Maritime

By Our Correspondent A Bulk carrier LOYALTY HONG has berthed at Lyttelton, New Zealand, after suffering an engine room flooding during her stay, according to FleetMon. It stated: “A Bulk carrier LOYALTY HONG, berthed at Lyttelton, New Zealand, suffered engine room flooding during her stay, she arrived at Lyttelton on Mar 5, understood to load […]

By Our Correspondent A Bulk carrier FUPING suffered engine failure in South China Sea north of Riau islands on February 25, 2023, while ballasting from Singapore to Ningbo China, according to FleetMon. It stated: “The ship was adrift until Mar 5, when she was taken on tow by SAR ship NAN HAI JIU 115 (IMO

By Our Correspondent A Cargo ship with a cargo of fertilizer has been distressed in Vietnamese waters, according to FleetMon. It stated: “Cargo ship with a cargo of fertilizer distressed in Vietnamese waters General cargo ship XUYEN A 126 issued a distress signal early in the morning Mar 10, reporting sinking due to hull water

By Our Correspondent A Container ship HAI SU 6 and general cargo ship MISAKI MARU collided at around 0635 Tokyo time on March 2, 2023, in front of Higashi-Ogishima port, Yokohama, Japan, according to FleetMon. It stated: “Both ships were on the same route from Tokyo to Yokohama. MISAKI MARU, loaded with steel, sustained starboard

By Our Correspondent A Container ship ESCAPE reported a fire in the engine room, which spread to the superstructure, at 0042 UTC on February 22, 2023, in the Gulf of Riga, Baltic sea, Latvia, according to FleetMon. It stated: “At 0057 15 crew abandoned the ship and went into a lifeboat, all were later rescued

By Our Correspondent A General cargo ship LIVANA has grounded at Marina Smir, Morocco, Gibraltar Strait, since the morning of February 18, 2023, according to FleetMon. It stated: “Judging from track and port’s view, the ship is stuck on the breakwater, probably to avoid sinking. “There are nine crew on board, not clear if they’re

By Our Correspondent There were speculations that a Russian general cargo ship has been grounded in West African waters since February 5, 2023, according to FleetMon. It stated: “Information isn’t confirmed yet, so the ship’s ID is on hold. The ship is of river-sea type. “A number of Russian river-sea type general cargo ships are

By Our Correspondent The Maersk tanker, “MAERSK MAGELLAN,” was denied entry to the Spanish port of TARRAGONA on account of transporting oil products that were acquired from a Russian ship, according to FleetMon. It stated: “The cargo in question is a consignment of diesel that was to be unloaded at the port of TARRAGONA. The

By Our Correspondent A General cargo ship SK FRIENDSHIP suffered engine failure at around 0800 LT Feb 16, while transiting Bosphorus Strait in the northern direction, en route to Izmail Ukraine, according to FleetMon. It stated: “General cargo ship SK FRIENDSHIP suffered engine failure at around 0800 LT February 16, 2023, while transiting Bosphorus Strait