Tag: Bangladesh

BIMCO has launched its fourth industry film, calling for the urgent adoption of the Hong Kong International Convention for the safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships, and for ship owners to only choose yards that live up to the convention.

ECSA (European Community Shipowners' Associations) has released a statement to warmly welcome the Bangladeshi authorities' decision to ratify the Hong Kong Convention. 

During a visit to Bangladesh by Norwegian authorities, the Norwegian Shipping Association, the European Community Shipowners’ Association, the International Chamber of Shipping and BIMCO, between 8-11 May 2023, the Bangladesh Government confirmed that the country will ratify the Hong Kong Convention.

Earlier this month, IMO announced that seven IMO Member States have each nominated a candidate for the post of Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO).

A part of a Bangladesh-bound cargo vessel with fly ash collided with another ship and sunk in the Hooghly River, an Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) official said. The incident took place at Nischintapur in South 24 Parganas district, about 60 km from Kolkata in the early hours of Saturday.

In Malaysia, a boy was reportedly locked inside a shipping container from Bangladesh’s Chittagong. While at first there were suspicions of human trafficking, these were dismissed after an investigation by the police. 

The NGO Shipbreaking Platform published its quarterly publication, informing about the shipbreaking industry in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan.

Interport Maritime published an overview of Bangladesh's main imports and exports, its ports, claims development, as well as guidelines for avoiding and mitigating claims. 

At least 25 people were killed and dozens were missing after a boat sank on September 25, in Bangladesh, marking the worst waterways disaster to hit the country in over a year.

Two Indian crew members died, probably from toxic poisoning, onboard a ship at the anchorage of Chattogram port on June 18.