The crew onboard Togo-flagged general cargo ship Seama (IMO 7827328) were evacuated with the help of the Romanian Agency for Saving Human Life at Sea after an explosion. The vessel issued a distress signal at around 06:50, although the precise date has been reported as wither Monday September 18th...
China was reported to have started under-the-radar checks on all ships arriving from Japan. They were said to be looking for signs of radioactivity in the ballast. China’s state news agency reported that the country was beginning a one-year pilot programme “to stop invasive species”. However,...
Sectors of the maritime industry could, through no fault of their own, find themselves becoming a political football that will have negative effects on their finances or even possibly their ability to function, reported Dominick Donald at this year’s IUMI conference in Edinburgh. He said that above...
Following an internal restructuring process which ended on September 1st, Group Club NorthStandard has said that the foundations were now in place “to deliver the full advantages of consolidating North P&I and Standard Club under a single organization”. NorthStandard was launched formally at the...
Ukraine’s Danube Shipping Company (DSC) has asked the authorities at the port of Constanta, Romania, to allow ship-to-ship grain transfers, The DSC said on Monday September 18th that this would almost double its barge export capacity. Ukraine’s 2023 grain output is now being predicted to reach up...
Norway-based RoRo transportation provider Höegh Autoliners has said that “together with a clear decarbonization target, safety is our top priority both on our existing fleet and when designing our new Aurora class vessels. Fire safety has been a focus area and part of the design work from day one”....
Third parties have been moving in to buy ships detained in Ukrainian ports that have been declared constructive total losses (CTLs), revealed Richard Neylon, partner at global sector-focused legal firm HFW, where he is head of Complex Environments. Neylon said that HFW had been responsible for...
Cargo ship Sun Unicorn (IMO 9178422) suffered a technical failure at Novorossiysk, Black Sea, Russia, on September 11th. The vessel’s departure permission was cancelled by the harbour master until the completion of repairs and an inspection by a state surveyor. The vessel was granted departure...
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The Panama Canal Authority (AMP) has said that it might be forced to reduce further the maximum number of authorized daily vessel transits if this year’s drought continued. The AMP said that further passage restrictions were not planned for this month but that, in its budget for the fiscal year...
Chinese correspondent Oasis P&I Services Co Ltd, has prepared a circular (number 2307) detailing suggested measures in preventing off-spec claims of MEG (Mono Ethylene Glycol) cargo due to excessive aldehyde content. Recently several vessels which were loaded with MEG cargo from Houston and Point...
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