South Korea’s foreign ministry has said that it was reviewing whether a senior diplomat would be visiting the Iranian capital of Tehran this weekend, as had been scheduled, after Iranian forces seized South Korean-flagged chemical tanker Hankuk Chemi (IMO 9232369) in Gulf waters and detained its...
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First day of sailings between Rosslare and Dunkirk fully booked
The first day of sailings on the new direct ferry service by shipping operator DFDS between Rosslare in Ireland and Dunkirk in France, set for January 2nd, were fully booked, the company said. The new route offers a sea bypass around Great Britain, avoiding the new EU-UK border checks put in place...
Saudi Arabia raises container handling fees
The Saudi Ports Authority (MAWANI) l introduced a new fee structures for cargo handling service from January 1st 2021. The fee for containers up to teu-size will be raised to SR450 from SR270 ($120 from $72), while the handling fee for containers with a length ranging between a teu and an feu will...
https://insurancemarinenews.com/insurance-marine-news/saudi-arabia-raises-container-handling-fees/
Marine accident round-up : 6th January 2021
General cargo ship Tvisha (IMO 9177791) was reported as arrested at Chittagong port on the order of the local High Court on December 30th in a litigation case. The vessel was waiting at the outer anchorage, where as of December 5th it remained. 1999-built, India-flagged, 7,918 gt Tvisha is owned...
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Container removal at ONE Apus continues, slowly
The removal of containers from ultra-large container ship ONE Apus (IMO 9806079) at Kobe, Japan, has been progressing slowly. Removing the damaged containers has proved to be a time-consuming task. Between December 11th and December 29th only 129 containers were successfully removed, a small...
Suez Canal revenues decline by 3% in 2020
Egypt’s revenues from the Suez Canal in 2020 declined by 3% year on year to $5.61bn, the canal authority said in a statement on Sunday January 3rd. Canal Authority Chairman Osama Rabie said that transit fees for all types of ships would remain unchanged in 2021 and would include reductions and...
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Takahashi says Japan Club has received a number of Covid-19 claims
Shizuo Takahashi Director General of Japan Club, said in his New Year message that the Covid-19 pandemic continued to be a major factor for the Group P&I Clubs, with severe restrictions on the movement of people and goods having a significant impact on the shipping industry. Restrictions on crew...
Acute shortage of containers in Asia could continue through to March
Container shipping consultancy Sea-Intelligence has warned that the significant shortage of empty containers in certain geographies, particularly in Asia, could last until at least February and possibly into March. The consultancy modelled the overall state of the market based on high-level regional data. Sea-Intelligence CEO Alan Murphy said that shortage of empty containers in certain…
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New regulations 2021
North of England has kindly provided cliff notes of the new regulations introduced for shipping on January 1st 2021. New regulations that might affect members’ operations include: 1) IBC Code and MARPOL Annex II IMO Resolutions MEPC.318(74) and MSC.460(101) introduce significant changes to the...
https://insurancemarinenews.com/insurance-marine-news/new-regulations-2021/
Golden Ray salvors complete second cut
The salvors of capsized car carrier Golden Ray (IMO 9775816) in St Simon’s Sound, Brunswick, Georgia, USA, have completed the cutting operations to remove the stern of the vessel. The separation of the second section of eight was achieved on Saturday January 2nd, after work that continued during...
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