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NEWSFLASH – Great Britain wins gold in the Finn Men’s Heavyweight Dinghy, Hungary silver, Spain bronze
NEWSFLASH – Great Britain wins gold in the Finn Men’s Heavyweight Dinghy, Hungary silver, Spain bronze
Giles Scott (GBR) had a poor first leg out of the start line, while Zsombor Berecz (HUN) and Joan Cardona moved into gold and silver medal positions. At this point the leaderboard was hanging in the balance by a point here and there.
Australia round the first mark in the lead followed...
US furniture shipper files FMC complaint against MSC and COSCO
US furniture manufacturer, MCS Industries has filed a formal complaint against Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) and COSCO Shipping Lines to the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC).
Documents lodged on 28 July alleged that MSC, COSCO and their peers on the Trans-Pacific lane have reneged on their long-term service contracts to force MCS to pay exorbitant spot rates.
MCS, whose clients include Wal-Mart, Target and Amazon, said in its complaint, “MCS has experienced this misconduct by global ocean...
https://container-news.com/us-furniture-shipper-files-fmc-complaint-against-msc-and-cosco/
Ponant takes delivery of hybrid-powered polar vessel
French cruise operator Ponant took delivery of a new polar-capable exploration vessel on Monday, August 2. Built by Fincantieri subsidiary Vard, Le Commandant Charcot fea ..
Maersk reveals record quarterly performance, predicts Q3 will be stronger
A.P. Møller – Mærsk has revised its full-year guidance once again as the red hot container market shows no sign of simmering. Maersk, the world’s largest containerline, now expects a full year earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) of between $18bn to $19.5bn, up...
https://splash247.com/maersk-reveals-record-quarterly-performance-predicts-q3-will-be-stronger/
Unwanted jet fuel being mixed into dangerous bunker blends
A number of bunker suppliers in Asia are selling highly dangerous fuel, offloading unwanted jet fuel. Marine insurer Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty has published its annual shipping review in which it notes that insurers have seen a number of machinery damage claims related to scrubbers and...
https://splash247.com/unwanted-jet-fuel-being-mixed-into-dangerous-bunker-blends/
DSME delivers new LNG carrier Isabella to Maran Gas
South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) has delivered the new LNG carrier named Isabella to Greece’s Maran Gas, the gas shipping unit of Angelicoussis Shipping Group. The…
https://www.offshore-energy.biz/dsme-delivers-new-lng-carrier-isabella-to-maran-gas/
No vaccine, no voyage: Exploring mandatory cruise vaccination
The global cruise industry has cautiously resumed its voyages with more with new Covid-19 rules, regulations, and guidelines to ensure the safety of not only passengers but crew too.
In the early days of the pandemic, all eyes were on 16-year-old luxury vessel the Diamond Princess. Stuck in quarantine in Japan with more than 3,700 passengers – hundreds of which had Covid-19 and were confined to their cabins – the World Health Organisation announced that more than half the known cases of the...
Vard delivers world’s first LNG/hybrid expedition cruise ship
Fincantieri’s subsidiary Vard has announced the delivery of the LNG-fuelled polar exploration vessel Le Commandant Charcot to French cruise company Ponant. The post Vard delivers world’s first…
https://www.offshore-energy.biz/vard-delivers-worlds-first-lng-hybrid-expedition-cruise-ship/
Shipping braces as China goes into lockdown mode
Shipping will need to start to make contingency plans if cases of Covid-19 continue to escalate in China, the world’s most important nation for shipping movements. The delta variant has broken through the country’s virus defences, which are some of the strictest in the world, and reached nearly...
https://splash247.com/shipping-braces-as-china-goes-into-lockdown-mode/