August 3, 2018 / by Kuukua Bentil / Piracy / 0 comments
Nigerian pirates have taken 35 seafarers from vessels in the Gulf of Guinea from January through June 2018, according to a report from security services company EOS Risk Group. The number of sailors removed from vessels and held for ransom was the same as witnessed during the first half of 2017. However, petro-piracy, which had […]
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Port of Rotterdam: Bow Jubail Oil Spill Clean-Up Will Last until Mid-2019
August 10, 2018 / by Kuukua Bentil / Environment, Maritime Industry / 0 comments
The cleanup operation of the heavy-fuel oil that spilled from Odfjell’s chemical tanker Bow Jubail at the end of June is expected to last until the middle of 2019, according to the Port of Rotterdam Authority. The tanker vessel leaked over 200 tonnes of fuel oil in the port of Rotterdam following the collision that took […]
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Drewry: Reefer Trade Growth to Push Freight Rates Up
August 9, 2018 / by Kuukua Bentil / Maritime Industry / 0 comments
Despite moderating perishable seaborne trade growth, continued modal shift will sustain expansion in the containerised reefer trade and so support freight rate development, global shipping consultancy Drewry said. Containerised reefer traffic expanded by 8% in 2017, outpacing the growth in overall seaborne reefer trade. The growth was mainly driven by the continued shift of cargo from […]
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MSI: Container Charter Earnings Level Off in July
August 8, 2018 / by Kuukua Bentil / Maritime Industry / 0 comments
After a pattern of divergence at the start of the year, July saw a modest realignment between charter and freight markets in the container shipping sector, the research and consultancy firm Maritime Strategies International (MSI) said. Following an impressive run since the end of 2017, time charter earnings have levelled off in recent weeks, a slowdown that […]
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GPHA adjudged best port in Management Information Systems … West and Central Africa
August 7, 2018 / by Kuukua Bentil / Maritime Industry / 0 comments
The Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority, (GPHA) has been adjudged Best Port in Management Information Systems in the whole of West and Central Africa at the 4th Edition of the African Ports Awards. The Awards ceremony was held in Ghana as part of the Port Management Association of West and Central Africa’s 39th Council Meeting […]
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Ordeal of 57 Abandoned Ukrainian Seafarers Finally Over
August 6, 2018 / by Kuukua Bentil / Maritime Industry / 0 comments
Being a seafarer is all but an easy task and the fate of 57 Ukrainian seafarers that managed to return home after being left high and dry for over a year at sea proves that. The seafarers in question include 27 crew members of MV Mekong Spirit and MV Free Neptune, according to the Marine Transport Workers’ […]
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Drunken Master Suspected of Gross Negligence after Freighter Grounds off Sweden
August 6, 2018 / by Kuukua Bentil / Maritime Industry / 0 comments
A freighter got grounded on a sandbank off the Swedish coast, just two days after the salvage operation of the stricken car carrier Makassar Highway was completed. The general cargo vessel has been identified as 2012-built BBC Lagos, registered in Antigua Barbuda. The ship ran hard aground south of Helsinborg harbor, Sweden, on August 3. […]
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Petro-Piracy Returns to Gulf of Guinea
August 3, 2018 / by Kuukua Bentil / Piracy / 0 comments
Nigerian pirates have taken 35 seafarers from vessels in the Gulf of Guinea from January through June 2018, according to a report from security services company EOS Risk Group. The number of sailors removed from vessels and held for ransom was the same as witnessed during the first half of 2017. However, petro-piracy, which had […]
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Drewry: Container Port Utilisation Levels Set to Rise
August 2, 2018 / by Kuukua Bentil / Maritime Industry / 0 comments
The medium-term outlook for global container port demand growth is positive thanks to strong underlying economic momentum across the world’s major economies. While there may be clouds on the horizon in the form of tariff and trade war fears, economic fundamentals are likely to win-out in the long run, global shipping consultancy Drewry said. “Against […]
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AMSA: Cargo Must be Stowed According to Approved Arrangements
August 2, 2018 / by Kuukua Bentil / Law and Policy, Safety / 0 comments
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority issued a marine notice, reminding vessel owners, operators and masters of the importance of stowing cargo in accordance with approved arrangements. All cargo, whether carried on or under deck, should be stowed and secured in accordance with the vessel’s Cargo Securing Manual as approved under Regulation 5.6 of Chapter […]
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15 Arrested in Takoradi After Stowaway Attempt
July 31, 2018 / by Kuukua Bentil / Law and Policy / 0 comments
Six Ghanaians suspected of attempting to stowaway on board a ship at the Takoradi Port bound for Europe, have been arrested together with nine persons who assisted their botched escape. Security personnel also arrested nine persons believed to have collaborated in the stowaway attempt. They were arrested on July 18, 2018, by a combined team […]
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