VELA

Type Date of Build FlagValue RegisterValue Port of Regestry
Bulk Carrier 2007-06-20 Norway NIS BERGEN
IMO Number Official Number Call Sign
9330628 LACD7
Legnth Breadth Gross tonnage Net tonnage Deadweight tonnage
190 32.29 32583 18070 53565

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Update on Wan Hai 503 Container Ship Fire

Update on Wan Hai 503 Container Ship Fire

19 minutes ago
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has been notified by the Indian authorities that 18 crew were safely transferred from lifeboats to an Indian Navy ship, which is en route to New Mangalore Port.Four crew—two from Taiwan, one from Myanmar, and one from Indonesia—remain missing. Search and rescue (SAR) operations are ongoing.Of the 18 rescued crew, five are reported to have sustained injuries. The injured crew are receiving medical treatment onboard the Indian Navy ship en route to port.As at 20:30pm on June 9, 2025 (Singapore Time), a total of 3 vessels have been deployed by the Indian Coast Guard and the Indian Navy to support the SAR operations.
Four Missing as Singapore Cargo Ship Catches Fire off India’s Kerala Coast

Four Missing as Singapore Cargo Ship Catches Fire off India’s Kerala Coast

10 hours ago
A fire onboard the Singapore-registered container ship Wan Hai 503 has erupted earlier on Monday off India’s Kerala coast, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) reported, injuring several crew members and leaving four unaccounted for as Indian Coast Guard and Navy launch search and rescue operations.The incident occurred on June 9, 2025 at about 12.30 hrs Singapore time, at the vessel managed by Wan Hai Lines (Singapore) Pte Ltd.There were 22 crew members onboard. Eighteen crew members have been accounted for and are in the process of being transferred from lifeboats to a passing vessel.
Video: ATBs Unlock Stranded Iron Ore Down Under

Video: ATBs Unlock Stranded Iron Ore Down Under

11 hours ago
Australia’s unique enclosed self-discharging transhippers ensure a dust-free supply chain for the Onslow Iron project.Onslow in north Western Australia is a desert. It receives less than 10 inches of rain a year, and for much of the year temperatures reach 95 degrees Fahrenheit. It’s known for dust storms that can turn the town red.It’s iron ore country, but the lack of a deepwater port meant that the nearby resources were stranded until Mineral Resources (MinRes) came up with a solution – one that also ensures the supply chain is dust-free.
Crew Member Dies in Accident on Tidewater’s Polaris PSV

Crew Member Dies in Accident on Tidewater’s Polaris PSV

13 hours ago
A fatal incident has occurred aboard one of the vessels of Tidewater, a subcontractor of Equinor, resulting in the death of a crew member.The incident took place on Polaris platform supply vessel (PSV) on June 2, 2025, while the vessel was on the Atlantic Ocean engaged in normal operations. Emergency response procedures were immediately initiated, and despite the efforts of the crew and emergency response agencies, the crew member tragically passed away.Tidewater is fully cooperating with the United States Coast Guard in the ongoing investigation to determine the cause of the incident.
UK's Prince William Calls for Urgent Action to Protect Oceans

UK's Prince William Calls for Urgent Action to Protect Oceans

22 hours ago
Britain's Prince William on Sunday called on world leaders and businesses to take urgent action to protect the planet's oceans, saying it was a challenge "like none we have faced before."Speaking ahead of the U.N. Ocean Conference, which begins in France on Monday, William said rising sea temperatures, plastic pollution and overfishing were putting pressure on fragile ecosystems and the people who depend on them."What once seemed an abundant resource is diminishing before our eyes," William, heir to the British throne, told the Blue Economy and Finance Forum in Monaco."Put simply: the ocean is under enormous threat, but it can revive itself.