Category: Shipping

Another Ever ship aground

Another Ever ship aground

Gepostet von | 5 Apr 2022 | , , , | 0

The container ship Ever Forward of the Evergreen shipping company left Baltimore on Sunday, 13 March. En route to Norfolk, Virginia, it ran aground in the Chesapeake Bay. The Ever Forward was built in 2020 and is 334 metres long and 48 metres wide. The ship is not obstructing shipping traffic. The first two attempts to tow the ship free failed. Despite the deployment of a total of seven tugs, it was not possible to refloat the 11,850-TEU container ship giant. Once again, the ship did not move and remained aground in the Chesapeake Bay. A third attempt was made on Sunday, 3 April...

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No home for oligarchs in the Pacific

No home for oligarchs in the Pacific

Gepostet von | 31 Mar 2022 | , , | 0

Marshall Islands consider "exclusion" of Russian ships and yachts from shipping register The Marshall Islands are considering removing Russian yachts or boats affected by the West's sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine from its shipping register, its foreign minister Casten Nemra said on Friday. The minister strongly condemned the Russian invasion. For the island state in the Pacific, the operation of a ship registry is a significant source of income, comparable to Panama and Liberia. It is not known how many ships could be affected. Since Western countries have confiscated luxury yachts linked to Russian oligarchs because of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the...

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Russia: pressure on shipping is increasing

Russia: pressure on shipping is increasing

Gepostet von | 30 Mar 2022 | , , , | 0

Marine engine manufacturer cuts ties with Russia The Finnish company Wartsila has stopped doing business with Russia. Due to the war in Ukraine, all deliveries and sales to Russia and Belarus have been stopped. This globally active manufacturer of marine engines and ship operating systems is not the only one to draw the consequences; its German partner MAN Energy Solutions is also reviewing contracts. The pressure on Moscow is increasing. The Russian maritime industry and shipping industry is already struggling with the sanctioning of other services, including the certification of ships, without which access to harbours and the conclusion of insurance policies is not possible. The imposition of sanctions also includes the...

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Change of command on the Gorch Fock

Change of command on the Gorch Fock

Gepostet von | 28 Mar 2022 | , , , | 2

Captain Nils Brandt leaves the ship after almost 8 years Next Thursday, the command of the sail training ship "Gorch Fock" will change hands. The commander of the Mürwik Naval School, Flotilla Admiral Jens Nemeyer, will hand over responsibility from Captain Nils Brandt to Captain Andreas-Peter Graf von Kielmansegg. An eventful era comes to an end when Nils Brand's pennant is raised at the naval base in Kiel. When the outgoing commander took command of Germany's "ambassador in white" on 28 June 2014, he had no idea how long he would be in command and what a burden he would have to bear. It...

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