The Red Sea crisis shows no signs of easing as A.P. Moller – Maersk pauses all transits through the region ‘for the foreseeable future’ and ocean freight shipping rates continue to surge. The latest data...Read more
MSC said its container ship MSC United VIII was attacked on December 26 while transiting the Red Sea, having to engage in evasive manoeuvres. The vessel informed a nearby coalition task force warship of the...Read more
The situation in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden is a quickly changing one and the shipping giant Maersk has voiced its readiness to resume transiting the Suez Canal and the Red Sea. Read more
Shipping majors Hapag-Lloyd and CMA CGM have decided to declare Force Majeure on sailing the Red Sea. Hapag-Lloyd’s vessel Al Jasrah, has recently come under attack by the Houthi militia, prompting the company to make...Read more
Maersk has filed a case at the Maritime and Commercial Court in Denmark against, among others, competitor Evergreen and ship manager Schulte Group for the blockade of the Suez Canal by container ship ‘Ever Given’...Read more
The installation of the bridges and lock doors for the Sassevaart lock in Terneuzen has been completed. This was done by HEBO Maritime Services and Mammoet.Read more
People of the industry“My favourite thing about my job is that every day there is something new, it is not a routine job. I also enjoy travelling to the ports, and abroad, meeting new people,” says Ahmed Afifi,...Read more
In the morning ours of January 9, a bulk carrier MV Glory broke down in the Suez Canal near Alagantarah, while transiting southbound from Turkey to China. According to a report by the canal service...Read more
The Suez Canal achieved a record turnover of $7 billion (some 6.7 billion euros) in the last financial year. The increase in turnover followed increases in the rates for the use of this important Egyptian...Read more
ShippingThe owner of the container ship Ever Given, which blocked the Suez Canal for some time in March, has made a new offer of compensation to canal authority SCA. As a result, the parties have...Read more
ShippingThe captain’s orders were the main cause of the Ever Given grounding in the Suez Canal on 23 March. This is what the chief investigator of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA), Sajid Shaisha, has told...Read more
The new cutter suction dredger Mohab Mameesh has arrived in Egypt after it was transported by the semi-submersible vessel Xiang Rui Kou from Rotterdam. The shipyard that built the 29,190-kW heavy-duty dredger has released a...Read more
ShippingThe container ship Ever Given, which ran aground in the Suez Canal, has been refloated. After the stern of the ship came loose on Monday, the bow has now also been freed. Eyewitnesses reported to...Read more
ShippingThe container vessel Ever Given, which has been blocking the Suez Canal, has been refloated again. The vessel is not completely free yet but according to the Suez Canal Authority, the stern of the ship...Read more
ShippingThe Suez Canal Authority has deployed two dredgers to help free the container ship Ever Given, which grounded in the Suez Canal on Tuesday 23 March. It concerns the cutter suction dredgers Tenth of Ramadan...Read more
ShippingWhile ten tugboats are still trying to free the container ship Ever Given, which grounded in the Suez Canal on Tuesday morning, Boskalis has sent a team to assist in the operation. The operation could...Read more
ShippingA large container vessel has become stuck in the Suez Canal in Egypt on its way to Rotterdam. The 20,000 TEU Ever Given is blocking one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world. This...Read more