No refloat yet for grounded car carrier

JANUARY 7, 2015 — The U.K. Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA)  issued a statement this morning confirming that grounded car carrier Höegh Osaka will not be refloated off the Bramble Bank in

Car carrier was deliberately grounded

JANUARY 5, 2015 — The U.K. Marine Accident Investigation Branch has started an investigation into the grounding of the car carrier Höegh Osaka on the Bramble Bank in the Solent on the

Dropped mooring line brings pollution fine

JULY 23, 2014 — The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has prosecuted U.K. based company, Lombard Corporate Finance Limited, the owners of U.K .flagged car carrier, Morning Midas, following a pollution incident

K-Line newbuild to be “Drive Green” flag ship

FEBRUARY 12, 2014 — Japan’s Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (K Line) is to integrate a package of advanced environmental protection and energy savings systems into a 7,500-unit car carrier on order at

Wallenius exercises options for giant car carrier duo

JANUARY 31, 2013 — The quest for fuel economy means that while cars may be getting smaller, but car carriers are getting larger. In line with this trend, Stockholm, Sweden, headquartered Wallenius

“K” Line orders widest car carriers ever built

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013 — Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” Line) is to build four next generation car carriers that will be the widest ever built, with a beam of 37-38 m. Japanese

Paint samples show NOCC Oceanic did hit fishing vessel

JUNE 27, 2013 — Paint samples taken by the Japan Coast Guard confirm that the car carrier NOCC Oceanic did collide with the fishing vessel Yujin Maru no. 7 on Sunday, June

Wallenius Lines orders post Panamax car carrier duo

JUNE 26, 2013 — Cars may be getting smaller, but car carriers are not. Wallenius Lines and Tianjin Xingang Shipyard in China have finalized and signed a contract to build two post

MOL hit with class action suit

JUNE 19, 2013 — The drifting separated sections of the containership MOL Comfort are not the only problem facing Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) President Koichi Muto. Allegations of price fixing in

Car carrier will earn more

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012 — Norwegian Car Carriers ASA reports that it has entered into a time charter contract for its 100 percent-owned car carrier NOCC Pamplona for a duration of about 6

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