Bangladesh ferry accident kills 32
Bangladeshi officials said at least 32 people died and dozens were missing after a boat packed with Hindu devotees, mostly women and children, sank in the Karatoya river near Boda … Read more
Waterway and maritime transport
Eight more ships loaded with Ukrainian grain leave ports
Eight more vessels have left Ukraine’s Odesa Port, Chornomorsk Port and Pivdennyi Port via the so-called ‘grain corridor’. Two more ships are waiting to depart according to the Ukrainian Infrastructure … Read more
One killed, others injured in boat accident at Grand Canyon
A person died and others were injured in a motorboat accident on the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon National Park on Sept. 10. A motorboat flipped at 2:12 p.m. … Read more
Brazil boat accident kills 11
Authorities from the northern Brazil state of Para reported a boat accident in a bay off the Atlantic near Belém City on Thursday. According to media reports, a passenger boat … Read more
Another vessel runs aground in Suez canal
An oil tanker that ran aground in the congested shipping lane in the Suez Canal caused traffic to briefly stop on Wednesday night. The Affinity V tanker has roughly 252 … Read more
$7.8M-Worth Superyacht Sinks Off the Italian Coast
A $7.8 million-worth superyacht sank off the Italian coast into the Ionian Sea on Saturday, endangering nine people on board. Italy’s Coast Guard said the 40-meter (130-foot) luxurious yacht, My … Read more
UK’s Largest Container Port Joins Labor Strikes
Workers from Felixstowe, UK’s biggest container port, have joined the nationwide labor strike against the high cost of living. Almost 2,000 dock workers belonging to the Unite Union at Felixstowe … Read more
Germany to Switch to Rail Supply Routes if Rhine River Continues to Drop
Germany has expressed its intentions to give precedence on its rail networks to the transfer of goods and equipment required for energy production in the event that the Rhine’s water … Read more
Indonesian Ferry Sinks Killing Nine
At least nine bodies have been recovered so far after a ferry ship sank in waters off Indonesia’s Ternate island last Monday. The boat, carrying 77 passengers and crew, sank … Read more
UK Announces £2m Funding for Yemen’s Floating Oil Threat
The government of Britain on Monday pledged £2 million ($2.4m) new funding to help prevent a major oil spill off the coast of Yemen. UK Minister for the Middle East … Read more