Cruise ship Sovereign (IMO 8512281) allided with the San Vincenzo Jetty in Naples while docking in port In strong winds around dawn on September 26th, en route from Barcelona. The ship struck the San Vincenzo terminal, home to the local ferries and hydrofoils. Two tugs got the vessel under control....
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Boston, Massachusetts-based insurtech company Corvus has named Charles Hamilton as Head of Cargo Underwriting. Hamilton gas 17 years’ experience in the industry, having previously worked in the marine unit at Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance. “Charles has experience in all types of Marine...
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Oil products tanker Erato (IMO 8105088) was reported collided with anchored container ship and, oddly, identically named, Erato (IMO 9472103) at Piraeus anchorage during the afternoon of September 29th while mooring alongside for bunkering. Both ships sustained slight damage, but no breaches or...
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In the latest IUMI Eye, Derek Stedman, Lead Modeller at California-based Risk Management Solutions, noted that catastrophe risk was highly variable for the same goods stored in different ways – both by peril and storage type. Knowing how cargo was stored and shipped was vital; second only to...
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The planned refloating of general cargo ship Heiko (IMO 6900379) on September 25th had to be postponed after water was detected in the cargo holds during the preparations. The salvage company is now carrying out further assessments on the vessel and drained water and oil. The insurer was reported...
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Correspondents Venepandi CA of Venezuela have warned of increased delays being experienced by vessels awaiting discharge at Puerto Cabello, reports American Club. Vessels awaiting berth have remained at anchorage for periods varying from weeks to months. In the most extreme cases a wait-time of...
A Port Otago, New Zealand, worker sustained injuries when he was struck by a container being loaded onto container ship Maersk Inverness (IMO 9348156) shortly before noon on September 23rd. He was then taken off the ship to an ambulance using a man-cage slung under a container crane. Although the...
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Denmark-based containership company Maersk has introduced a new set of principles called Risk Based Dangerous Goods Stowage and is asking industry stakeholders to conduct a comprehensive Hazard Identification study in order to validate them. The new guidelines, which come after a fire and explosion...
The dangers associated with the carriage of nickel ore due to the risk of liquefaction of the cargo when the moisture content rises to higher than the cargo’s Flow Moisture Point (FMP), were well known, but bore repeating, says West of England in a new article. Following a succession of ships being...
Passenger/cargo RoRo Alexandra L (IMO 7419626) allided with the quay in Zakynthos upon entering port early on September 24th, en route from Kyllini. There was damage to both the ship and the quay, but no injuries among the 51 passengers. The ship which had suffered damage at port side and remained...
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