Maritime

By Our Correspondent The Orient Overseas Container Line Ltd. (OOCL) from Hong Kong, completed the trial use of a biofuel provided by Chevron, according to FleetMon. It stated: “The fueling was carried out on June 24th aboard the container vessel MV Yokohama. The 4,578 TEU vessel was fueled with 1999.3 metric tons of B22 marine […]

By Our Correspondent A horrific tragedy befell the 21 all-Chinese crew of COSCO bulk carrier WU ZHOU 8 in the Gulf of Thailand on September 30, 2022, according to FleetMon. It stated: “A horrific tragedy befell the 21 all-Chinese crew of COSCO bulk carrier WU ZHOU 8 in Gulf of Thailand on Sep 30. In

By Our Correspondent A Container ship NORDIC ITALIA struck Polish fishing boat DZI 18 early in the morning September 30, 2022, 30 nm NE of Swinoujscie, Poland, while en route from Szczecin to Helsinki, according to FleetMon. It stated: “Container ship NORDIC ITALIA struck Polish fishing boat DZI 18 early in the morning Sep 30

By Our Correspondent A new container terminal has opened up in the Port of Cork in Ireland. The terminal has been named the Cork Container Terminal and is situated in Ringaskiddy, according to FleetMon. It stated: “It will have a capacity of 330,000 TEUs per annum once it is fully operational. “The new terminal has

By Our Correspondent Tanker portside in superstructure area has suffered a big breach, fishing vessel’s bow severely damaged, according to FleetMon. It stated: “Dutch fishing vessel ARM 18 struck anchored tanker GOLDEN DAISY at Ijmuiden Anchorage, Netherlands, at around 0035 UTC September 29, 2022. “ARM 18 sustained damages, but managed to return to home port

Equatorial Guinea: Atlas Petroleum remains partner in Block P By Eyo Nsima Atlas Petroleum, as a legacy investor in Equatorial Guinea, said it remains a partner in Block P, describing ‘claims to the contrary by Vaalco or any company as false, outrageous and misleading. The American oil producer VAALCO Energy (NYSE: EGY) announced the approval

By Our Correspondent The ship encountered engine malfunction; owner tried to assign tug but salvage failed in the face of approaching typhoon NORU, according to FleetMon. It stated: “Owner ordered 14 crew (5 Vietnamese and 9 Chinese nationalities) to abandoned the ship, they’ve been rescued by Vietnamese SAR ship in the afternoon Sep 26, to

By Our Correspondent The Indian Central government has banned the export of a variety of rice and imposed an export duty on some other varieties, according to FleetMon. It stated: “This has caused the rice cargo in transit to be stranded. Close to 20 ships are stuck at major Indian ports, waiting to load over

By Our Correspondent Aframax tanker ZEPHYR I collided with container ship GSL GRANIA at around 0430 LT (UTC +8) September 27, 2022, in Malacca Strait halfway between Malacca City and Singapore, according to FleetMon. It stated: “Aframax tanker ZEPHYR I collided with container ship GSL GRANIA at around 0430 LT (UTC +8) Sep 27 in

By Our Correspondent A maritime architecture firm Glosten, working with ABB has designed a hybrid drive, ship assist tug that can run on methanol, according to FleetMon. It stated: “The idea behind the design is to provide operators with a tugboat that not only provides a viable path to carbon-neutral operations but also minimizes costs.