Maritime

Cocaine worth €25m seized from containers at Belgium’s Ghent The Belgian Police and Customs officers have discovered around 500kg of cocaine stockpiled in containers hauling printing paper in the medium-sized port of Ghent, according to FleetMon. It stated: “Together with Belgian and Dutch Customs, the Shipping Policy and the Federal Judicial Police in East Flanders […]

Norwegian Prima emerges ‘Most In-Demand Ship Ever’ Norwegian Prima, the brand new attraction of Norwegian Cruise Line has become the ‘most in-demand ship ever’ according to the brand, according to FleetMon. It stated: “The growing appeal among travelers is based on the exciting amenities onboard ranging from the largest ever three-level go-kart racetrack to the

World’s First Zero-Emission Tugboat demonstrates operational efficiency Navtek Naval Technologies, a Turkish tugboat designer, reports that its first ZEETUG (Zero-Emission Electric Tugboat), GISAS POWER, has demonstrated its design and operating efficiency over the last year and a half with positive outcomes, according to FleetMon. It stated: “The ZEETUG GISAS POWER was designed, manufactured, and supplied

ACCIDENT: Ro-ro cargo ship disabled, anchored in Greece Ro-ro cargo ship HODZI, which suffered a mechanical failure has been disabled in Greece, according to FleetMon. It stated: “Ro-ro cargo ship HODZI suffered mechanical failure and was disabled at around 0600 UTC Sep 29 in the Aegean Sea north of Andros Island, Greece. “Caught in fresh

MARITIME ACCIDENT: How Tugboat capsized in Bangkok, 2 missing A tugboat towing barge capsized in Chao Phraya River in Bangkok has capsized, according to FleetMon. It stated: “A tugboat towing barge capsized in Chao Phraya river in Bangkok, on September 29, 2021. A family crew of 2 is missing, search underway. “Tug boat wasn’t identified;

How typhoon hits Container ship in Shanghai Container ship TS MOJI which left Shanghai on September 12, 2021, has been hit by a typhoon. According to FleetMon, “Container ship TS MOJI left Shanghai on September 12, 2021, bound for Yokohama Japan, but was caught in a typhoon and suffered damages to her portside in cargo