Tag: Hong Kong

The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) gazetted the United Nations Sanctions (Haiti) Regulation on 3 March 2023.

A serious injury accident happened on board a Hong Kong registered bulk carrier when an Able Seaman 1 (AB1) fell onto the main deck from the top of a hatch coaming while carrying out cleaning and injured seriously.

Anglo-Eastern Group intends to expand its existing pool of skilled Indian seafarers in the current year since India is regarded as a major supplier of trained maritime manpower for the international shipping industry.

On January 30, a fire broke out onboard a cargo vessel close to the Lamma Power Station, Hong Kong. In the incident, one mainland crew member lost his life.

Hong Kong reminds Masters, coxswains and persons-in-charge of vessels to strictly comply with the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 when navigating within Hong Kong waters, especially in poor visibility.

Hong Kong informed that from 8 January, any vessel which has been to China within seven days, crew signing off must take a PCR test before disembarking.

A fatal accident happened on board a bulk carrier, when it was en route to Port Hedland, Australia to load a cargo of salt in bulk, Hong Kong informs.

As Hong Kong informed, an electrician officer (ETO) was found unconscious, lying on top of the shipboard elevator cage, onboard a bulk carrier anchored at Qingdao, China.

The opening ceremony of Hong Kong Maritime Week 2022 (HKMW 2022), a major annual event of the maritime and port industries in Hong Kong, was held on November 21, bringing together industry leaders, government officials and scholars in both physical and online mode.

Hong Kong announced that the Pilotage Bill 2022 to amend the Pilotage Ordinance and the legislation to refine the arrangements for the medical examination of pilots and other existing practices, and to adjust the pilotage dues, will be introduced on October 26.