Cargo Vessel

Largest Fixed Suction Sail Installation On Amasus

Credits: Fred/ Pexels

Amasus’ general cargo vessel Eems Traveller is ready to set sail with the largest installation of fixed suction sails on a ship to date, says an article published on Seatrade-maritime.

Efficiency improvement

Wind-assisted propulsion company bound4blue installed two of its 17-metre-high eSAILs on the ship. The new eSAILs mark an efficiency improvement over the single unit of the same height installed on La Naumon.

Dutch-flagged Eems Traveller is a 2,850 dwt general cargo vessel...

https://mfame.guru/largest-fixed-suction-sail-installation-on-amasus/

Salvage Heroes: Clearing Wrecks and Refloating Grounded Ships

Credit: Tom Fisk/Pexels

In September 2022, superyacht 007 capsized in Kolones Bay, Kythnos, Greece and Tsavliris Salvage and Environmental Pollution Engineering (EPE) assisted with the antipollution services and helped the yacht’s master remove valuable items. In February 2023, Tsavliris and EPE were awarded the wreck removal tender and began salvage work on 1 March 2023 with a salvage and antipollution team and divers. Two floating cranes with lifting capacities of 110 and 120 tonnes were...

https://mfame.guru/salvage-heroes-clearing-wrecks-and-refloating-grounded-ships/

Three Crew Members From A Cargo Vessel Go Overboard Off The Fort George Island

Three Members jumped overboard

Three members of the cargo vessel crew named Simba jumped off the outbound vessel into the St. Johns River at Mayport on Wednesday morning, per the Customs and Border Protection.

The Coast Guard informed News4JAX that two men jumped overboard.

Witnesses called 911, reporting swimmers in distress in the river that is known for its swift currents.

One of the people swam to shore on Heckscher Drive near the Fort George Island Marina. The Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department rushed him to a...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/three-crew-members-from-a-cargo-vessel-go-overboard-off-the-fort-george-island/

ONCB Joins Aussie Probe Into Huge Meth Haul on Cargo Ship

  • A huge methamphetamine shipment found on a Thai cargo boat docked in Sydney, Australia.
  • The haul, worth around 2.4 billion baht, was seized by Australian police earlier this month.
  • 316 kilograms of methamphetamine were found concealed in barbecue grills and water heaters when officers searched the ship’s cargo.

Thailand’s Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) will work with Australia Federal Police (AFP) in investigating the syndicate behind the 316kg of methamphetamine found on a cargo...

https://mfame.guru/oncb-joins-aussie-probe-into-huge-meth-haul-on-cargo-ship/

Mariners Master How Not To Get Stuck in Suez Canal

  • Francois Mayor nudged back on the power and made a subtle adjustment on the wheel as he coaxed his cargo vessel through a narrow point in the Suez Canal.
  • It is not the Egyptian one, but a replica in the middle of a French forest.
  • This stretch of water was built to train ship captains and maritime pilots how to navigate the Suez Canal.
  • It is a skill now in the spotlight after the Ever Given cargo ship got wedged in the Egyptian waterway last month in high winds and a sandstorm.

A recent news...

https://mfame.guru/mariners-master-how-not-to-get-stuck-in-suez-canal/

Coast Guard Nab US$3.54m Worth Contraband Cigarettes

  • The Coast Guard Administration (CGA) found 1.63 million packs of smuggled cigarettes on a ship near the disputed Dongsha Islands in the South China Sea.
  • The catch, just west of the islands, was made on a Togolese-registered freighter on Mar 6.
  • The cigarettes are suspected to be counterfeit Chinese brands.

Coast Guard and customs officials have seized 1.6 million packs of contraband cigarettes from a Togo-flagged cargo vessel that was intercepted near Dongsha Island March 6, reports Taiwan...

https://mfame.guru/coast-guard-nab-us3-54m-worth-contraband-cigarettes/

Drunk Officer Dies in Fatal Crush Incident

In its latest report, UK MAIB describes the fatal crush accident onboard the general cargo vessel “Karina C” at Seville, Spain back in May 2019.

The incident

On 21 May 2019, the general cargo vessel Karina C arrived in Seville, Spain and berthed port side alongside the Muelle del V Centenario. The vessel visited the port to load a cargo of cement, which commenced during the morning of 23 May.

As explained, during the cargo operations, the second officer had been working at the aft end of the main...

https://mfame.guru/drunk-officer-dies-in-fatal-crush-incident/

Storm Wrecks Container Vessel, 1,900 Boxes Lost And Damaged

Some 40 containers of the estimated 1,900 boxes damaged or lost from ONE Apus containership earlier this week are believed to contain dangerous cargo, reports Offshore Energy.

What happened?

The vessel was en route from Yantian, China to Long Beach, USA approximately 1,600 nautical miles North West of Hawaii on November 30, when it encountered a violent storm cell producing gale-force winds and large swells which caused the ONE Apus to roll heavily resulting in the dislodging of the lost...

https://mfame.guru/storm-wrecks-container-vessel-1900-boxes-lost-and-damaged/

+ More
Join Our Newsletter
Enter your email to receive a weekly round-up of shipping news.
icon
By subscribing, you agree with our privacy policy and our terms of service.