Casualty – Semi Submersible Drilling Rig OCEAN VALIANT agrounds off Tunisia – 12.01.2025
On the night of 11th January, the 1988 HHI built semi submersible drilling rig (ssdr) OCEAN VALIANT ran aground in the Mediterranean Sea at Dherwa beach 20 kilometers west of Bizerte, Tunisia. She was being towed by the offshore supply vessel SPM NEEL PRATAP 180 , former MAERSK TRACER from Scotland bound to Aliaga, Turkey […]
Aerial Photography – IONION PELAGOS towing bulker ADAMASTOS – 24.07.2015
On Friday 24th July, 2015 the Norwegian built tug IONION PELAGOS towing the 224.07 metre bulker ADAMASTOS was photographed from the air by MALTA SHIP PHOTOS (MSPAP) underway to Aliaga, Turkey from Cadiz, Spain to be broken up. More images can be found here – https://maltashipphotos.com/photo/ionion-pelagos-24-07-2015/ The 224.07 metre bulker ADAMASTOS was built by Hyundai Heavy […]
Palumbo Malta Shipyard – HHI built LNG tanker COOL RIDER from 22nd August – 24th September, 2024
On Thursday 22nd August the 2007 built LNG gas carrier COOL RIDER was seen approaching Malta when ONLY the workboat SEA EXPRESS II with chemist aboard notified Valletta VTS that she has a conveyance with her and VTS responded that they had nothing on her since she didn’t communicate though she had entered Territorial Waters. […]
Containers – MSC ship loses 46 containers overboard on South African storms – September 2024
The 2009 HHI built container ship MSC ANTONIA is the latest vessel to lose containers overboard in winter storms off South Africa due to Cape of Good Hope diversions. Archive photo of MSC ATHOS back to March, 2018. The South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) stated that the Liberian flagged (LBR) boxship MSC ANTONIA lost […]
Palumbo Malta Shipyard – Tsakos tanker ALASKA from 26th May to 27th June 2024
After 24 days since the departure of Tsakos Energy Navigation (TEN) crude oil tanker ARCHANGEL, it was time to see another Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) build, this time the ALASKA homeported at Majuro (MHL Flag) too. She passed breakwaters at Grand Harbour on Sunday 26th May at 1248 hrs assisted by 4 tugs and berthed […]
CMA CGM News – FAK Rates – From Asia to North Europe from 1st June, 2024
Please find the new applicable CMA CGM Freight All Kinds (FAK) rates (*) as follows as from June 1st, 2024 (loading date) until further notice: 20’GP 40’GP/40’HC/40’REEFER Asia to North Europe USD 3,200 USD 6,000 Base port to base port rates. Out-ports are subject to usual TAO/TAD. These new FAK rates will apply as follows: […]
CMA CGM News – FAK Rates – From Asia to North Europe from 15th May, 2024
Please find the new applicable CMA CGM Freight All Kinds (FAK) rates (*) as follows as from May 15th, 2024 (loading date) until further notice: 20’GP 40’GP/40’HC/40’REEFER Asia to North Europe USD 2,700 USD 5,000 Base port to base port rates. Out-ports are subject to usual TAO/TAD. These new FAK rates will apply as follows: – Origin […]
CMA CGM News – FAK Rates – From Asia to the Mediterranean & North Africa from 15th to 30th April, 2024
Please find the new applicable CMA CGM Freight All Kinds (FAK) rates (*) as follows as from April 15th to 30th, 2024 (date of loading in the origin ports) until further notice: 20′ 40’/40’HC WEST MEDITERRANEAN (in USD) 3,300 4,200 ADRIATIC (in USD) 3,300 4,200 EAST MEDITERRANEAN (in USD) 3,400 4,300 BLACK SEA (in USD) 3,400 […]
CMA CGM News – PSS Revision – From North Europe to the Mediterranean, Adriatic, Black Sea & North Africa from 1st April, 2024
Considering the recent developments in the region and in a continued effort to provide our customers with reliable and efficient services, CMA CGM informs its customers of the following Peak Season Surcharge (PSS)* revision: From April 1st, 2024 (loading date) until further notice : – Origin range: From North Europe (excluding Portugal & Spain Atlantic), UK, […]
Maritime Accident – 300m container ship DALI rammed a Bridge at Baltimore, USA – 26.03.2024
The most severe US bridge allision since the Tampa Skyway Bridge disaster in 1980 happened around 0128 hrs of Tuesday 26th March, 2024 in the while the ship was under pilotage. The Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed after being rammed by the Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) built 299.9m long (loa) container ship DALI causing […]
