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France Confirms Oil Slick after Grande America Sinks
French authorities have detected an oil slick at the sinking site of the ro-ro container vessel Grande America, according to the Maritime Prefecture of Atlantic.
The slick was detected in the afternoon hours of March 13 during an overflight by French Navy aircraft. The oil traces were confirmed by offshore supply ship VN SAPEUR, which remained at the site after the fire-stricken ConRo sank.
At the time, the Maritime Prefecture of Atlantic said that the oil slick was about ten kilometers long and one kilometer wide. French authorities dispatched the offshore supply ship Argonaute from Brest, and reportedly three additional vessels, to help with the oil cleanup operations.
European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) was asked for assistance with pollution control.
The vessel was loaded with 365 containers, 45 of which were listed as containing hazardous materials, local media cited the Maritime Prefecture of Atlantic. The ship also had 2,200 tons of fuel in its bunkers.
The 1997-built Grande America suffered a fire on March 10 while en route from Hamburg to Casablanca, and subsequently developed a worsening starboard list. It sank in the afternoon hours of March 12 in the Bay of Biscay, some 180 nautical miles west of the French coast in a water depth of around 4,600 meters.
The vessel s owner Grimaldi earlier appointed the salvage company Ardent to provide assistance with the incident.Posted On:14-Mar-2019
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Port of Seattle Looking for Partner for New Cruise Terminal Project
The US Port of Seattle has issued a request for qualifications (RFQ) to secure a partner that will develop and operate a new, single berth cruise facility at Terminal 46.
In addition, the port has adopted principles to ensure that a growing cruise business increases local economic benefit and maintains the port’s leadership as the most environmentally progressive cruise homeport in North America.
"Our principles ensure that this new cruise terminal will expand local economic benefit, and with the addition of our third shore power berth will make Seattle the national leader in promoting clean, electric shore power for our Alaska-bound cruises," Port of Seattle Commission President Stephanie Bowman said.
The cruise terminal RFQ is the first step in a partnership selection process that will support the completion of a new facility for the 2022 cruise season.
Early estimates are that a cruise terminal could be constructed for around USD 200 million. A public-private-partnership approach to build the terminal will have the port contributing half that cost. Responses to the RFQ are due April 18.
The opportunity to explore using 29 acres at the north end of Terminal 46 for a new cruise terminal and single berth has come forward now as the Northwest Seaport Alliance works to realize its strategic plan of realigning international maritime cargo operations at Terminal 5 near West Seattle and Terminal 18 on Harbor Island. The cruise terminal project is contingent on the successful authorization of a new lease at Terminal 5 which is scheduled for review at the Northwest Seaport Alliance s March 19 meeting.
This year, the Port celebrates 20 years of service as a cruise homeport. Since 1999, the Port of Seattle has become the US West Coast’s premier cruise port for Alaska cruises. In 2019, Seattle s cruise industry will serve more than 1 million revenue passengers for the third year in a row.
The Port of Seattle is said to be the most environmentally progressive cruise homeport in North America, with the first cruise homeport in the United States with two shorepower berths, and may be the only cruise homeport in the United States with three shorepower berths when Terminal 46 is completed.
The Port of Seattle is also the first and only cruise homeport in North America with a voluntary clean water agreement between cruise lines and regulators. Emissions from ocean-going vessels, including cruise ships entering Puget Sound, have decreased by more than 67 percent over the last 10 years.Posted On:14-Mar-2019
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DFDS Names Its Largest RoRo Ship
Danish shipping and logistics company DFDS named last week its newest and largest ferry to date.
The naming ceremony for the roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) newbuilding, Ephesus Seaways, was held in Istanbul, Turkey, on March 7.
Delivered to the company by Jinling Shipyard in China in January 2019, Ephesus Seaways, previously known as Gothia Seaways, will be the largest freight ferry ever to service DFDS clients on routes between Turkey and the EU.
"We are extremely proud to present this new ferry… With space for 6,700 lane metres of cargo, our customers, the Turkish and European logistics companies, can look forward to greater capacity," EVP Peder Gellert, Head of DFDS Ferry Division, commented.
The ship s first departure was on March 9 from Istanbul. After visiting Trieste fully loaded with 450 trailers, Ephesus Seaways is scheduled to arrive in Bari, Italy, in the evening hours of March 14.
"This ferry is the first of an order of six from the Chinese Jinling Shipyard and will be deployed in DFDS route network. It was reflagged under the Turkish flag, and re-named to Ephesus Seaways in accordance with our principle of naming our Mediterranean ships after UNESCO heritage sites in Turkey," Selçuk Boztepe, Senior Vice President of DFDS in the Mediterranean, said.
The second of the new mega freight ferries will also join our Turkish fleet when it arrives in late spring.
The new freight ferries are each equipped with a ramp system with three independent stern ramps and internal ramps, making it possible to load and unload trailers quickly and efficiently.
In 2018, DFDS acquired U.N. Ro-Ro, Turkey s largest operator of freight routes, to better use opportunities from the fast-growing transport market between Turkey and the EU. In addition, the company decided to expand both port terminal and route capacities in order to accommodate the volume increase of around 30 percent in the Mediterranean. DFDS is also increasing vessel capacity by allocating further ships to this market.Posted On:14-Mar-2019
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Alphaliner: Capacity on Transpacific Route to Remain Flat
Container capacity on the Transpacific route would remain unchanged this year as shipping lines currently do not plan any increases, according to Alphaliner.
The carriers cautious approach marks the first time since 2009 that no new transpacific services are to be introduced on the route in the transpacific contract season, which starts on May 1, for the summer s peak shipping season.
Alphaliner said that Transpacific cargo volumes are expected to weaken this year, and eastbound liftings data for the first two months of the year already shows a reduction of -1.0%.
On the Far East - USWC route, the total number of weekly services will be cut from 37 to 36 sailings from April, due to the withdrawal of the Zim Med Pacific (ZMP) service. Zim will then join the 2M on the Far East - PNW TP-9/Maple service and contribute four of the seven 8,400 TEU vessels to be deployed on the revamped loop.
The partners of THE Alliance will combine their existing PS1 and PS2 loops into a new FP1 pendulum service, connecting North Europe, Asia and the US West Coast. The merged service will use 15 ships of 9,000 TEU, resulting in a small reduction in overall capacity of some 400 TEU weekly.
However, THE Alliance will add a new PN4 service, using six classic Panamax ships with an average intake of 4,600 TEU. This additional capacity will nonetheless be offset by the downsizing of the carrier group s existing PN3 service from the 13,300 TEU scale to 8,600 TEU, as the larger ships will be re-deployed to the Asia - Europe route, Alphaliner concluded.Posted On:14-Mar-2019
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UECC Orders Two Next-Generation LNG PCTCs
Norway-based provider of shortsea RoRo transportation United European Car Carriers (UECC) has decided to order two next-generation pure car truck carriers (PCTCs) in China.
UECC, jointly owned by Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) and Wallenius Lines, recently signed a contract with China Ship Building Trading and Jiangnan Shipyard Group for the construction of the vessel pair.Posted On:14-Mar-2019
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Seabourn Reveals Name of New Expedition Ship
Cruise line Seabourn has announced the name of its first ultra-luxury purpose-built expedition ship.
To be named Seabourn Venture, the newbuilding is scheduled to be launched at Mariotti Damen Cruise yard in Italy in June 2021.Posted On:14-Mar-2019
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Holland America Line s Third Pinnacle-Class Unit Starts Construction in Italy
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri held a steel-cutting ceremony for Holland America Line s third Pinnacle-class cruise ship at its Marghera shipyard on March 13.
The steel cutting ceremony marked the official start of construction on the 300-meter ship which is scheduled to be delivered in 2021.Posted On:14-Mar-2019
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Biggest ship ever makes its way up the river to Arkhangelsk
It was with great thrill that ship pilots on 6th March escorted the 33 thousand ton deadweight vessel from the White Sea, up the Northern Dvina River and to the port of Ekonomiya.
Never before has a ship of this proportions sailed on the river that leads to Arkhangelsk, the northern Russian city.Posted On:14-Mar-2019
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Boskalis secures channel widening project for Adelaide port, Australia
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) has been awarded a contract for the widening of the Port Adelaide Outer Harbor shipping channel in Australia. The project was awarded by port owner and operator Flinders Ports. The contract carries a total value of approximately EUR 40 million.Posted On:14-Mar-2019
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New Port Houston Chairman Ric Campo Working Collaboratively to Elevate and Strengthen Nation s Most Vital Port
In his first weeks as Port Houston Commission Chairman, Ric Campo stressed his firm commitment to finding a solution to the concerns raised regarding one-way vessel traffic to accommodate the larger container ships calling the Houston Ship Channel. Wednesday, Campo provided testimony before the Texas Senate Committee on Ports Hearing and underscored his priority to work collaboratively with Houston Ship Channel stakeholders to find a solution in the best interests of the nation s most vital channel.Posted On:14-Mar-2019
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Brexit and foreign firms bring new jobs to Rotterdam
Last year, eleven British firms set up in Rotterdam in anticipation of Brexit. They represent nearly a third of the international firms that established a location in the port city last year, according to Rotterdam Partners. The new arrivals include companies like Cogoport, Webhelp, Airlift Systems and GE Healthcare.Posted On:14-Mar-2019
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Port Growth To Level Off Over Next Decade
Volume growth will continue for ports throughout the world but at a more modest pace over the next 10 years, according to a new Fitch Ratings report.
Global port throughput growth has outpaced economic growth rates over the last 10 years, with containerisation of cargo and increasing vessel sizes coupled with supporting infrastructure at ports all contributing to growth.Posted On:14-Mar-2019
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British Ports Warn of Significant Challenges Around No Deal Brexit
The British Ports Association has issued a new warning today on the significant challenges for some ports around a no deal Brexit, ahead of today s vote in the UK Parliament.Posted On:14-Mar-2019
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