Taiwan shipping carrier EVERGREEN, have ordered 24 container ships from CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding in China. This order comes at a price tag of around $1.1 Billion. This order mostly consists of smaller tonnage of 11 vessels of 2400 TEU capacity, 2 vessels of 1800 TEU capacity and 11 vessels of 3000 TEU capacity. This […]
In this blog post, I will explain what is the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) chapter 12 on ship and why it is important for bulk carriers. SOLAS is an international maritime treaty that sets minimum safety standards for the construction, equipment and operation of merchant ships. SOLAS chapter 12 deals with additional safety […]
Last month pirates on the West Coast of Africa near Benin attacked a container vessel – Tommi Ritscher and kidnapped 8 crew members including Captain of the ship. Bulgarian nationality Captain, along with other crew members, was in captivity for more than 1 month as we see from the news that is coming from various […]
