Bangladesh Archives - Baird Maritime

March 25, 2020

EDITORIAL | Domestic ferry safety improves in parts of Asia

Written by Neil Baird on March 25, 2020. Posted in Ausmarine - Featured, Ausmarine - Passenger Vessels, Commercial Mariner - Passenger Vessels, Passenger Vessel World, Work Boat World Features.

The years 2016 to 2019 have shown a dramatic improvement in domestic ferry safety in significant parts of Asia. Thankfully, some governments have awakened to the tragic ..

January 16, 2020

Western Marine Shipyard delivers final two of four bulkers for India’s JSW

Written by Baird Maritime on January 16, 2020. Posted in Dry Cargo World.

Bangladeshi builder Western Marine Shipyard (WMShL) has delivered the final two of four 8,000DWT bulk carriers in a series ordered by India’s JSW Group. JSW Lohgad ..

January 14, 2020

EDITORIAL | Fatal ferry accidents – Some improvers, some backsliders

Written by Neil Baird on January 14, 2020. Posted in Passenger Vessel World, Work Boat World Features.

Since I compiled my major study of fatal ferry accidents covering the period 1966 to 2015, there have been some significant changes in the order of the most dangerous ..

February 12, 2020

15 dead, over 25 missing after fishing boat sinks in Bay of Bengal

Written by Baird Maritime on February 12, 2020. Posted in Fishing Boat World, Non-Naval (Maritime Security), Search and Rescue, Ships (Naval).

A total of 15 people are confirmed dead while at least 25 more have gone missing after a wooden fishing boat capsized and sank in the Bay of Bengal off the coast of ..

January 16, 2020

Eighty-two piracy, armed robbery incidents against ships in Asia reported in 2019

Written by Baird Maritime on January 16, 2020. Posted in Piracy.

A total of 82 incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships in Asia were reported from January to December 2019, comprising 71 actual incidents and 11 attempted ..

January 6, 2020

Keels laid for five Padma-class patrol vessels for Bangladesh Navy

Written by Baird Maritime on January 6, 2020. Posted in Ships (Naval).

Khulna Shipyard has laid the keels of five Padma-class patrol vessels slated for the Bangladesh Navy. Each vessel will have a length of 50.4 metres, a beam of 7.5 metres, ..

January 16, 2020

Damen, Gentium to help Bangladesh develop indigenous shipbuilding industry

Written by Baird Maritime on January 16, 2020. Posted in Anchor Handling, Crew Transfer, Dredging and Land Reclamation, Ferries, Harbour Tugs and Operation, Maritime Infrastructure Development, Non-Naval (Maritime Security), Offshore Construction, Offshore Tugs and Operations, Ro-Pax World, Ships (Naval), Trawling World.

Dutch firms Damen Shipyards Group and Gentium Solutions have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Ministry of Industry of Bangladesh with the goal of ..

January 14, 2020

Unprecedented number of crew kidnappings in the Gulf of Guinea in 2019 despite drop in overall global numbers

Written by Baird Maritime on January 14, 2020. Posted in Piracy.

Despite overall piracy incidents declining in 2019, there was an alarming increase in crew kidnappings across the Gulf of Guinea, according to the International Chamber ..

December 27, 2019

Bangladesh Navy acquires two ex-PLAN frigates

Written by Baird Maritime on December 27, 2019. Posted in Ships (Naval).

The Bangladesh Navy recently took delivery of two decommissioned vessels formerly operated by China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). The 112- by ..