Category: Shipping

Mysterious incidents off the coast of the UAE

Mysterious incidents off the coast of the UAE

Posted by | 17 Apr 2021 | , , , , | 0

According to reports from pro-Iranian media and an Israeli television station on Tuesday, 13 April, a merchant ship was attacked off the coast of the United Arab Emirates. It is said to be the Hyperion Ray, a vehicle transporter built in 2015, 200 metres long and 36 metres wide, which sails for the Ray Car Carrier shipping company. The ship was en route from Mina Al Ahmadi in Kuwait to the United Arab Emirates. At around midday on 13 April (around seven o'clock CET), the Hyperion Ray reported suspicious ship movements in its immediate vicinity. Satellite images show a larger cargo ship, which according to reports the Hyperion Ray was carrying...

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Order boxes

Order boxes

Posted by | 15 Apr 2021 | , , | 0

While parts of the German economy will probably have to undergo an even stricter lockdown, imports and exports are booming. Container transport on the route from South East Asia to Europe is in particularly high demand. As a result, the ships deployed here are almost fully booked and freight rates for containers have multiplied in some cases. Another problem is that containers are currently not available in sufficient numbers in Asia, which is also due to the fact that significantly fewer goods are exported from Europe than producers ship in the opposite direction. The boxes are therefore sometimes returned with a long delay and then end up in the wrong place.

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Hapag-Lloyd shines

Hapag-Lloyd shines

Posted by | 11 Apr 2021 | , , | 0

Hapag-Lloyd, Germany's largest shipping company and number five in the global ranking of liner shipping companies, has received a strong tailwind from the coronavirus pandemic and was able to present a significantly improved result compared to the previous year. According to preliminary figures, earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) rose to around 1.3 billion euros. This includes one-off expenses totalling around 120 million euros. The increase in freight rates by an average of almost USD 50 per TEU compared to 2019 due to high demand and lower bunker prices played an important role in the good result. However, cost savings of around 500 million euros also had an impact.

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The danger is averted

The danger is averted

Posted by | 6 Apr 2021 | , , | 0

Freighter is safe at the pier - great achievement by coastguard and tug crews The cargo ship "Eemslift Hendrika", drifting in the North Sea without a crew, has been secured. The ship had been drifting in the sea for several days without a crew or propulsion. The concern that the ship's fuel, namely heavy fuel oil and diesel, would spill into the sea has therefore been averted. Apart from the boats visible on the upper deck, nothing else is known about the cargo. There has also been no information about the service boat that apparently went overboard. Salvage crews managed to get on board and connect the ship with two tugboats - both at the bow...

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Baby on board!

Baby on board!

Posted by | 4 Apr 2021 | , , | 1

A baby was born on the rescue cruiser Pidder Lüng during the night of Easter Sunday. The crew of the ship stationed on Sylt were woken at two o'clock in the morning. A rescue helicopter was not available. The ship headed for the Danish harbour of Havneby. From there, an ambulance was to take the expectant mother to a hospital in Flensburg. However, during the 25-minute crossing, foreman Holger Speck, himself the father of three daughters, realised that the baby didn't want to wait that long. And as soon as the lines of the Pidder Lüng were secured in Havneby, a healthy baby boy arrived at 4.02 a.m....

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