Italy based shipping company Grimaldi Lines, have ordered 5 new 9000 CEU, car carriers from the Chinese Yards. The expected delivery is to be by 2025-2026 and the overall cost of the ships is said to be around 600+ million dollars. It is interesting to know that these vessels will be Ammonia ready, which means […]
Though lower Mississippi River is opened for traffic after the storm, the traffic is still slow. Also there are power outages in the southern Louisiana after Hurricane Ida storm the area completely. As this part of US, is primary major hub for the grain transport, subsequent problems mentioned above is affecting exports a lot. Though […]
ITF also known as International Transport Worker Federation and JNG- Joint Negotiating Group have come to an agreement regarding the increase of wages of seafarers. From Next year 2022, there will be increase of 3% in wages and from January 2023 another 1.5%. Employers and Union met in September this year and finally this much […]
Global Shipping line is disrupted when Ningbo Port in China was closed for cargo operations after a port worker was tested positive for the Delta Variant. This lead to congestion in other ports of China and hence delaying the cargo operations. Many Ships are not at anchorage outside the various ports across the nation. Meanwhile […]
A Hong Kong Flag Registered Bulk Carrier MV Vienna Wood had a collision with a fishing boat near the Cape Calavite, Occidental Mindoro. Fishing Boat FV Liberty Cinco was hit by the merchant ship (Bulk Carrier) on Sunday at around 1 A.M. As per the latest news by the coast guard who was assisting in […]
Our ship was drifting near the UK coast, Falmouth (a coastal town in England) without any Voyage orders. Being able to be back home in time was difficult. Generally, it is quite difficult for seafarers to get back home and with these travel restrictions, it was quite impossible. We were aware of the VANDE BHARAT […]
As per the latest circular which has been issued by the DGCA, international flights to remain shut in India till 15th July. These are the fresh guidelines by the prime body concerning the aviation in India. Also, circular says that international flights might fly on selected routes on case to case basis. This comes as […]
In India, crew changes in homeport started somewhere from 24th April. This move by the government helped a lot to the ships who were calling Indian ports. Also some ships altered their routes a little bit to reach Cochin Port Anchorage for crew changes. Though majority of seafarers are Indian, but some foreign nationalities to […]
As we are aware that Dubai International Airport is closed now for more than 3 months. But news is coming various sources across social media that Airport will be open from July 7 for International Passengers including crew changes as well. All the travelers have to show a recent corona test report, which should have […]
To what seems like a response to the advisory issued my International Maritime Organization, for easing restrictions on crew change and expediting the same, MARINA is planning to open more major ports. For the time being only Manila is opened for crew change. But Subic, Batangas and Davao are some of the major ports that […]