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Monday, November 25, 2019
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Maritime News

Livestock Carrier with Over 14,000 Sheep Capsizes Off Romania

A livestock carrier carrying over 14,000 live sheep has capsized in the Black Sea off Romania, prompting a frantic effort to save the animals. The ship, the

November 25, 2019
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Tuesday, December 4, 2018
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Maritime News

Australian Sheep Exporters to Stop Shipments to Middle East During Summer Months

SYDNEY, Dec 4 (Reuters) – Australia’s livestock exporters will stop shipping live sheep to the Middle East for three months each year from 2019, an

December 4, 2018
Total Views: 21

Thursday, November 29, 2018
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Maritime News

Livestock Carrier Detained in Australia After Experiencing Stability Issues -Incident Video

Australia ordered that all cattle be removed from a Panama-flagged livestock carrier after the vessel ran into stability issues shortly after leaving port last

November 29, 2018
Total Views: 155

Wednesday, August 22, 2018
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Maritime News

Australia Cancels Livestock Shipper’s Live Export License After Sheep Deaths at Sea

SYDNEY, Aug 22 (Reuters) – Australia’s government has cancelled the live export licence of the country’s biggest livestock shipper, Emanuel

August 22, 2018
Total Views: 12

Monday, May 21, 2018
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News

Australian Lawmaker Pushes to End Live Sheep Exports

By Colin Packham SYDNEY, May 21 (Reuters) – An Australian backbencher on Monday introduced legislation to parliament to ban the export of live sheep

May 21, 2018
Total Views: 17

Thursday, May 17, 2018
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News

Australia Toughens Welfare Standards for Live Animal Exports After Death of 2,400 Sheep

By Colin Packham SYDNEY, May 17 (Reuters) – Australia will require ships carrying live cattle and sheep exports to have an independent observer to

May 17, 2018
Total Views: 35

Monday, February 5, 2018
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News

Livestock Carrier Escapes Brazil’s Live Animal Export Ban

by José Roberto Gomes (Reuters) – A Brazilian federal court late on Sunday lifted an injunction blocking the shipment of around 25,000 cattle from

February 5, 2018
Total Views: 165

Wednesday, November 16, 2016
WATCH: Cow Marked for Export Jumps Ship, Swims to Shore in Fremantle
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WATCH: Cow Marked for Export Jumps Ship, Swims to Shore in Fremantle

A determined cow with an amazing will to live escaped a livestock ship and swam to freedom on Sunday in Fremantle, Western Australia. The cow was apparently

November 16, 2016
Total Views: 86

Monday, January 11, 2016
Stranded Livestock Carrier MV Ocean Outback Departs Western Australia After Animal Deaths
Maritime News

Stranded Livestock Carrier MV Ocean Outback Departs Western Australia After Animal Deaths

The livestock carrier MV Ocean Outback finally departed Western Australia this weekend after a propulsion problem left the ship stranded offshore

January 11, 2016
Total Views: 144

Thursday, October 15, 2015
Capsized Livestock Carrier Causing a Huge Stink in Brazil
Maritime News

Capsized Livestock Carrier Causing a Huge Stink in Brazil

  A port town in northern Brazil has been brought to a near standstill more than a week after a livestock carrier loaded with thousands of cattle capsized

October 15, 2015
Total Views: 314

Tuesday, October 6, 2015
Thousands of Cattle May Have Died After Livestock Carrier Capsizes Pierside in Brazil
Maritime News

Thousands of Cattle May Have Died After Livestock Carrier Capsizes Pierside in Brazil

  A livestock carrier loaded with cattle turned over alongside a pier at the Port of Vila do Conde in Barcarena, Brazil, reportedly killing thousands of

October 6, 2015
Total Views: 1335

Friday, February 14, 2014
News

COSCO Guangdong to Build Pair of Livestock Carriers

COSCO (Guangdong) Shipyard Co. secured a contract today valued at over USD $57 million to build two, 4500 square meter livestock carriers. The order was placed

February 14, 2014
Total Views: 5

Friday, January 31, 2014
Stinky Situation: Livestock Carrier Spends 72 Hrs. Adrift with 42,000 Sheep, Cows
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Stinky Situation: Livestock Carrier Spends 72 Hrs. Adrift with 42,000 Sheep, Cows

Australia’s largest livestock exporter, Wellard Rural Exports, said Thursday that their flagship carrier, the MV Ocean Drover, broke down in the Indian Ocean

January 31, 2014
Total Views: 930

Ever Wonder What It’s Like to Work On A Livestock Carrier?
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Ever Wonder What It’s Like to Work On A Livestock Carrier?

Earlier this morning news of a broken down livestock ship got many people wondering what it's like to work on such a ship. Well, here's a

January 31, 2014
Total Views: 578

Wednesday, May 16, 2012
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Engineering News

MOOOO!!! Groot Lands Livestock Ship Design Order

KUALA LUMPUR – A unique contract was signed yesterday between Dutch naval architecture firm, Groot Ship Design, South Korea’s Sungdong shipyard,

May 16, 2012
Total Views: 93

Monday, January 9, 2012
savina al-salaam livestock ship
Incidents

Don’t Have a Cow, Man! Pirates Release Ship Carrying 3,620 Heads of Cattle Without Ransom

By JD, Somalia Report Somali pirates released the Indian-flagged Savina al-Salaam and its 16 all-Indian crew without ransom on Thursday, as owners and pirates

January 9, 2012
Total Views: 184

Thursday, January 5, 2012
livestock ship
Incidents

Pirates Attack a Livestock Ship… Try Bringing THAT into Somalia and See How Many Friends You Make

Initial reports indicate that Somali pirates may have hijacked, or attempted to hijack, one of the dirtiest and most foul-smelling vessels on the planet…

January 5, 2012
Total Views: 304

Tuesday, August 16, 2011
A Sheep Ship Stranded – 67,000 animals stranded at Port Adelaide after break down
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A Sheep Ship Stranded – 67,000 animals stranded at Port Adelaide after break down

A livestock carrier is stranded at Port Adelaide with approximately 67,000 sheep on board. The Al Messilah, an aging Kuwaiti-flagged live animal export vessel,

August 16, 2011
Total Views: 30

Thursday, April 2, 2009
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Blog

Incident Photo of The Week – Cattle vessel grounded on Kings Island

Nearly 300 cows were stuck on board the Mathew Flinders when it ran aground on Kings Island just off of Tasmania, Australia late Monday night.  Initial

April 2, 2009
Total Views: 23

Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Interesting

Attacking Livestock – A Most Unusual Target

We are all aware of the petty thefts and ransom demands of Malacca and Somali pirates but a recent rash of attacks in the Phillipines is quite different.

June 11, 2008
Total Views: 25
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