Dangerous Goods – Damaged Bulker RUBY entered Great Yarmouth, UK for repairs – 28.10.2024

Today Monday 28th October, 2024 the damaged South Korean built bulker RUBY entered Peel Ports at Great Yarmouth, UK at 0652 UTC time. She loaded a 20,000-tonne cargo of ammonium nitrate and departed the port of Kandalaksha, Russia in late August. She ran aground in a storm shortly after getting under way and sustained damage […]
Beirut Blast – More ammonium nitrate found at Beirut Port – 03.09.2020

The Lebanese army found another 4.35 tonnes of explosive ammonium nitrate on Thursday 3rd September near the entrance to Beirut port, one month on from the deadly blast caused by 2,750 tonnes of the same substance that ripped apart much of the city and killed 191 persons. The military said in a statement on Thursday that army […]
Dangerous Goods – Beirut Port Explosion, Lebanon – 04.08.2020

DANGEROUS GOODS are articles or substances capable of posing a risk to health, safety or the environment. Authorities in Lebanon are busy counting the number of dead and injured after an explosion at Beirut Port that rocked the entire city on Tuesday 4th August, 2020 in the afternoon. It is unacceptable that 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate have […]
Mgarr Harbour – Cargo Ship KLEDES MARY – 13.04.2020

The 82 metre long coaster KLEDES MARY is one of the few ships calling at Mgarr Harbour, Gozo discharging cargo mostly animal food. Been coming to our territorial waters including calling at Valletta and Mgarr Harbour since 2018. Leaving Valletta, Malta back to 9th May, 2019. She was built at Bijlsma & Zonen at Wartena […]