Finland’s geographical location proves to be quite a challenge for vessels wanting to enter its harbor facilities during the winter season. Ice-breakers thus form an integral component of the nation’s maritime affairs, facilitating uninterrupted shipping activities. The history of sophisticated and iconic ice-breaking vessels in Finland can be traced to as early as the
Read moreA Hurtigruten cruise ship reportedly hit a rock beneath the ocean’s surface along Norway’s coast and began taking on water on Monday night. The Kong Harald grounded on the rock off Trollfjord. Once the tide rose, it was able to continue on to Svolvaer – a nearby stop. There were 258 passengers aboard the
Read moreIt is said that Chinese pirates enter the Yellow Sea of North Korea very often, killing North Korean fishermen and they even extort their fishing vessels. A Chinese pirate was killed by a soldier of North Korea in 2009 and that strained relations among the 2 allies for a while. Kang Seong-hyeon (pseudonym), a
Read moreDaewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Okpo shipyard recently put the first Triple- E Class container vessels of Maersk into water. According to the reports, the first of the biggest container ships in the world will be name Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller after the late shipping tycoon. The first Triple E Vessel is scheduled for delivery
Read moreA Chinese-owned bulk carrier is currently dead in the water after it encountered engine trouble just southwest of Tubbataha Reef along the vicinity off Sulu Sea in Palawan. Commodore Enrico Efren Evangelista, Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Palawan district commander said that his office received an urgent call from officials of the New Filipino Agencies
Read moreJAKARTA (Indonesia Today) – Finnish company Konecranes Oyj has signed an agreement with state-owned terminal operator PT Pelabuhan Indonesia III to deliver container handling equipment at Lamong Bay Terminal in Surabaya, East Java. The order comprises of 10 Ship-to-Shore (STS) cranes, 20 Automated Stacking Cranes (ASC) and 5 Straddle Carriers (SC). Delivery is scheduled
Read moreJakarta: Japan’s Mitsui & Co has been selected to build, finance and operate the first container terminal at a new port in the Indonesian capital, according to Dow Jones. The new port will be part of the Pelabuhan New Priok Kalibaru Port. “The agreement with Mitsui will ensure that starting September 2014, the first
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