Nautilus: Seafarers report lack of medical care in ports
Non-emergency medical care at ports is becoming more difficult to access during the pandemic, leaving sick seafarers to suffer in silence, sometimes for months at a time. This warning was issued by seafarer trade union...Read more
Modern sailing cargo ship SC Connector expected in Rotterdam
The SC Connector will arrive at Matrans Rotterdam Terminal in the Eemhaven on Tuesday 12 January. The ship, owned by shipping company Sea-Cargo, was converted into a modern sailing ship last year. It sails in...Read more
Demand for new ships collapses due to fuel uncertainty
The number of ships ordered in the past year has fallen by almost half compared to 2019 and is now at its lowest level in at least two decades. This follows from data of IHS...Read more
KVNR: Concerns about vaccinating seafarers
If seafarers are not vaccinated in good time, problems may arise with relieving people at sea, warns the Royal Association of Netherlands Shipowners (KNVR). The association fears possible measures by, for example, airlines and countries,...Read more
Multi-purpose vessel charter rates pass USD 7000 mark
The charter rates for multi-purpose vessels continue their positive trend into the new year and have broken through the USD 7000 mark. The average day rate for 12,500 dwt MPP vessel now stands at USD...Read more
Wallenius Wilhelmsen takes nine vessels out of cold layup
Wallenius Wilhelmsen will reactivate up to nine of its sixteen vessels that are currently in cold lay-up. Reactivation will take place during the first quarter of 2021 and the reactivated vessels will replace capacity currently...Read more
126 containers removed from MV ONE Apus so far
ONE has announced that unloading of containers on board the ONE Apus has been proceeding steadily. So far, 126 containers have been removed from the 14,000-TEU ship that lost more than 1800 containers on 30...Read more
‘Quarter of cargo lost by container ship MSC Zoe still in the North Sea’
Two years after container ship MSC Zoe lost 342 containers, a quarter of this cargo remains in the North Sea. This needs to be cleaned up as quickly as possible, says Ewout van Galen of...Read more
ABB opens lab to stress-test cyber threats to shipping
On 1 January 2021, stricter maritime cyber security rules enter into force. To help combat the maritime industry’s growing cyber security risks, ABB Marine & Ports has opened a cyber security laboratory. The lab features...Read more
Type-approval for methanol-powered tanker Hyundai
For the first time, DNV GL has given an approval in principle for a standard design of a methanol-powered tanker. The design was made by the Korean shipyard Hyundai Mipo, engine manufacturer MA and the...Read more
SeaIntelligence: Container crisis to continue into January
The incredible shortage of empty containers will at least last into January, analyst firm SeaIntelligence Consulting states. And to end the situation by then, the carriers will need to both procure new containers and reposition...Read more
‘Consumer will pay for Trump-like European shipping policy’
European shipping is heading towards a troublesome future. It faces ever more regulations, needs to green the fleet and has trouble finding financing. In his latest opinion piece, SWZ|Maritime’s editor-in-chief Antoon Oosting argues that the...Read moreUnloading ONE Apus to take more than a month, USD 200 million in damage
It will take more than a month to remove all remaining containers from the ONE Apus. The container ship of the Japanese shipping company ONE lost 1816 containers a fortnight ago during heavy weather on...Read more
‘Shortage of container ships is untenable’
The shortage of container ships in the shipping industry and, as a result, of containers in Europe has become untenable, according to Evofenedex, a logistics trade association. The shortage creates unsafe situations and congestion in...Read more
Another ship loses containers near the Wadden Islands
Once again, a ship has lost containers in the North Sea. This has been reported by Rijkswaterstaat and the Netherlands Coast Guard. According to unconfirmed reports, it concerns the Munich Maersk, which sailed in German...Read more
Half of new bulk carriers is fitted with a scrubber
Nearly half of all new bulk carriers coming into service this year are equipped with exhaust gas treatment, better known as a scrubber. This allows them to continue operating on traditional, high sulphur fuel oil.Read moreLack of container capacity drives DSV to charter multipurpose vessels
DSV has chartered three multipurpose vessels and a small pool of containers to provide its customers with a direct service from China in Denmark in December. It is the latest sign of the extreme spot...Read more
Container ship ONE Apus arrives in Japan, dangerous goods lost identified
The container ship ONE Apus arrived in the Port of Kobe, Japan, on 8 December. The ship lost 1816 containers during severe weather on Monday 30 November. 64 containers contained dangerous goods. Their contents have...Read more