UN urges immediate evacuation of sailors, including Bangladeshis, stranded in Ukrainian ports

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) is the leading international trade association for merchant ship owners and operators, representing all sectors and trades and over 80 percent of the world merchant fleet. In February 2022, 112 ships with a crew of over 2,000 sailors were docked in Ukrainian ports across the Black Sea and the […]

Sea ports asked to hoist signal 2

According to the BSS report, the sea ports of Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to keep hoisting distant warning signal number two as the stormy weather is likely to affect the sea ports, North Bay and adjoining coastal areas of Bangladesh. Could “The cyclonic storm ‘MANDUS’ moved west-northwestwards over the same […]