Tag: Vietnam

Vietnamese authorities report two missing crew members from a cargo ship that sank in the South China Sea off Vietnam's south-eastern coast on March 11th.

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and the Vietnam Maritime Administration (Vinamarine) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance maritime and port cooperation between Singapore and Vietnam.

An explosion took place onboard a bulker while it was undergoing repair in Vietnam, on February 2, injuring eight shipyard workers.

Reports from Vietnam indicate that a cargo vessel was stranded in the storms and was washed ashore in the high surf, on January 26.

Vietnamese authorities were deployed for a rescue operation of a cargo ship in distress, but upon arrival at the scene some of the crewmembers refused to leave the ship.

A general cargo vessel capsized and sank off Vietnam on 22 June, with the Vietnam Maritime Search & Rescue Coordination Center managing to save all eight seafarers.

Container caught fire after explosion in cargo hold of container ship MORNING VINAFCO, docked at Ben Nghe, Ho Chin Minh, Vietnam, in the afternoon Sep 4. 

Amid ​the pandemic, there is a rapid surge in volume of over-dwelled import containers at Tan Cang - Cat Lai Terminal and Tan Cang - Hiep Phuoc Port.

In an effort to enhance and strengthen cooperation in the maritime security field, Malaysia is expected to ink a MoU with Vietnam later this year.

In its weekly report for 23-29 March, ReCAAP ISC informed of two armed robberies against ships in Asia. One incident occurred to a bulk carrier while underway in the eastbound lane of the TSS in Singapore Strait and the other occurred to a bulk carrier anchored at Cam Pha Port, Vietnam.