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GRIMALDI ro-ro grounding, Netherlands
Ro-ro cargo ship GRANDE AMBURGO ran aground on Western Scheldt bank at Walsoorden, in the afternoon May 26, while proceeding upstream en route from Dakar Senegal to Antwerp. The ship managed to come off about an hour later, reportedly by own means. She was taken to Hansweert on the opposite side of the river and anchored. After survey, she resumed voyage and was berthed at Antwerp at around 0230 UTC May 27.Posted On:27-May-2019
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Reefer grounding, Suriname
Reefer EASTERN BAY ran aground in Suriname river mouth, Suriname, South America, at around 0940 UTC May 26, while approaching port of destination Paramaribo, arriving from Rotterdam. Grounded reefer blocked entrance fairway. At around 0030 UTC May 27 she was refloated with coming high tide, and probably, tug or tugs assistance. No reports on damages, if any. She was docked at Paramaribo at 0240 UTC May 27.Posted On:27-May-2019
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2020 Bulkers Raises USD 70.2 Mn to Finance New Ships
Norwegian shipowner 2020 Bulkers has collected USD 70.2 million of gross proceeds from its contemplated equity offering.
The company received binding orders for subscription of 7,800,000 shares at the price of USD 9.00 per share, with the support from new and existing investors.
2020 Bulkers said that the net proceeds from the offering would be used to fully finance its vessels and working capital purposes.
The company has 8 Newcastlemax drybulk vessels under construction at New Times Shipyard in China.
The new ships, which will be fitted with exhaust scrubber systems, are expected to be delivered from the yard between September 2019 and May 2020.Posted On:27-May-2019
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Chemical Cargo Ignites aboard Boxship in Thailand Port
More than 130 people were admitted to hospital following an explosion and fire aboard a KMTC containership at Thailand s Laem Chabang terminal.
The incident occurred on board the 1,600 TEU containership KMTC Hong Kong early on May 24. The fire involved hazardous cargo on the ship, thereby forcing officials to evacuate and temporarily close three piers in Thailand’s eastern Laem Chabang port.
Thailand s Ministry of Public Health informed that there were no major injuries.
Initial reports suggested that the fire broke out in a load of cargo containing the chemical calcium hypochlorite, Reuters cited port director Yuthana Mokkao as saying.
As of the morning hours of May 26, the fire was understood to be under control or extinguished, while authorities turned their attention to chemical contamination at sea, on land and in the air. Booms were deployed around the ship and emergency teams are collecting fluid slime from destroyed or damaged containers.
Media reports suggested that there were 676 containers on board the vessel when it arrived at the terminal, 443 of which were offloaded with 35 more to go. Among containers destroyed or damaged by explosion and fire, five tank containers were loaded with liquid paraffin and 13 contained calcium hypochlorite.
Relevant authorities launched an investigation into the incident.Posted On:27-May-2019
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Maersk Third Shipping Giant to Join Traxens
Danish shipping major A.P. Moller - Maersk has decided to join its counterparts CMA CGM and the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) as a key shareholder and customer of Traxens, a provider of container tracking solutions.
As informed, Maersk will invest capital in Traxens and have similar shareholder rights as CMA CGM and MSC in the company.
Maersk will also order up to 50,000 Traxens devices, a similar order to those placed earlier by CMA CGM and MSC.
Founded in 2012, Traxens has been developing solutions for the cargo logistics arena and has created a container monitoring and coordination solution. CMA CGM first invested in the startup in 2012 and was later joined by MSC in 2016.
With the new investment, Traxens said it can now focus on strengthening its solution and drive interoperability based on non-proprietary technologies and open standards. The development of Traxens as an open industry solution is expected to benefit the strategic ambition of digitizing the container shipping industry, the company explained.
"Having three of the world s largest shipping companies now supporting us, this will help accelerate our international development and contribute to our solution becoming a global market standard for the entire supply chain," Jacques Delort, General Manager of Traxens, commented.
"Creating visibility into the condition and location of containerized cargo is bringing Maersk s strategy to offer digital end-to-end solutions to life. Having pioneered IoT-technology in our reefer fleet, we are excited to join Traxens and collaborate on the huge potential within connected containers. With this investment we look forward to working with key industry players to advance a … solution within connected products and technologies for high value cargo," Ingrid Uppelschoten Snelderwaard, Vice President, Head of Equipment at Maersk, said.
Now counting among shareholders three of the world s leading shipping lines, operating nearly half the global container fleet, Traxens offers the logistics ecosystem an interoperable smart container solution.
The solution addresses key challenges in the shipping industry faced by both vessel and cargo owners. With the combination of telematics and smart data processing, vessel owners can control costs and develop more agile business problem solving, while cargo owners can easily keep track of their containers, bringing improved business processes and decision-making capabilities.Posted On:27-May-2019
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Two Japanese freighters collided, one sank, four crew missing
Two Japanese cargo ship collided at around 0200 Tokyo time May 26 some 6 nm south of Inobusaki Cape, Chiba Prefecture, Honshu island, east of Tokyo. SENSHOU MARU, loaded with 1600 tons of steel, sank, from 5 crew on board 4 went missing, Captain was rescued. The ship was en route from Kashima Port to Osaka.Posted On:27-May-2019
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CO2 leak killed 10, injured 19 on board of Panamax bulk carrier, China
Mass CO2 leak occurred during fire suppressing system maintenance works on board of bulk carrier JIN HAI XIANG, at around 1600 LT May 25, at Longyan Port, Weihai, Shandong Province, China, Yellow sea. Disastrous leak killed 10 and injured 19 people, understood both crew and workers. All injured were hospitalized.Posted On:27-May-2019
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Oceanic trawler fire, Russia, Japan sea.
Fire erupted on board of big reefer trawler OSTROV SAKHALIN, undergoing repairs at Preobrazheniye Ship Repair Yard, in the afternoon May 26. Reportedly fire started in cargo hold and spread to living quarters. 7 fire engines deployed in fire fighting. No injures reported, in the evening fire wasn t yet extinguished.Posted On:27-May-2019
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Chinese container ship arrives at CSP Abu Dhabi Terminal
SOLAR, a Chinese container ship with a capacity of 21,000 TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit), arrived on Saturday at the CSP Abu Dhabi Terminal of Khalifa Port in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
The CSP Abu Dhabi Terminal, built and operated by China s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited (CSP) and Abu Dhabi Ports, has a design capacity of 2.5 million TEU.Posted On:27-May-2019
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Sri Lanka in talks with India, Japan to build container terminal in Colombo
Sri Lanka is in advanced talks with India and Japan to construct a container terminal at the port in Colombo, next to a Chinese terminal built as part of Beijing s Belt and Road Initiative, government officials said.
The involvement of India and Japan is the latest sign that Sri Lanka wants to neutralise the growing influence of China, which has poured money into the South Asian island under its mammoth Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) infrastructure plan, to the alarm of other Asian powers.Posted On:27-May-2019
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Cogoport Adds New Product In Major Boost For Indian Importers
Cogoport, India s leading digital freight logistics business, has announced a major expansion of services to now accommodate imports from Asia in a boost for customers across the country. Cogoport has now added a wide-selection of services for Asian route into India - beginning with ports from China and to be followed by others across the Asia region.Posted On:27-May-2019
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New Port of Ngqura liquid bulk facility to serve South African and African markets
A new liquid bulk handling facility at the deep-water Port of Ngqura, in the Eastern Cape, will be built to assist with the predicted future growth of petroleum product consumption in Africa.
The terminal - for which civil construction is scheduled to start in July - will serve as a strategic alternative to and relieve pressure on the Port of Durban, in KwaZulu-Natal, and, to some extent, Cape Town, in the Western Cape, says bulk liquid terminal build, own, operate and transfer joint venture Oiltanking Grindrod Calulo MD Nico Smit.Posted On:27-May-2019
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