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Captain arrested on suspicion of operating container ship drunk

eriinfo.com1 week ago03 mins

A container ship captain has been arrested, accused of operating the vessel while drunk with a blood alcohol content level six times the limit for mariners. The captain of the MSC Jubilee IX — a 333-meter container ship operating under the Liberian flag — was arrested Wednesday in Seattle, the Coast Guard said in a news…

OPINION | Need for an open international ship registry to reposition Kenya’s maritime industry

eriinfo.com3 months ago010 mins

A tug-boat directing a cargo vessel to a berth at Mombasa Port. PHOTO/FILE By ANDREW MWANGURA [email protected] Kenya’s maritime potential remains largely untapped, despite the nation’s considerable strategic advantages and access to key international shipping routes. With only 25 merchant vessels registered under the Kenyan flag in 2020—out of 1,849 ship visits to Kenyan ports…