Libya’s National Oil Corp (NOC) last week ended force majeure on the last facilities closed by an eight-month blockade of oil exports by eastern forces in the divided country. Libya hopes to restore production of 1m bpd within four weeks. “NOC announces as of today, Monday October 26th, the end of...
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Britannia Club has said that its correspondents in Argentina, Pandi Liquidadores, had reported on wash damage claims that affect berths and ships alongside. These were said to be caused by the excessive speed of ships sailing either downriver or upriver. When calling at Argentinean ports,...
The captain of container ship Maersk Launceston (IMO 9294408) has been temporarily released from custody in Greece The vessel collided with a Greek navy minesweeper off the Greek port of Piraeus early on Tuesday October 26th. Local authorities are continuing their investigation. The Maersk...
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The USA has given Italy-based oil multinational ENI clearance to offload crude oil from FSO Nabarima, despite the US’s sanctions on Venezuela. The state of the Nabarima has been causing concern, despite Venezuelan denials that it is any way unseaworthy. It has almost 1.3m barrels of crude oil...
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has brought damaged livestock carrier vessel Barkly Pearl (IMO 9042295) into the Port of Geraldton, Western Australia. The vessel had sustained damage to its hull and was approximately 120km north of Geraldton when AMSA became involved. AMSA tasked its Challenger search and rescue jet to fly over the vessel…
It remained unclear at the beginning of November how and when the problem of the stern of grounded and part scuttled bulk carrier Wakashio ((IMO 9337119) would be solved. The peak hurricane period was approaching, but as yet it had not been established which salvage company would gain the contract...
Two of Carnival Corp’s Europe-focused brands, AIDA and Costa cruise lines, have announced the cancellation of cruises over the coming weeks, amid a new spike in Covid-19 cases in Europe and the reimposition of lockdown restrictions in several countries. Hamburg, Germany-based AIDA has announced a...
The South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) has reported a successful conclusion to what was South Africa’s biggest and most challenging sea rescue mission more than a decade. The Belize flagged fishing vessel the Geo Searcher (IMO 8028498) was more than 1,600 miles west of South Africa on...
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A group of 24 seafarers who had been stranded in Italy since July after their ships were detained in Ravenna Port for alleged non-payment of bunker supplies, have finally been repatriated. The seafarers were crewmembers onboard chemical tanker Gobustan and general cargo vessel Sultan Bey. Gobustan...
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The International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) has released its 2020 analysis of the global marine insurance market. IUMI Stats found that Covid-19 had “injected uncertainty into the global marine insurance market but early signs predict a modest market recovery”. IUMI Secretary General, Lars...