Containers – American containership APL ANTWERP
APL, formerly called American President Lines Ltd., is a Singapore based container shipping company which is a subsidiary of the French shipping company CMA CGM. It operates an all container ship fleet, including 153 container vessels. One of APL container ships calling at Malta Freeport is the 320 metre long APL ANTWERP. She was built […]
Containers – Ocean Network Express (ONE) started calling at Malta – February 2021
Container line Ocean Network Express (ONE) started two new services between North Europe and the Eastern Med and Turkey. The two new service the North Europe East Mediterranean Express (NEX) and North Europe Turkey Express (NTX) are ONE’s first direct services between the two regions. The service rotation for the NEX service is: Southampton – […]
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 […]
LNG News – K Line Gas Carrier ARCTIC DISCOVERER at Malta – 20.07.2019
On Saturday 20th July, 2019 the 289 m long Japanese gas carrier ARCTIC DISCOVERER entered Marsaxlokk Harbour for another shipment bound to the Floating Storage Unit (FSU) ARMADA LNG MEDITERRANA. She was built in 2006 by Mitsui Ichihara Engineering & Shipbuilding at Ichihara, Japan and homeported at Nassau in Bahamas. She entered first thing in […]
Ships at Tasmania, Australia in Week 42 of 2017. The following movements are covered by a friend at Tasmania, Australia – Tuesday 17th October, 2017. The 2011 built BHS flag bulker EFTICHIA was seen making her way down the Derwent River from Risdon upstream from Hobart, Tasmania, Australia heading to sea after discharging Zinc Concentrates. She’s bearing imo 9545053. […]
