Indian Navy, Coast Guard apprehend pirate ship
Sunday, 06.Feb.2011, 10:08
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) In yet another anti-piracy offensive by the
Indian Navy and Coast Guard, a mother ship of Somali pirates was
apprehended by Indian warships off Lakshadweep islands Sunday morning.
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Iran navy saves Hong Kong ship from pirate attacks
Saturday, 05.Feb.2011, 23:13
The merchant vessel, with 32 people on board, which was sailing en route
from Italy to Australia, was attacked by Somali pirates during the
course of Friday night, but they were swiftly encountered by ships of
the 12th Fleet of the Navy.
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Bulk Carrier F & K Sold to Turkish Buyers
Saturday, 05.Feb.2011, 02:18
Japanese owned F & K, a 32942 DWT handysize bulk carrier sold to undisclosed Turkish buyers for USD 18,75 Million last week. |
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Engine failure in Istanbul Strait
Friday, 04.Feb.2011, 16:55
Yesterday morning, Bulk carrier Meraki suffered engine failure while at
the entrance of Strait of Istanbul (Bosporus) Istanbul, at 1005 LT Feb
03 2011.
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Suez Canal Stays Open, Ports Congested
Friday, 04.Feb.2011, 11:53
The Suez Canal remained open to ship transits Thursday and shipping companies are re-opening offices despite escalating violence in Cairo between supporters and opponents of Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak and a nationwide curfew. |
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Greece/Turkey service added
Thursday, 03.Feb.2011, 17:47
The existing MSC service with the Greek ports of Piraeus and
Thessaloniki and Izmir in Turkey makes a direct call in Rotterdam as
from the end of January.
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Greenpeace Turkey campaign seeks to prevent loss of fish stocks
Thursday, 03.Feb.2011, 16:34
Fish stocks in the seas surrounding Turkey risk being exhausted in the
next three to four decades unless proper action is taken both by the
state and by individuals, according to Greenpeace Turkey activists.
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Hafnia Management's fleet grows
Thursday, 03.Feb.2011, 16:21
Hafnia Management that was set up by the Gothenburg-based shipping and
investment group Marinvest in 2010 now operates 25 product tanker and
chemical tankers; eleven LR1-vessels (45,000–79,999 DWT), two
LR2-vessels (80,000–159,999 DWT) and twelve MR-vessels (25,000–44,999
DWT). Marinvest owns eight vessels, Gotlandsbolaget five and Laurtizen
Tankers four.
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Dry bulk market looks set to bottom out
Thursday, 03.Feb.2011, 09:57
With the dry bulk market having lost more than 72% of its value in the last month or so and having retreated to a 2-year low, it seems that the bottom has almost been reached.
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Maersk declares Port Said a no-go area as Egyptian riots rage
Wednesday, 02.Feb.2011, 20:51
DENMARK's Maersk Line has declared Egypt's Port Said as closed to operations because of rioting afflicting much of North Africa, but most seriously in Egypt. |
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