Customary and non-customary towage, the fitness to tow survey, manning requirements and procedures and systems that should be in place prior to departure. Ocean towage is any towing operation where the duration of the voyage, or the duration between designated ports of refuge or safe anchorage points, is in excess of 24 hours (taking weather conditions into account).
A number of countries in the Gulf region have cut diplomatic and trading ties with the State of Qatar, and this development is expected to have a direct effect in sea traffic in the region. More particularly, with effect as…
by Despina Kalfa. According to ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre Special Report on Abducting of Crew from Ships in the Sulu-Celebes Sea and Waters off Eastern Sabah (Part III) – Issued 31/3/2017, from March 2016 until March 2017 a total of…
by Despina Kalfa. After four (4) piracy attacks* in just three weeks and after approximately a five-year hiatus, observers now warn that East Africa piracy is making a comeback. More particularly, it has been reported that at least eight (8)…
