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Bulk Carrier Great Mind ran aground in Philippines

Large Hong Kong cargo ship ran aground in Zambales, Phlippines because of the bad weather conditions and strong winds. The storm in the country caused many floods and destructions, embarrassing the shipping in the region. The bulk carrier mv Great Mind was carrying 64,500 metric tons of Indonesian steam coal for Masinloc, but due to the bad weather and currents the ship ran aground in mud bank and was not able to refloat by itself. The cargo ship sent a distress signal and the coast guard sent tugs to the scene of the accident, as the salvage operations took more than 2 hours. Finally the ship was refloated and tugged to the port of Masinloc, when was discharged from the cargo. There were no visible damages of the hull, but the port authorities requested survey to release the ship to the further destinations. The mv Great Mind is owned and operated by Great Mind Shipping Ltd, which were informed about the accident.

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Arctech Shipyard will deliver the supply vessel Vitus Bering in advance

The Helsinki Shipyard of Arctech will deliver the offshore supply vessel Vitus Bering with large advance because of the modern technology and heavy engineering installed into the dock. The supply vessel has contract to be delivered in April 2013, but will be float-out on 18th December 2012. The ship Vitus Bering has Ice Class A and her main purpose is to deliver supplies for the oil and gas production platforms in North Sea. The ship has length of 99.90 m and beam of 21.70 m. The hull has special design with increased strength and low water resistance. The ship has operate in 1.70 m depth ice and temperatures of minus 35 degrees. The supply vessel Vitus Bering has four main engines, which have total output power of 24,100 hp and total propulsion power of 17,400 hp.The ship is built according to the latest standards of IMO for safety and strength.

Diana Shipping received the bulk carrier Amphitrite

The Greek company Diana Shipping Inc took the delivery of the new bulk carrier Amphitrite. The vessel is newly built Post-Panamax dry bulk carrier, which has large capacity, modern design and engineering. The Greek company has contract for time charter of the bulk carrier with the Swiss company Bunge SA. The price of the gross charter rate is 10,000 USD per day and the ship will operate mostly in Western Europe. The cargo ship was built by Tsuneishi Group (Zhoushan) Shipbuilding Inc and has total price of 25 million USD. The bulk carrier Amphitrite has deadweight of 98,697 DWT and really was made according to the latest standards for efficiency and profitability. The Greek company is operating with one of the largest fleets in bulk carrying, consisted of 29 dry bulk carriers.

Excelerate Energy ordered eight FSRUs in Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering

The world’s largest operator of regasification ship Excelerate Energy announced that will sign contract with Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering for building of eight Floating Storage and Regasification Units (FSRUs). This contract will allow the company to expand its fleet of nine FSRUs and to cover the demands of the LNG import growth. The price of the contract was not announced, but the eight vessels will have length of 294.00 m, beam of 46.00 m and capacity for 173,400 cubic meters. The Floating Storage and Regasification Units will have average send-out capacity of 800 MMcf/d, while the maximum one will be over 950 MMcf/d. The delivery of the eight vessels is expected to be done in 2015 and 2016, when the maritime transport market will have more serious growth according to the analyzers.

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Pirates hijacked dhow sailing ship with 6 passengers on board

Pirates hijacked two dhow sailing vessels 10 nautical miles off the coast of Oman in Arab Sea. First was hijacked a small dhow, which was used only for shortage the distance with the large sailing vessel. The pirates attacked the second sailing ship and hijacked it, leaving the first dhow free. The hijacked vessel had 6 persons on board and sailed in deep water after the pirates attack. The name of the vessel is unknown, but the dhow had small while craft on board and yellow crane, according to the witness evidences. The most interesting and scary thing is that the attack happens a few miles off the Oman coast and one of the largest resorts of the country - Salalah. The navy ships in the vicinity were informed for the pirates attack and god description of the hijacked vessel and started search operations. There is no information about the nationality of the passengers on board of the hijacked dhow vessel.

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Tanzania de-registered 36 Iranian crude carriers

The Tanzanian maritime administration is in process of de-registering 36 Itanian crude oil tankers, in case to avoid any sanctions from Europe and USA, regarding the embargo which was put over the Arab country. The US government warned the African country for actions disturbing the embargo and threatened it with financial and merchant sanctions. A report from US investigation, which was sent to the Tanzanian government, says that 36 crude carrier were reflagged with Tanzanian flag with the support of Dubai shipping agent Philtex. According to the report the government was not aware with the actions of the maritime administration and the low level of verification allowed this violation of the embargo. According to the investigation report, the Iranian government was aware with these legal actions, deliberately seeking backdoor in the world admiralty law.

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MS Viking Grace was float-out in Finland

The new super-modern ferry MS Viking Grace was launched by STX Turku Shipyard and float-out on special ceremony in the Finland. the owner of the vessel is Viking Line and the final delivery is expected to be done in the beginning 2013. The ferry is highly environmental and modern, implementing the technology from new generation. The ship was float-out on special ceremony, which was witnessed by representatives of STX Shipyard, Viking Line, the classification society Lloyd’s Register and also other guests and journalists. the new ferry will be fueled by LNG (liquefied natural gas) and the CO2 emissions were almost eliminated. The large cruise ferry has also low fuel consumption and modern engineering, which introduces developments never used before. The ship was valued at price of 260 million USD and has really flexible design and strong engineering, which will open new generation is ferries building. The luxury ferry had capacity for 2,800 passengers, 1,000…

The container ship Northern Trust was sold to Chinese shipowner

The container ship Northern Trust was sold to new Chinese shipowner at the price of 6.0 million USD. The cargo ship was part from the fleet of the German company Schluter Karl Reederei, which had serious plans for renovation and improvement of the fleet, making it more flexible and profitable. The new owners of the vessel is a Chinese company, which name is still not announced. The vessel has capacity for 3,300 TEU and good condition, which will allow it to enter in service after the delivery. The container ship Northern Trust was built in 1993 by Hyundai Heavy Industries in their shipyard in Ulsan, South Korea. The ship is operating under the flag of Liberia and registered in Germanischer Lloyd. The vessel was previously owned by CMA CGM and Cosco, but a few years ago was sold to the German company Schluter Karl Reederei. Th previous names of the ship were Cosco Bremerhaven, Cosco Norfolk, Choyang Phoenix and Ville De Lyra.

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The cargo ship Yukka sank in Black Sea

The general cargo ship Yukka, which caught fire near the Turkish port Cide, sank 2 miles off Eregli port. The firefighting tugs extinguished the fire on board, but meanwhile it seriously damaged the hull and decreased the stability of the vessel. The fire started in the cargo holds and engine room and broke the strength of the Ukrainian general cargo vessel. The tugs tried to tow the cargo ship Yukka to the coast, but during the salvage operations the ship got water ingress from the engine room and broke in the middle. With such serious damages the salvage operations were impossible and Yukka sank near the Turkish coast in the waters of Black Sea. The cargo vessel was operating on route from Istanbul to Rostov-on-Don, Russia loaded with ceramics, glass and textile dye. The 13 crew members were rescued and transported to Inebolu, Turkey, as only two officers has minor injuries.

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Conti Seattle was sold to Greek shipowner

The container ship Conti Seattle was sold to Greek Shipowners at price of 5.2 million USD. The cargo ship was owned by Conti Navigare Schiffahrts GmbH & Co and managed by NSB Niederelbe Schiffahrtsgesellschaft mbH & Co. The sale of he container ship will highly support the financial situaion and willsolve some of the debt poblems of the German shpowner. The company announced some of the ship for sale, as part for lage renovation of the fleet and offering more flexible fleet. Definitely such sale will support the financial situation of the German company, which is highly pressed by the investors, banks and shareholders. The sale of container ship Conti Seattle was brokered by the Greek company Alemar Shipping Ltd, but the new owner is not announced in pulicity. The vessel has a few previous names - Delmas Libreville, Tiger Bay, Apl Melbourne, Vancouver, Ivory Star 1, Ccni Antartico and Sea Lynx.

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