A posting on LinkedIn has referred to a series of near-miss incidents on the lower Mississippi River near New Orleans late last month. Tugs were able to intervene to prevent an impact, but the US Coast Guard confirmed to the newspaper The Advocate in New Orleans that it was reviewing the...
The International Group of P&I Clubs has issued a circular re-emphasizing the importance of the Circular it sent out at the beginning of February from 1 February 2024 relating to the changes to the Oil Price Cap (OPC) scheme (which regulates the transport and insurance of Russian CN 2709 and CN...
A specialist group of workers is now removing from container ship Dali some shipping containers with goods inside that are defined as hazardous materials. The Dali was carrying nearly 4,700 containers when it struck Baltimore’s Key Bridge, causing it to collapse. Many containers need to be removed...
Ancient livestock carrier Deala (IMO 7405091) was reported to have run aground at the Rasa Port Entrance, Croatia on Tuesday, April 16th. The 1976-built ship was said to have had 15 crew members onboard, all of them of Egyptian nationality. None of the crew members was injured and there have been...
Belgian frigate BNS Louise-Marie, en route to the Mediterranean to join the Aspide mission in the Red Sea, as part of the Belgian Marine Component, participated in an exercise to test its capabilities to respond to the threat posed by Houthi drones. Unfortunately, according to insider reports, a...
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An Indian woman who was a mariner on container ship MSC Aries (IMO 9857169) has returned home, India’s foreign ministry said on Thursday April 18th. The ministry said that it was in touch with the other Indian crew members still being held aboard the vessel. Ann Tessa Joseph was a cadet aboard the...
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There were many injuries among passengers on high-speed passenger/vehicle RoRo Isola di Procida (IMO 9166209) that hit the Naples dock hard late last week. Initial reports were that 44 passengers were injured, with 29 being taken to hospital. One passenger was initially listed in critical...
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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...
Disruption to LPG imports at the northern French port of Le Havre after a jetty was damaged has forced market participants to seek alternative Northwest European markets, reported Platts, citing unnamed sources. LPG prices generally weaken as the northern hemisphere’s summer approaches, but the Le...