The following is a statement based on remarks made by Mr Ajith Seneviratne, Director General of Merchant Shipping Secretariat at the press conference held yesterday in […]

Statement by Kitack Lim, Secretary-General, International Maritime Orgnization (IMO) Fishing is essential – providing nutritious food and employment around the globe. Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) […]

No sign of oil spill from the vessel detected so far A joint operation in coordinating with local authorities and the Indian Coast Guard to mitigate […]

THIS IS A DEVELOPING STORY Salvors today early morning have established a connection to tow the vessel into the deep sea. Although the salvors have tried […]

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THIS IS A DEVELOPING STORY Salvors have finally embarked on MV X-Press Pearl after dousing the fire. Assessments are being carried out. However, salvos observed that […]

No oil or chemical spill observed till now Salvors are exploring the possibility of boarding the ship and making a tow connection THIS IS A DEVELOPING […]

THIS IS A DEVELOPING STORY Firefighting efforts of the Sri Lanka Ports Authority and other local agencies in coordination with Indian Coast Guard Ships to extinguish […]

THIS IS A DEVELOPING STORY Sustained firefighting operation by Sri Lanka Ports Authority and other local agencies in coordination with the Indian Coast Guard Ships continued […]

Indian Coast Guard ship Vajra called the Port of Colombo last night while assisting the ongoing firefighting efforts to contain the fire on X-Press Pearl. “ICG […]