Panama has vowed to crack down on suspicious tankers and has laid down new regulations for ship-to-ship oil transfers for vessels in its registry.

LNG Tanker grounded outside Mukran Port, Germany, and though it was quickly set free, environmentalists are criticising Germany’s LNG infrastructure.

343 maritime labour inspections were conducted on both domestic and international vessels to ensure compliance with labour laws.

Investigators found that the power supply to the alerter system was missing, but they could not determine when it had been disconnected.

Since January, the US has launched at least 25 airstrikes in Somalia, mainly targeting ISIS and the Al-Qaeda-linked group Al-Shabaab.

China’s coast guard stated that a Philippine vessel “illegally stranded” at the shoal had lifted anchor and deliberately hit a Chinese ship.