Burning Fremantle Highway towed to a new location
The fire-stricken car carrier Fremantle Highway has arrived at a new location, according to the new information from the authorities. Rijskwaterstaat, Dutch directorate general for public works and water management coordinated the tow of the...Read more
Fremantle Highway still on fire in the North Sea, shipping lane unaffected
IncidentUpdated on July 27 11:25 with new comments from the Coast guard The fire onboard the car carrier Fremantle Highway has not yet been extinguished with the Coast Guard and other companies and authorities assessing the...Read more
One dead, several injured in fire onboard Fremantle Highway car carrier
IncidentOne crew member died and several other were injured as fire broke out on Fremantle Highway PCTC sailing in the North Sea, some 27 kilometres north of Ameland, The Netherlands. The Dutch Kustwacht (Coast Guard)...Read more
Shipping ever safer but fires are cause for concern
The number of shipping disasters involving the complete loss of a ship fell to its lowest level ever last year. On the other hand, the growing number of serious fires on container ships is giving...Read more
Firemen injured following explosion on car carrier Höegh Xiamen
Ro/roFire fighting operations on board of the ro/ro carrier Höegh Xiamen are still ongoing following a fire outbreak in the port of Jacksonville, USA on June 4th. The 21 crew members of the vessel were...Read more
Yet another Grimaldi ship caught fire
Another Grimaldi-operated ro/ro vessel has caught fire. On November 21, a fire broke out in the engine room of the 1997-built Eurocargo Trieste just after it had left the port of Livorno. None of the crew...Read more
Grimaldi pleads for stringent rules after another vessel catches fire
FireItalian Grimaldi Group calls for more stringent control and regulations on car batteries after another ro/ro vessel of the shipping company caught fire at sea. The ship’s crew successfully distinguished the fire, averting another disaster...Read more