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Saudi tanker hits Taiwanese navy frigate in Keelung port

The Taiwanese navy will seek compensation after a Saudi Arabian-flagged oil/chemical tanker ‘NCC Sama’ hit one of its frigates, in the harbor of Keelung in the morning hours of Saturday, local media reported.

According to data provided by Taiwan’s Central News Agency (CNA), the NCC Sama was entering port at 1:30 a.m. Saturday, when it hit the ‘Ning Yang’ frigate FF-938 in the middle of its port side.

There were no injuries reported as a result from the incident, but the country’s Ministry of...

https://safety4sea.com/saudi-tanker-hits-taiwanese-navy-frigate-in-keelung-port/

Taiwan-China: Cross-strait box traffic swells

Containers traded directly between Taiwan and China increased 5.02% from a year earlier to 226,685 TEUs in January, according to statistics compiled by Taiwan’s Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC). 

Looking at container throughput at major ports in Taiwan, Keelung handled 54,976 TEUs, up 5.18%; Kaohsiung, 115,656 TEUs, up 0,86%; Taichung, 45,364 TEUs, up 7.23% and Taipei, 10,189 TEUs, up 62.2%. Taipei scored the greatest year-on-year container lifting improvement.

The post Taiwan...

https://container-news.com/taiwan-china-cross-strait-box-traffic-swells/

Twin Damen Fast Crew Suppliers 2710 ordered by Hung Hua Construction Co. Ltd. of Taiwan

Michiel Hendrikx (Sales Manager Asia Pasific, Damen Shipyards Group), Mr. Chung-Pang Chen (General Manager Hung Hua Construction Co. Ltd.)

Twin Damen Fast Crew Suppliers 2710 ordered by  Hung Hua Construction Co. Ltd. of Taiwan

Hung Hua Construction Co. Ltd. of Taiwan has placed an order for two of Damen’s latest fast crew supply vessel; the FCS 2710. The contract was signed at the end of January and the vessels will be built at Damen Shipyards Singapore for delivery in early 2020.

Hung Hua...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/02/25/twin-damen-fast-crew-suppliers-2710-ordered-by-hung-hua-construction-co-ltd-of-taiwan/

U.S. Destroyer, Cargo Ship Pass Through Taiwan Strait in 4th Warship Transit in 5 Months

Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem (DDG 63) transits the Western Pacific on Nov. 12, 2017. US Navy photo.

Two U.S. Navy ships passed through the Taiwan Strait today for the fourth time in recent months, in a move that is allowed under international law but usually provokes a negative reaction from China.

“USS Stethem (DDG 63) and USNS Cesar Chavez (T-AKE-14) conducted a routine Taiwan Strait transit on Feb. 25 (local time), in accordance with international law. The ships’...

https://news.usni.org/2019/02/25/u-s-destroyer-cargo-ship-conduct-taiwan-strait-transit-4th-time-5-months

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