Felicity Ace sinks
MOL Ship Management (Singapore) reported today that the car carrier Felicity Ace sank at around 9 a.m. local time, some 200 nautical miles off the Azores. The vessel had been in trouble
Search Results for: "Felicity Ace"
Felicity Ace car carrier fire set to push up marine insurance costs
Volkswagen AG has come far from the days of the beloved air-cooled bug. These days its portfolio includes brands such as Bentley and Lamborghini. That means that the fire still burning aboard
Op-Ed: Safer maritime battery technology
By Mukesh Chatter, Founder and CEO, Alsym Energy Reducing insurance costs and decarbonization goals are driving industry improvements. Fires are now one of the leading causes of shipping insurance losses. These incidents
VIDEO: Efforts to fight Newark car carrier fire continue
Two firefighters lost their lives last night battling a car carrier fire that broke out aboard the Grimaldi Deep Sea RO/RO vessel Grande Costa d’Avorio in Port Newark. As of midday today,
Allianz: Prevention measures are crucial to tackling battery-fire risks
While incentives to persuade drivers out of their gas-guzzlers and into electrical vehicles (EVs) may be good news for the climate, they should also be a wakeup call to vessel operators. A
Shipping losses fall, but that’s not the whole story
First the good news, then the bad. That’s the main take away from marine insurer Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE’s Safety & Shipping Review 2022. The good news is that though