines have always held a particular fascination for their unique ability to enable humans to travel the darkest depths of the oceans. In the minds of people around the world, one of the primary purposes of submarine vessels alongside that of scientific research is military power. These top 10 biggest submarines are ranked according to
Satellite photographs show a big oil slick surrounding the wrecked container ship in Sri Lanka On the 2nd of June, the X-Press Pearl began to sink when a fire broke out on board. Chemicals were loaded into the ship. Sri Lanka's "worst maritime ecological calamity" has been described as a result of the occurrence. Authorities
MAERSK Rainbow containers have arrived in Europe Following in the footsteps of Los Angeles and Yokohama, Maersk's rainbow containers have arrived in Rotterdam and the Netherlands, commemorating diversity and inclusion in the maritime and port logistics sectors. Maastricht Maersk arrived at APM Terminals Maasvlakte II in Rotterdam in May 2021, carrying two classic Maersk containers
Divers discovered the sunken container ship X-Press Pearl’s “black box”! The voyage data recorder (VDR) of the container ship X-Press Pearl, which sank partially last week off the coast of Colombo after a deadly cargo fire, has been found by the Sri Lankan Navy. Before and during the fire, the X-Press Pearl was anchored, and
The beaches of Sri Lanka are encrusted with plastic Greenpeace.org reported (June 4); Another avoidable shipping calamity is plastic pollution in Sri Lanka waters. Government corruption and a plastics addiction are wreaking havoc on the world's oceans. After a chemical leak provoked a response in the ship's cargo, the Singapore-registered X Press Pearl cargo vessel
CMA CGM is donating 55 tons of medical supplies to Tunisia to assist combat the Covid-19 outbreak CMA CGM reported that their Foundation is in charge of a 55-ton emergency cargo of medical supplies. Twenty containers of medical supplies, including around 5 million FFP2-grade facemasks and 1,800 ventilator consumables, are expected to arrive at the
X-Press Feeder's CEO apologized for the effects of the sunken container ship off the coast of Sri Lanka According to Tang See Kit (CNA) While Sri Lanka prepares itself for anticipated oil spills from a sunken cargo ship registered in Singapore, on Thursday (June 3) the vessel operator's chief executive, expressed its 'deep regret and
A Massive container crane collapse at Kaohsiung port Taiwan News Reported, A container ship docking collided with another ship, forcing two container cranes to fall in the Port of Kaohsiung today, June 3. One person was injured, and two people were trapped in the wreckage. Around 11:30 a.m., the 316-meter-long, 86,679-ton DURBAN, owned by OOCL
MV-Express Pearl’s aft part is currently hitting bottom at a depth of 21 meters. According to News Fist, The container…