Month: January 2019
Bulgaria’s Meteor rises with third supramax buy
Varna-based player maintains expansion course with purchase of the Navios Armonia
https://www.tradewindsnews.com/shipsales/1662334/bulgarias-meteor-rises-with-third-supramax-buy
Dutch Coastguard: MSC Zoe Loses Hundreds of Containers Overboard in North Sea
The Dutch Coastguard has issued a navigational warning after an ultra-large containership lost scores of containers while underway in the North Sea. The ship, MSC ZOE, was in German waters when it lost the containers in heavy seas between Vlieland, Netherlands and the German Bight in the...
UK Minister Defends Giving Brexit Ferry Contract to Company with No Ships
By Andrew MacAskill and Jonathan Saul LONDON, Jan 2 (Reuters) – Britain’s transport minister has defended awarding a 14 million-pound ($18 million) contract for shipping goods after Brexit to a new ferry company that owns no ships. The government last week awarded three contracts to charter extra...
USCG reopens Port of Tampa Bay to ship traffic after fog
The US Coast Guard reopened all Port of Tampa zones on December 30, letting ship traffic to move in and out of the port. The port reopened when the visibility increased to 2 nautical miles.
Mainly, the USCG closed the Port of Tampa Bay because of dense fog that decreased the visibility to less than 1 mile on December 29, Saturday.
Some cruise ships and vessels were not able to enter or leave the Port of Tampa Bay.
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https://safety4sea.com/uscg-reopens-port-of-tampa-bay-to-ship-traffic-after-fog/
Fortunes turn for West African box trade
The dominance of the major European carriers in West Africa suggests they have the most to gain as strong growth…
https://lloydslist.maritimeintelligence.informa.com/LL1125704/FortunesturnforWestAfricanboxtrade
SFL Buys Two 19,400 TEU Boxships
Ship Finance International Limited has acquired two 2016-built 19,400 TEU containerships.
https://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/267720/sfl-buys-two-19400-teu-boxships/