Korean containership Hanjin Green Earth caught fire on Friday, May 1st while underway south of the Suez Canal. The blaze is said to have started in a stack of containers toward the stern area and has spread to a large number of containers. Five emergency response vessels were dispatched to the scene
Maersk’s Boxship Catches Fire off Mauritius The 8,700 TEU container ship Maersk Londrina caught fire while en route from Malaysia to Brasil on April 25, forcing the vessel to divert to Mauritius, Maersk’s Senior Press Officer Michael … Read more Interview: APM Terminals Stands Ready for Giant Boxshi
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) should not ratify the Ballast Water Management Convention if there is no realistic implementation schedule that recognises the timetable for US type-approved Ballast Water Management Systems (BWMS) to be available in sufficient quantities, international
Hong Kong-based port and terminal operator Hutchison Port Holdings Limited (HPH) plans to invest further USD 120 million into Oman International Container Terminal (OICT) by 2019, HPH’s Managing Director Eric Ip said during the GCC Supply Chain & Logistics Conference 2015 in Sohar. The project which
The US Navy has started accompanying US-flagged commercial ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, according to defense officials quoted by Agence France-Presse. The decision comes in the wake of the seizure of Maersk Tigris containership by Iranian patrol boats as the boxship was steaming its w
How well do you know the history of shipping containers? Did you know that last year over 90% of everything you purchased was shipped in a container? The following infographic has a lot of interesting information which may come in handy, so take a look. World Maritime News Staff; Image: Container Ho
Following the Rickmers Group’s urgent request to Iranian authorities, a representative of the company has been allowed on Thursday to board Maersk Tigris that was seized by Iranian navy on Tuesday, April 28, the company said. There are 24 seafarers on board the vessel. “In his contacts with the crew
The world’s largest LNG producer Qatargas has officially inaugurated the Jetty Boil-Off Gas Recovery (JBOG) Project to recover the gas flared during Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) loading at the six LNG berths in Ras Laffan Port. The JBOG Project will result in a 90% reduction in flaring at the six LNG
The trend in maritime security is one of growing complacency, the Chief Operating Officer of UK maritime security firm MAST Gerry Northwood warned speaking at the Global Shipping Trends and Trade Patterns conference in London on April 29th. “The problem is that incidents of piracy are not infrequent
Container shipping arm of Danish Maersk Group, Maersk Line, is insisting that Maersk Tigris and its crew are released as soon as possible. Around 24 people are reported to be aboard the Marshall Islands-flagged containership that was intercepted in the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday by Iranian patrol b
The reason behind the seizure of the Maersk Tigris containership by an Iranian Revolutionary Guard naval patrol on Tuesday is said to be related to an alleged unresolved cargo claim. “We have been in contact with the Iranian authorities – the Ports & Maritime Organization. They informed us that the
Due to the lingering effects of labor issues on the U.S. West Coast, both Asia – U.S. West Coast and Transatlantic services’ performance deteriorated further in January – March 2015, Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) said in its On-Time Arrival Performance results. The compan
World’s oceans are worth at least USD 24 trillion, but numerous threats are driving this economic powerhouse towards collapse, according to an international NGO World Wildlife Fund. The valuation is contained in a new WWF report: ‘Reviving the Ocean Economy: The case for action – 2015,’ which ranks
Danish Maersk Group has informed that the crew of the seized containership Maersk Tigris, chartered by Maersk Line, is safe. “We are in on-going contact with Rickmers Shipmanagement and are pleased to learn that the crew is safe and under the circumstances in good spirits. The well-being of the crew
