Grieving families mark 35 years since the Herald of Free Enterprise disaster with Memorial Service
Families of those who perished on the Herald of Free Enterprise 35 years ago gathered to mark the anniversary in a special service run by international maritime welfare charity Sailors’ Society in Dover last Sunday (March 6).
The names of all 193 passengers and crew...
Reminder Invitation to LSLC-YMP’s Breakfast Webinar- Collisions, Wreck Removal and Salvage in English and Singaporean Law – 9th March
To LSLC Members,
We are pleased to invite you to the first event in the LSLC-YMP’s 2022 Global Webinar Series.
The webinar is free to attend, however for those who wish to have breakfast/coffee break alongside, Penningtons Manches Cooper will provide a free breakfast/coffee break basket to the first 15 people to sign up in London and first 15 people to sign up in...
FERRIES’ Union RMT today issued a statement on the 35th anniversary of the Herald of Free Enterprise disaster which took the lives of 193 crew and passengers in waters off Zeebrugge on 6th March 1987
RMT General Secretary, Mick Lynch said:
“We pay tribute to the memory of the crew and passengers who died in the Herald of Free Enterprise disaster and extend our condolences to the community in Dover who were so badly affected by this avoidable tragedy.
“This...
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/03/06/35th-anniversary-of-the-herald-of-free-enterprise/
IMO calls Extraordinary Council Session
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) will hold an Extraordinary Session of its Council to address the impacts on shipping and seafarers of the situation in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
The Extraordinary Session (C ES 35) was convened following requests from several Council Members.
The Session will be held on 10 and 11 March in remote session.
The IMO Council consists of 40 Member States, elected by the IMO Assembly.
The post IMO calls...
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/03/04/imo-calls-extraordinary-council-session/
The BDI falls, Dirties unexpected rise; despicable mess and hype by all on Ukraine whilst …Covid still around..
The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) lost 57 points as well as the 2,200 threshold and now stands at 2,187.Unexpected rise in Dirties with the BDTI up 179 points at 904. Hype and theatre of the absurd in Ukraine with Russian Forces smashing local defences in all fronts; a big surprise or a copy of the Afghan Army’s collapse? Something more than dubious happened. The Covid-19...
Govt. very happy with Blue Fund
Wednesday, February 23, 2022
Government very happy with success of blue fund
One of the major planks of Monaco’s program of digital transition has been the fonds bleu, a scheme that enables a limited number of Monaco companies to benefit from state subsidies…
Well over the limit, she hit fence on Casino Square
Nowhere in Monaco is more well-policed than Casino Square, and yet it was here in the very centre of Monte-Carlo that a 35 year-old...
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/02/23/govt-very-happy-with-blue-fund/
Grieving families mark 35 years since the Herald of Free Enterprise disaster
Families of those who perished on the Herald of Free Enterprise 35 years ago will gather to mark the poignant anniversary in a special service run by international maritime welfare charity Sailors’ Society.
The names of all 193 passengers and crew lost shortly after the roll-on roll-off ferry left Zeebrugge in Belgium will be read out during the service in Dover on Sunday March 6.
Many of those on board had taken...
Euroferry Olympia
IMO Secretary-General concern over Euroferry Olympia
IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim said: “I express my deep concern regarding the incident involving the fire onboard the ro-ro Euroferry Olympia, on 18 February, near the Island of Corfu in the Ionian Sea, while en route from Igoumenitsa, Greece, to Brindisi, Italy.
I wholeheartedly appreciate the efforts of the search and rescue authorities of Greece, as well as near-by merchant ships, for the rescue of more than 275 people...
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/02/22/euroferry-olympia/
Monaco: One more elderly death, plus more
Saturday, February 19, 2022
Pandemic update: One more elderly death on Friday
One more person with coronavirus symptoms, aged 91, has died, the Monaco Government announced on Friday, February 18…
Porsches, Lamborghinis, Bentleys adrift and burning
An ill-fated cargo ship called the Felicity Ace caught ablaze near the coast of the Azores on Wednesday, February 16 and with all 22...
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/02/19/monaco-one-more-elderly-death-plus-more/
Additional insight on car carrier aflame off Azores coastline
A huge car carrier named ‘Felicity Ace’ with a capacity of 6400 CEU and 656 feet in length, caught fire yesterday off the coast of the Azores in Portugal, along with its precious cargo comprising almost 4,000 luxury vehicles.
The Japanese owned car carrier ‘Felicity Ace’ built in 2005, with a market value today of USD 31.50 million, began transmitting distress signals after a fire broke out in one of the cargo decks. Fortunately, all...