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Wan Hai Lines To Sell 10 Containerships For Scrap
Taiwanese shipping company Wan Hai Lines is putting ten of its oldest containerships up for sale for demolition.
This represent approximately 10% of its owned fleet by number of vessels.
According to Alphaliner, Wan Hai Lines is the…
U.S. Seizes 1.1 Million Rounds Of Ammunition, Other Illegal Weapons In Gulf Of Oman
On Dec. 1, U.S. naval forces in the Middle East intercepted a fishing trawler smuggling more than 50 tons of ammunition rounds, fuses and propellants for rockets in the Gulf of Oman along a maritime route from Iran to Yemen.
A stateless…
FRIGATE ON GOG: Convicted Nigerian Pirate Gets Danish Court Judgment
A Danish court on Monday November 28 2022, has found a Nigerian man guilty of endangering the lives of Danish military personnel in a shooting incident involving Denmark’s navy and a crew of suspected Nigerian pirates in the Gulf of…
Unions Canvass Maersk’s Return To Negotiating Table, As Australian Court Blocks Controversial Svitzer Tug
Unions have welcomed a strong rebuke of Maersk-owned Svitzer Australia by the Fair Work Commission after the court blocked the company’s planned lockout of its entire Australian workforce which was due to begin this Friday.
The world’s…
US Navy Impounds Fishing Vessel With Explosive Materials From Iran To Yemen
The U.S. Navy’s 5th Fleet intercepted a fishing vessel attempting to smuggle a “massive amount” of explosive material from Iran to Yemen.
U.S. Coast Guard’s USCGC John Scheuerman (WPC 1146) and guided-missile destroyer USS The Sullivans…
Super Oil Tanker Under US Sanction Refloats
The U.S.-sanctioned oil supertanker Young Yong has been towed to an anchorage area in Nipah, Indonesia, after the stranded tanker was successfully refloated, Commander of Indonesia’s First Fleet Arsyad Abdullah said on Thursday.
A VLCC…
DECARBONIZATION: Over 800,000 Seafarers Will Need Upskilling By Mid-2030’s – Report
Seafarers worldwide are expected to get acquitted with modern shipping techniques to further remain relevant for job placement through up-skilling and re-skilling before the year 2030 over the decarbonization revolution.
As…
VLCC Aground In Indonesia Waters Blacklisted By US
The Djibouti-flagged VLCC Young Yong which grounded in Indonesia waters of the Singapore Strait on 26 October has been blacklisted by the US as part of network supporting Iranian oil shipments in breach of sanctions.
The fully-laden…
China Floats World’s Largest Containerships, As MSC’s Growth Continues
Mediterranean Shipping Company MSC has continued record milestone achievements as two more ultra large container vessels were floated by their Chinese shipbuilder .
As MSC prepares to start operating a new class of vessels that will be…
Ukraine’s Grain Ships Backlog Exceeds 150 Over Inspection Delay
The UN Joint Coordination Centre (JCC) for the Black Sea Grain Initiative says that the vessel backlog that affected the program is back, and more challenging than ever. Though the program is operating successfully and has moved nearly nine…