VIDEO: Ever Given returns to Suez Canal
The Suez Canal Authority today released video showing the giant containership Ever Given making an uneventful passage through the canal today as part of the northern convoy. The ship returned to the
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NTSB reports on expensive collision between two anchored ships
The National Transportation Safety Board has issued its report on a May 8, 2020, incident in which, at about 4.55 p.m. local time, the anchored general cargo vessel Nomadic Milde collided with
Is the criminalization of seafarers on the rise?
For over a year now, the crew of the MV Wakashio has been held by Mauritian authorities following the grounding of the ship and the widespread pollution that followed. At the end
ZIM reports record earnings
Haifa, Israel, headquartered ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. (NYSE: ZIM) today reported record consolidated results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, that included a whopping 1,581% year-on-year increase
Two more Svitzer tugs will boost Suez Canal towing capabilities
The Suez Canal Authority has just extended its current contract with Maersk group towage specialist Maersk to include two additional tugs. Following the extended shut down of canal traffic that occurred when
VIDEO: NCL floats out first ship in new class
Norwegian Prima, the first of six ships in Norwegian Cruise Line’s first new class of vessels in nearly 10 years, has been floated out from her building dock at Fincantieri’s shipyard in
Oil from wood chip carrier that split apart reaches Japanese coastline
The Japan Times reports that oil from a wood chip carrier that broke apart off the Japanese coast has reached the shore of Misawa in Aomori Prefecture. The incident began August 11,
High scrapping prices bring surge in vessel demolition
Online valuation and data provider VesselsValue reports that the first half of 2021 saw 275 cargo vessels sold for scrap, up 40% and 33% compared to 2020 and 2019, respectively. The 275
Seafarer vaccination rates still low
The Global Maritime Forum says that data provided by leading ship managers indicates that only 15.3% of seafarers have received COVID-19 vaccinations and that the crew change crisis continues to get worse.
Keppel delivers Russia’s first LNG bunkering vessel
Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M) has successfully delivered Russia’s first liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering vessel, the 5,900-cubic-meter Dmitry Mendeleev, to Shturman Koshelev LLC. The 100 meter long x 19 meters