Ship Orders – New hybrid PCTCs from China by UECC – October 2024
The 1990 founded, Norwegian roll on/roll off (roro) United European Car Carriers (UECC) has signed a shipbuilding contract with China Merchants Jinling Shipyard Nanjing for two (+ two options) advanced multi-fuel battery hybrid pure car and truck carriers (PCTCs) last October. The first two vessels are scheduled for delivery in 2028. These vessels will represent […]
Towage – MSC DRAGON towed container ship MSC LENA F to Malta – 01.10.2024
October 2024 started with various maiden and interesting port calls with an interesting towage too. The Polish built offshore tug/supply ship MSC DRAGON towed the Chinese built container ship MSC LENA F towards Valletta, Malta on Tuesday 1st October, 2024. While towage was approaching Valletta, the tugboat ST.ELMO left Valletta proceeding to the container ship […]
CMA CGM News – BAF update – Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco Roro services from 1st June 2024
Following bunker prices evolution since the last surcharge adjustment, CMA CGM SSL Intra Europe will revise its BAF as follows on its Roro South services connecting France with Algeria, Tunisia & Morocco (import & export): Effective June 1st, 2024: Cargo Algeria service Tunisia service Morocco service Roll, full EUR 1,212/unit EUR 509/unit EUR 655/unit Roll, empty […]
CMA CGM News – BAF update – Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco Roro services from 1st May, 2024
Following bunker prices evolution since the last surcharge adjustment, CMA CGM SSL Intra Europe will revise its BAF as follows on its Roro South services connecting France with Algeria, Tunisia & Morocco (import & export): Effective May 1st, 2024: Cargo Algeria service Tunisia service Morocco service Roll, full EUR 1,196/unit EUR 502/unit EUR 646/unit Roll, empty […]
Casualties – RoRo ship CAROLINE RUSS disabled for few minutes – 05.04.2024
On Friday 5th April, 2024 the German built and owned Roll On Roll Off (RoRo) ship CAROLINE RUSS reported to Valletta VTS at 1432 hrs that while she was underway to Valletta from Palermo with her scheduled port of call she had a main engine failure , approximately 4 miles off Fish Farm Area (AJD Tuna Ranch). […]
ConRo News – Grimaldi’s Hybrid RoRo ECO BARCELONA at Malta – 02.01.2024
The second ship from a class of twelve hybrid vessels of the innovative Grimaldi Green 5th Generation (GG5G) class the ECO BARCELONA entered Grand Harbour, Malta during her maiden call on Tuesday 2nd January, 2024 passing breakwaters at 0804 coming from Genoa, Italy. She’s replacing the 2011 built ropax EUROCARGO VENEZIA which at the moment is at […]
