Ultra Large Container Ship ‘Mumbai Maersk’ was grounded near Bremerhaven container port on a shallow patch on 2nd February. All crew members are safe. There is no report of pollution and ship structure is stable for now. Currently with the help of TUGS, ship is being tried to be taken out from the patch. Though […]
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Fire Broke Out on Zim Container Ship After Heavy Weather
Fire broke out in container of ‘Zim Kingston’ after she experienced heavy weather due to which around 40 containers were expected to be lost at sea. Fire broke out on ship on Saturday morning. Currently ship is anchor in Constance Bank near Victoria. Ship was enroute from Busan, South Korea to Vancouver, Canada. As per […]
COCO COLA Goes To Bulkers Amid Container Liner Crises
The beverage giant COCO COLA, like other brands-Home Depot etc have gone away slightly from the traditional way of shipping their cargo, for the time being yes! As per the news COCO COLA, chartered three bulk carriers for moving around 60,000 tonnes of cargo which is said to be essential for their supply lines to […]
MSC Sued in US under Helms Burton Act: Details Inside
Helms Burton Act extended the territorial application of the initial ban to apply to overseas companies trading with Cuba, and penalized foreign companies allegedly “trafficking” in property formerly owned by U.S. citizens but confiscated by Cuba after the Cuban revolution. MSC is involved in cargo operations at the Cuba’s Port of Mariel was sued by […]
MSC Orders Hull Air Lubrication System for 30 Ships- Details Inside
In a process to reduce carbon emissions by cutting down the consumption of heavy fuel oil, MSC which is 2nd largest carrier in the shipping world has taken a step ahead. Air Lubrication system for 30 vessels of their fleet was ordered from UK Based maker Silverstream technologies. As per the experts of the industry, […]
Cyber Attack On CMA CGM And IMO- What So Far
Update: IMO Website can be accessed now. The shipping major of France- CMA CGM and international regulatory body for maritime- IMO -have been hit by major cyber attacks in past days. On one hand the CMA CGM booking site is out of service, IMO main portal is down too. Both the organization have been reported to […]
Engine Room Explosion on Maersk Ship, One Crew Member Airlifted
There has been an accident on Maersk Ship- Laura Maersk, in which a crew member has suffered serious burn injury and was air lifted by the US Coast Guard for urgent medical assistance. Vessel suffered explosion somewhere on 4th June and disabled the ship completely. As per the news we have got, the explosion happened […]
Video: MSC Container Ship Collides With Cargo Crane
MSC container ship ROSA M, had a contact with the shore gantry while berthing at NSIGT, Mumbai on 4th June. As seen from the pictures, crane has sustained major structural damages and will be out of use. Though crane is still standing, but with structural damages, it is highly dangerous to work around. What were […]