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Missing seaman from motor vessel Gallia

The motor vessel Gallia send a distress signal for missing seaman , during a voyage between the Cyprus port Limassol and the Croatian port Trieste. The ship reported about missing crew member in the region southwest of Palagruza. The missing person was Croatian seaman and most probably fell over board. The region of the accident is situated in Croatian waters, close to the maritime border with Italy. In the search and rescue operations are engaged the Coast Guard vessel "Andrija Mohorovicic" and some Italian ships, aircrafts and helicopters. The cargo ship Gallia was carrying containers to the Croatian port Trieste. The local authorities started investigation over the accident and the reason for seaman falling overboard.

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MSC Danit

One of the largest container ships of the world is MSC Danit. The vessel was built in 2009 in Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering and has capacity for 14,000 TEU, which is compatible only with the largest Maersk vessels. MSC Danit is large and really impressive, with such giant dimensions and modern engineering. The ship has length of 365.50 meters, beam of 51.20 meters and maximum summer draft of 16.00 meters. The cargo ship has gross tonnage of 153,092 GRT and deadweight of 165,517 DWT. Definitely this easily proves the words, that MSC Danit is one of the giants of container shipping. The vessel has large cargo space, large capacity and really strong and improved engine, which has low fuel consumption and really low CO2 emissions, as Daewoo integrated a lot of their developments in shipbuilding and made the ship really environmental. The ship has reliable 12-cylinder, low speed, crosshead diesel engine MAN B&W 12K98MC-C, which has total output power …

Greek shipowner ordered ten 13,800 TEU container ships in Hyundai Heavy Industries

Greek shipowner ordered ten 13,800 TEU container ships in the shipyard of Hyundai Heavy Industries at total price of 1.2 billion USD. The ships will be in the class of the largest container vessel, but according to the agreement will be designed with new engineering technology to have over 10% lower fuel consumption, compared with same size vessel. The name of the Greek ship-owner is not announced, but the ships will be chartered by Evergreen Marine and will be used for long distant voyages between Europe and Asia. The modern technology of the shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries will highly increase the speed and cargo capacity of the ship, which will make it more profitable and most environmental, according to the requirements of the Greek shipowner. The ten 13,800 TEU container ships will be delivered between the second half of 2013 and the second half of 2014.

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Cargo ship ran aground in Scotland

The cargo ship Coastal Isle went aground in rocks one nautical miles off Bute, Scotland. The ship was proceeding through the Great Crumbae, when due to navigation error of the duty officer, the ship struck rocks. The vessel Coastal Isle sent distress signal to the Clyde Coastguard about the accident. The coast guards monitored the situation of the vessel before arriving of the tugs. The ship has no serious damages of the hull, and was able to continue the voyage to Greenock, where will have full inspection. There are no injured seamen and no pollution in the vicinity of the accident. The cargo ship was operating fully loaded with cargo from Belfast to Greenock. The weather in the area was good, the sea was calm and only the low concentration of the duty officer caused this incident.

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NYK Vega

The container ships are some of the most profitable ships of the world, carrying various types of cargo on distant points. One of the largest and most interesting container ships definitely is NYK Vega. The ship has length of 338.20 meters, beam of 46.00 meters and summer draft of 14.50 meters. The vessel is really large, with good cargo capacity and definitely reliable and economy engine. The cargo vessel NYK Vega has deadweight of 100,900 DWT and gross tonnage of 97,825 GRT. The large measurements and the extended cargo spaces are making the ship really modern and profitable. The cargo capacity on board is 8,600 TEU, which is definitely among the giant container carriers of the world. The ship is really modern with strong propulsion system and really economy engine. The vessel NYK Vega was built in 2006 in the shipyard of Hyundai Heavy Industries, which is one of the highest quality and most modern yard of Asian Shipbuilding. The vessel was designed accor…

Container Ship ran aground in Chile

The container ship Condor ran aground near Chile, while operating with cargo of 698 TEU on route to Punta Arenas. The cargo ship was underway in the canals of Chile, when due to navigation error hit a shallow and the ship ran aground. The ship has various damages of the hull, but not serious. The salvage operations were planed for today, but the ship should be discharged from a few containers and fuel, before towed back on water. There are no pollution and injured crew members during the accident, but the Chile Coast Guard will start investigation about it and most probably the master of container ship Condor will be fined.

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Container ship got engine failure off Thessaloniki

The container ship Jaguar got blackout and was disabled near Greece. The vessel left Thessaloniki port with course to Piraeus, while a few miles off suffered engine failure and left drifting. The cargo ship sent distress signal, but meanwhile the problem was fixed by the duty engineers and the vessel returned to the Thessaloniki port. After inspection and repair by the local specialists, the vessel resumed the voyage to Piraeus. On board of the container carrier there were 1122 TEU for various ports in Greece and Black Sea. The accident caused no damages, no pollution and no injured crew members. The ship is working as freighter collecting container from various small ports for large container ships, which are making long international voyages.

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The container ship Emma Maersk

Container ships are among the most modern and most interesting vessels of the world. They have the most modern engineering and the most modern innovations in the hull design and propulsion system. Definitely the giant of container carrying is the cargo vessel Emma Maersk. This cargo ship is large, beautiful and environmental, including the most modern innovations of shipbuilding and engineering. Definitely Emma Maersk is the largest container ship of the world with capacity of 13,500 TEU according to company calculations. However the IMO calculations are giving even larger capacity of the cargo ship - 14,600 TEU. In both cases the figures are showing the Emma Maersk is large and majestic container ship. The overall length of the ship is 397.00 meters and beam of 56.00 meters. The depth of the hull of Emma Maersk is 30.00 meters and the maximum draft is 15.50 meters. Such measurements are good prove of the majestic design and size of the container carrier. E…