The Nigerian government has handed over fishing vessel Marine 707 (IMO 7419755) to the Ghanaian authorities, according to local Nigerian reports. The vessel was suspected of undertaking illegal activities in the Gulf of Guinea. Nigeria also handed over 51 crew members, comprising 48 Ghanaians and...
Although the increase in the number of Covid-19 cases in South Africa in general and the Western Cape in particular is causing concern, the Cape Town Container Terminal (CTCT) and the Cape Town Multi-Purpose Terminal have said that they remained operational. Acting Terminal Manager Oscar Borchards...
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Another crew member of Hapag-Lloyd-operated boxship Montpellier (IMO 9314973), has tested positive for coronavirus in South Africa. In line with local health authority rules the vessel will have to remain in quarantine at anchorage and will not be able to commence cargo operations in Durban,...
Energy companies with rigs in the Gulf of Mexico have begun preparing to resume oil and gas production after Tropical Storm Cristobal passed through, bringing high winds and heavy rains, but causing no structural damage. A total of 182 offshore facilities had been evacuated, with about a third of...
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With the necessary caveat that reports of “mysterious loss of control” often turn out to have mundane explanations such as technical failure that caused a delay in scheduled arrival, an unusual incident has been reported in some detail by the crew on crude oil tanker Willowy (IMO 9251822). Early on...
Following the announcement that a full change of crew had been achieved on a Genco vessel in Singapore, two major merchant shipping hubs have acted to facilitate crew changes. Hong Kong Marine Department has updated its rules permitting unrestricted crew changes. The new rules, issued overnight on...
A full twelve weeks after the global cruise industry announced its suspension of service in mid-March, the last eight cruise passengers aboard an ocean-going cruise ship have arrived home. German cruise ship Artania arrived in Bremerhaven, Germany completing her five-month world cruise. She had...
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Six European shortsea and feeder ship operators have filed an official complaint with the European Commission. They claim that the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has in the past and continues to attempt to force ships to use dockers for container-lashing. The operators said that...
The decision by Ardent Global Marine Services to stop undertaking salvage operations from May 2020 will leave Boskalis and their subsidiary Smit as the largest operator and provider of marine salvage assistance and expertise in the world, legal firm Roose & Partners has observed. There is a...
The fire aboard car carrier Hoegh Xiamen (IMO 9431848) was contained over the weekend, the Jacksonville, Florida, Fire Department reported on Sunday June 7th. The fire, which started on deck seven and then spread up to deck 11 and down to deck six, continued to burn in the ship’s upper decks, said...