Category: Shipping

North Sea - Ship rams Dutch wind turbine

North Sea - Ship rams Dutch wind turbine

Gepostet von | 2 Jun 2025 | , | 0

In April, units from the Royal Netherlands Sea Rescue Organisation (KNRM) were called out for a medical evacuation. Two crew members on board the "Glomar Venture" (built in 1990, Panama flag) had been injured while travelling on the North Sea. It was later reported in the Dutch media that the ship had collided with a wind turbine. A lifeboat took the two injured people on board and handed them over to an ambulance in Den Helder. Two other lifeboats and a Dutch coastguard vessel escorted the "Glomar Venture" safely into the harbour of Den Helder. Glomar Offshore B.V. is a private Dutch company based in Den Helder...

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MSC container ship sinks off the coast of India

MSC container ship sinks off the coast of India

Gepostet von | 30 May 2025 | , , | 0

The small container ship "MSC Elsa 3" (built in 1997, flagged Liberia) capsized and sank off the Indian coast on Sunday for reasons that have not yet been clarified. The crew was rescued after a distress signal was sent out by the Indian Coast Guard and the Indian Navy, reported the Ministry of Defence in New Delhi. The feeder freighter came from Vizhinjam and sank about 38 nautical miles from its port of destination Kochi (both Kerala/India). The ship was carrying 640 containers, some of which were carrying an unspecified "dangerous cargo". The authorities called on people to stay away from washed-up containers and warned fishermen not to approach the scene of the accident. The ship sank with...

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Switzerland - MSC is the first shipping company to manage over 900 ships

Switzerland - MSC is the first shipping company to manage over 900 ships

Gepostet von | 28 May 2025 | , , | 0

The Geneva, Switzerland-based Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) is not only the largest shipping company, but is also the first to reach a fleet of over 900 ships. This milestone was reached with the delivery of the container ship MSC GERMANY (Neopanamax, 16,000 TEU). This was reported by the French analysis company Alphaliner. This new addition is equipped with LNG propulsion and is the fifth ship in a series of twelve that were ordered from a Chinese shipyard in October 2022. According to Alphaliner, the MSC fleet consisted of 623 owned and 295 chartered and internally managed ships as at 27 May 2025. The total capacity thus amounted to...

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Hamburg - Hapag-Lloyd reports slump in shipments

Hamburg - Hapag-Lloyd reports slump in shipments

Gepostet von | 26 May 2025 | , , | 0

Hapag-Lloyd customers have cancelled 30 per cent of shipments from China to the US because they were spooked by the trade conflict between the world's two largest economies, a spokesman for the German container shipping group said. Instead, there has been a "massive increase" in demand for products and shipments from Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam, the spokesperson added. The tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump on goods from China have triggered a trade conflict that had led to 145% US tariffs on Chinese goods and 125% Chinese tariffs on US goods. It remains to be seen whether the tariff agreement between China and the US that has now been reached will...

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Seafarers receive back wages owed

Seafarers receive back wages owed

Gepostet von | 26 May 2025 | , , | 0

The PMA (Panama Maritime Authority) recovers USD 8.5 MILLION in wages for cheated seafarers It is a sad reality that seafarers in international shipping are often cheated and not paid their wages. But there are also positive developments: The Panama Maritime Authority (PMA) has significantly strengthened its cooperation with the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) in the area of the Directorate General of Seafarers (DGGM). A meeting in Panama City focussed on the protection of seafarers sailing under the Panamanian flag. According to the PMA's press release, 271 enquiries and 312 labour-related complaints have been processed in 2024 alone. A total of outstanding...

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