Heavy congestion at Chinese ports as a result of the re-emergence of Covid-19 on the Chinese mainland was set to remain in the near term, according to Danish transport and logistics firm DSV-Panalpina in a report published on August 17th. Uncertainty over the length of recent Covid-19 restrictions...
United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI), a not-for-profit anti-nuclear lobby group, has claimed that it has located crude oil tanker Winsome (IMO 9192260), which it said had been missing since early July. UANI said that it had found the vessel off the coast of Iran using satellite imagery, where as...
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Japan’s NYK has sent 10 employees to assist with the area clean-up after the NYK-chartered Crimson Polaris (IMO 9370783) grounded and split up last week off the coast of Hachinohe, Japan, spilling oil into the sea as a result. The 2008-built wood-chip carrier that ran aground off Japan last...
Marine insurer Gard has warned members that the carriage of Seed Cake cargoes was continuing to cause confusion, with the potential for mis-declaration remaining high, with a consequent risk of fire onboard. Gard noted that Seed Cake carried in containers could self-heat and spontaneously ignite,...
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Alliance networks operating between Asia and North Europe were experiencing delays of up to a month because of worsening port congestion globally, reports The Loadstar. The Asia-North Europe loops that have a pro-forma round-trip transit time of around 75 days were now taking 100 days or more....
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One consequence of the Covid-19 pandemic was a dislocation in the global shipping of containerized goods, and this in turn led to a misallocation of containers, with many being temporarily used as storage, while others were in the wrong part of the world, with no easy way to move them from point A...
General cargo ship Baltiyskiy Bereg (IMO 9327176) became not under control on August 17th when it was westnorthwest of Spain, en route from Italy via Malta to Hull with an ETA of August 21st. As a result of the breakdown the vessel had to be towed to Coruna, where it remained moored as of August…
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A recurring server failure in Nigeria was reported earlier this month to have become a cause of concern for local port operators. Slowly performing digital platforms and servers were said to be responsible for delays in customs clearance that have in turn led to large demurrage charges. Otumba...
The partial closure of China’s port of Ningbo – the world’s third-busiest container port – was reported to be increasing congestion levels at other major Chinese ports. Ships were said to be diverting away from Ningbo amid uncertainty over how long virus control measures in the city will last. Many...
General cargo ship Shira-E (IMO 9083897) suffered a technical failure at Dörtyöl, south-eastern Turkey, during the morning of August 16th. Departure permission was temporarily withdrawn by the Harbour Master until completion of repairs and verification by state surveyors. 1993-built, Belize...
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