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Florida Prepares for Hurricane ‘Ian’
Residents across Florida scrambled to place sandbags around their homes and stockpile emergency supplies on Monday, emptying store shelves as Hurricane Ian spun toward the state carrying high winds, torrential rains and a powerful storm surge.
Warning for Shipping After Major Gas Leak From Nord Stream 2 Pipeline
Danish authorities have detected a leak from the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline off the island of Bornholm and have issued a warning to shipping to stay clear.
Fincantieri Will Develop Four More Cruise Ships for Viking
For 1.7 billion euros, the Italian shipbuilding company Fincantieri will build up to four additional cruise ships for the cruise line Viking.
Small Fire on Tacoma’s TOTE LNG-Converted “Midnight Sun”
A small fire broke out on the TOTE Maritime ship Midnight Sun berthed at the Port of Tacoma Thursday night, but the fire was extinguished quickly by the ship’s crew before the fire department even arrived.
Electrical Problems Cause Steering Loss and $6 Million in Damages
According to the National Transportation Safety Board, an electrical failure resulted in a bulk carrier losing control and colliding with a barge close to New Orleans last year, causing an estimated $6 million in damages.
Cargo Ship Capsizes near the Pier in the Port of Iskenderun
An Egyptian-owned cargo ship lost stability in the Turkish port of Iskenderun in eastern Turkey on September 18. The Turkish Ministry of Transports said that attempts were made to restabilize the vessel but they were unsuccessful resulting in the vessel rolling onto its side.
Coming Back to Earth: The Containership Charter Market
Many theories have been put out regarding the timing and rate of the container shipping market’s return to pre-pandemic levels. More concrete evidence exists today that the pandemic-fueled bull has peaked.
Los Angeles Port is beginning to feel the pinch
As the nation’s busiest container port finally begins to see a reprieve in cargo volume growth, the import rise at the Port of Los Angeles slowed in August as expected.
Failure to Read Charted Warnings Leads to Train-Barge Collision
The towboat’s crew was unaware that they had temporarily berthed the bow of a barge over a rail line, according to the findings of the NTSB’s inquiry into the collision between a moving train and the towboat Baxter Southern on the Upper Mississippi in late 2021.
Greenpeace Stops Russian LNG Tanker ‘Coral Energy’ At Swedish Port
Greenpeace prevented the LNG tanker Coral Energy from delivering Russian natural gas to the Gasum port, which is run by the Finnish government, near Nynashamn, on the east coast of Sweden.
Solomon Islands Blocks All US Navy Ships – Exempts NZ and Australia
The Solomon Islands’ prime minister informed parliament on Monday that the country’s temporary prohibition on foreign ships visiting its ports will not apply to Australian and New Zealand navy ships.
Dock workers of Liverpool are all prepared to strike in September over payment issues
As a result of the below inflation payment, more than 560 workers of Liverpool port will be on strike. The strike will be for two weeks from September 19 to October 3.