Further evidence that the worst of the El Nino-led drought is over in Central America came yesterday with an advisory from the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) announcing an increase in booking slots and maximum allowable draft. The ACP will gradually allow up to 32 ships through per day, compared with...
https://splash247.com/panama-canal-authority-increases-daily-slots-and-maximum-draft/
Hong Kong-based shipmanager Anglo-Eastern has sealed a deal to buy Euronav’s shipmanagement arm in Greece. The deal for Euronav Ship Management Hellas will also see the duo join forces, with Anglo-Eastern assuming shipmanagement responsibilities for the tankers currently under Euronav’s management....
https://splash247.com/anglo-eastern-to-take-over-euronavs-greek-shipmanagement-arm/
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has launched a criminal inquiry into the collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge. According to reports, citing two US officials familiar with the matter, the probe will look into the circumstances leading up to the collapse and if all federal...
Shipping has to contend with new danger zones following Iran’s attack on Israel over the weekend and the hijacking of the 15,000 teu MSC Aries. United Nations secretary-general Antonio Guterres urged warring parties to “step back from the brink” yesterday in what Ian Bremmer, a well-known political...
https://splash247.com/shipping-braces-for-israels-response-to-iranian-attacks/
A diving expert from the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has revealed the many life-threatening risks divers are facing while working on the wrecked Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. USACE, in a joint effort with the U.S. Navy’s Supervisor of Salvage and Diving (SUPSALV), is working to...
https://splash247.com/baltimore-divers-describe-bridge-clean-up-operation-as-9-11-with-blinders-on/
A Liberian-flagged gas carrier ran aground offshore Egypt, prompting a state of emergency over the weekend in anticipation of any leakage or pollution. The incident involving the 14,800 cu m LPG tanker Claudia Gas took place in the Gulf of Aqaba during the Eid holiday. Shipping databases show the...
Singapore’s maritime mantelpiece needs reinforcement, groaning from all the trophies, accolades and awards lavished towards the Lion Republic, the preeminent shipping hub of the 21st century. Meanwhile, an old Asian rival, Hong Kong, is sliding down the ranks fast. Singapore remains the world’s...
https://splash247.com/singapore-retains-global-shipping-hub-crown/
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy has seized a containership belonging to Israeli billionaire Eyal Ofer’s Zodiac Maritime and operated by Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) near the Strait of Hormuz. Iran state news agency IRNA reported on Saturday that the Israeli-linked Portuguese-flagged...
https://splash247.com/iran-seizes-zodiac-and-msc-linked-containership/
Partners CY Shipping and BigLift Shipping have increased their fleet of heavylift vessels to six vessels, by adding two ships at Jing Jiang Nanyang Shipbuilding in China. The first vessel, owned by CY Shipping, will be delivered in Q4 2025 and the second vessel, owned by BigLift Shipping, in Q2...
https://splash247.com/cy-shipping-and-biglift-shipping-order-two-ships-in-china/
Japan’s largest utility JERA has decided to implement truck-to-ship bunkering of ammonia to an ammonia-fuelled tugboat owned by NYK Line. JERA has concluded a joint study agreement with NYK and Resonac aimed at achieving the world’s first bunkering of ammonia to ships. The Japanese company has now...
https://splash247.com/jera-to-perform-first-ever-truck-to-ship-bunkering-of-fuel-ammonia/