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Spotted: Norwegian Epic Enters Damen Shiprepair Brest
On September 27th, Norwegian Cruise Line’s cruise vessel, Norwegian Epic, entered Damen Shiprepair Brest for a scheduled refit and maintenance programme. The vessel will remain in Brest’s largest drydock until October 18th. The yard, besides executing the repair and maintenance works, will provide a
Spotted: Norwegian Epic Enters Damen Shiprepair Brest
On September 27th, Norwegian Cruise Line’s cruise vessel, Norwegian Epic, entered Damen Shiprepair Brest for a scheduled refit and maintenance programme. The vessel will remain in Brest’s largest drydock until October 18th. The yard, besides executing the repair and maintenance works, will provide a
Video: Madison Maersk Leaves Rotterdam with Record Load
Maersk Line’s Triple E container ship Madison Maersk hit a record number of 17.152 TEU loaded while leaving the Port of Rotterdam on October 8. The 18,270 TEU boxship also had a record number of 298 containers loaded at the 10th tier on deck, which was a first time ever for the port of Rotterdam. Th
Video: Madison Maersk Leaves Rotterdam with Record Load
Maersk Line’s Triple E container ship Madison Maersk hit a record number of 17.152 TEU loaded while leaving the Port of Rotterdam on October 8. The 18,270 TEU boxship also had a record number of 298 containers loaded at the 10th tier on deck, which was a first time ever for the port of Rotterdam. Th
Leaky Sprinkler Pipe Floods Finnish Ferry
Finnish ferry operator Viking Line was forced to pull a ferry operating between Helsinki and Stockholm out of service after water from a faulty sprinkler pipe damaged around 90 of the vessel’s cabins on Saturday evening, October 10. The M/S Mariella was en route from Helsinki to Stockholm when the l
Leaky Sprinkler Pipe Floods Finnish Ferry
Finnish ferry operator Viking Line was forced to pull a ferry operating between Helsinki and Stockholm out of service after water from a faulty sprinkler pipe damaged around 90 of the vessel’s cabins on Saturday evening, October 10. The M/S Mariella was en route from Helsinki to Stockholm when the l
Diana Fixes Panamax
Athens-headquartered dry bulk shipping company Diana Shipping has through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary entered into a time charter contract with Cargill International S.A., Geneva, for one of its Panamax dry bulk vessels, the m/v Melite. The gross charter rate is USD 7,250 per day minus a 4.75
Diana Fixes Panamax
Athens-headquartered dry bulk shipping company Diana Shipping has through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary entered into a time charter contract with Cargill International S.A., Geneva, for one of its Panamax dry bulk vessels, the m/v Melite. The gross charter rate is USD 7,250 per day minus a 4.75
Update 3: Oil Being Removed from Sunken Flinterstar
Dutch salvage and towage companies Multraship and Smit Salvage on Sunday started removing heavy fuel oil and diesel oil from the general cargo ship Flinterstar which sank after colliding with the LNG tanker Al-Oraiq off Belgium’s Zeebruggee on October 6. The 2002-built Flinterstar had around 427 ton
Update 3: Oil Being Removed from Sunken Flinterstar
Dutch salvage and towage companies Multraship and Smit Salvage on Sunday started removing heavy fuel oil and diesel oil from the general cargo ship Flinterstar which sank after colliding with the LNG tanker Al-Oraiq off Belgium’s Zeebruggee on October 6. The 2002-built Flinterstar had around 427 ton
APMT Adds Lifting Capacity to Vado Terminal
The Netherlands-based container terminal operator APM Terminals signed an agreement for the construction and delivery of four Ship-to-Shore (STS) Gantry Cranes and fourteen Automated Rail-Mounted Gantry Cranes (ARMGs) for the new APMT Vado terminal now under construction on Italy’s Ligurian coast. T
APMT Adds Lifting Capacity to Vado Terminal
The Netherlands-based container terminal operator APM Terminals signed an agreement for the construction and delivery of four Ship-to-Shore (STS) Gantry Cranes and fourteen Automated Rail-Mounted Gantry Cranes (ARMGs) for the new APMT Vado terminal now under construction on Italy’s Ligurian coast. T
Drewry: Free Trade Agreements Good for Container Shipping
The recently signed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TTP) deal is the latest and biggest of the growing number of free trade agreements (FTAs) that promise heightened container growth for participating countries, according to U.K.-based shipping consultant Drewry. There is still much to be done before TPP
Drewry: Free Trade Agreements Good for Container Shipping
The recently signed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TTP) deal is the latest and biggest of the growing number of free trade agreements (FTAs) that promise heightened container growth for participating countries, according to U.K.-based shipping consultant Drewry. There is still much to be done before TPP