Casualties – FELICITY ACE sinks off the Azores – 01.03.2022
On Tuesday 1st March, 2022 around 0900 hrs local time Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) car carrier FELICITY ACE that caught fire in the Atlantic last February 16th while carrying nearly 4,000 cars from Germany to the US sunk despite several efforts to tow her safely. The 6,400 CEU ship sank 220 nautical miles off the coast of Portugal’s […]
Casualties – Vehicle Carrier FELICITY ACE fire – 16.02.2022
On Wednesday 16th February, 2022 the 2005 built 200 metres long vehicle carrier carrying various cargo including 1,100 Porsches and 189 Bentleys amongst nearly 4,000 vehicles caught fire about 200 miles from Terceira Island in the Azores. The Portuguese Navy (Marinha Portuguese) airlifted the 22 crew members which abandoned the ship and survived. Meanwhile the […]
Catania Port Movements – Monday 10th September 2018
The Port of Catania was first built in 1438. Repeatedly rebuilt over the centuries, today it is one of the most important ports in Sicily. With a total surface area of 615,000 m2 used for goods storage yards, Catania Port is home to a variety of different activities: a tourist and commercial port (with national and […]
