Harbour Facilities – Dismantling Gantry Crane at Laboratory Wharf – 2023
A GANTRY CRANE is a crane built atop a gantry, which is a structure used to straddle an object or workspace. Ship-to-shore gantry cranes are imposing, multi-story structures prominent at most container terminals, used to load intermodal containers on and off container ships. They operate along two rails (waterside and landside designations) spaced based on the size of crane […]
CMA CGM News – PCS in Constanta, Romania from 27th September, 2024
Considering the operational difficulties generated by the on-going replacement of gantry crane’s rail tracks in Constanta, Romania, CMA CGM will implement the following Port Congestion Surcharge (PCS) : Effective September 27th, 2024 (October 25th, 2024 for US & US territories, Latin American notice countries & China) – Scope: Worldwide cargo from/to Constanta, Romania – Cargo: Dry, Reefer, […]
Naval News – Iran Converts Containership into Drone Carrier
To add to merchant shipping’s long list of concerns surrounding the security situation in the Middle East, Iran is readying to launch the first drone carrier – SHAHID BAGHERI a former containership. She was built in South Korea by Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) in 2000 as the 3,280 TEU container ship IRAN ASFAHAN. Trading until […]
Aerial Photography – Heavy Load Carrier DONGBANG GIANT No 3
One of the ships that was photographed from the air by MALTA SHIP PHOTOS (MSPAP) in 2019 was the South Korean built and owned Heavy Load Carrier DONGBANG GIANT No 3. She was built in South Korea by Oriental Heavy Industries at Gwangyang with dimensions as 155 metres length overall (loa) and 38 metres beam. […]
Vehicle Carriers – HOEGH BANGKOK sale and HOEGH JACKSONVILLE purchase – October 2023
Norwegian roll-on/roll-off shipping company Höegh Autoliners ASA has recently reached an agreement for the sale of the 2007 built car carrier HOEGH BANGKOK. She was built in Croatia by Uljanik Shipyard at Pula with 6,500 CEU as cargo capacity and 100 metric tons of ramp capacity. The vessel will be sold for a price of […]
CMA CGM News – FAK Rates – From Asia to the Mediterranean & North Africa from 01.08.2023
In a continued effort to provide our customers with reliable and efficient service, CMA CGM announces an increase on our Freight All Kinds (FAK) rates(*) ex Asia to the Mediterranean & North Africa. Please find the new applicable CMA CGM Freight All Kinds (FAK) rates as follows: Effective from August 1st, 2023 (date of loading in the […]
Local Shipping – Bunkering Tanker VALLIERE
One of the Swedish Built ships around is the bunkering tanker VALLIERE. She was built at Asiverken, Amal, Sweden in 1962 as the HAMNSJO and was renamed to ALPHA AV DONSO as one of the smaller bunkering tankers in Scandinavia. She was […]
Broken Up – Salvage Tug SALVAGE TITAN – December 2022
One of the famous Dutch built ocean going salvage tug SALVAGE TITAN was broken up at Kaohsiung, Taiwan last December 2022. She was built by Verolme Shipyard – Heusen; Netherlands with yard number 934 for Smit International Rotterdam as SMIT NEW YORK. Below image is while she was berthed at the old Medserv Base at […]
Heavy Lift Vessels – ZHEN HUA 1 with RTG’s for Valletta Gateway Terminals Ltd – 11.09.2006
On Monday 11th September, 2006 the 233.6m (loa) Chinese vessel ZHEN HUA 1 loaded with 6 RTG’s (rubber tyred gantry crane) arrived at Grand Harbour, Malta. Upon completion of discharging the 4 New Super Post-Panamax Gantry Cranes at Malta Freeport Terminal, the ship loaded 6 RTG units and transferred them to Valletta for Valletta Gateway Terminals Ltd (VGT). She […]
Maritime Accidents – Mega container ship MILANO BRIDGE mishap at Busan, S. Korea – 06.04.2020
On Monday 6th April, 2020 afternoon the 2018 built 365 metre long mega container ship MILANO BRIDGE contacted gantry crane 85 at Busan New Port container terminal while proceeding to berth 7 with pilot on board and assisting tugs. Then she contacted berthed container ship SEASPAN GANGES, and moving on momentum further on, contacted cranes […]
