There are reports that bulk carrier Vela Star (IMO 9402938) ran aground whilst navigating the Rio de la Plata on April 17th . Assistance to refloat the vessel was provided by a tug, according to the reports. As of Thursday the vessel was at anchor off La Plata, Argentina, presumably for inspection....
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In its latest update on operations since the March 26th allision between containership Dali (IMO 9697428) – under charter to Maersk at the time – and the Baltimore Key Bridge, which collapsed as a result, Danish shipping company Maersk has said that it was continuing to serve greater Baltimore via...
Egyptian authorities were reported to have detained a Liberian-registered LPG Tanker Claudia Gas (IMO 8813087) after the vessel grounded in an environmentally sensitive area in the Gulf of Aqaba. The vessel was refloated by salvage teams and was moved into a secure anchorage near Safaga, Egypt in...
The 25 crew members of container ship MSC Aries (IMO 9857169), which was seized by Iran on April 13th, are safe, shipping firm MSC said on Wednesday April 17th. MSC said that discussions with Iranian authorities were underway in order to secure their earliest possible release. It added that it was...
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Container ship MSC Aries (IMO 9857169) was seized in the Strait of Hormuz on April 13th because it had violated maritime laws, the Iranian Foreign Ministry claimed on Monday April 15th. It added that it was in “no doubt” that the vessel was linked to Israel. “The vessel was diverted into Iran’s...
DUAL announced yesterday that it had significantly strengthened its Marine capability in Europe with the acquisition of Swiss Re’s Genoa-based Marine team, with the authority to write Marine business for Swiss Re going forward. DUAL said that the deal was part of the group’s ambitions to become a...
The International Transport Intermediaries Club (ITIC) has highlighted the importance of robust vessel design reviews and related insurance coverage throughout the construction process following a recent dispute between a naval architect, a shipowner and a shipyard regarding a vessel’s operational performance post-delivery. The vessel, a 24-metre catamaran servicing the offshore oil and gas industry, faced…
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Ukraine and Russia negotiated for two months on a deal to ensure the safety of merchant shipping in the Black Sea, and in March had actually reached agreement on a text, but the Ukrainian side pulled out of the talks “at the last minute”, according to a Reuters report, citing several unnamed...
A fire was reported to have broken out aboard offshore processing ship SeaRose FPSO (IMO 9274501) during the late afternoon of April 11th while it was undergoing a major refit in the drydock at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast. It had docked there in January. About 50 firefighters...
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The hijacked Bangladeshi bulk carrier Abdullah (IMO 9745598), along with its crew of 23, was released by Somali pirates early on Sunday April 14th. Two of the pirates said that a $5m ransom had been paid. “The money was brought to us two nights ago as usual… we checked whether the money was fake or…
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