Tag: bulk carriers

The Omega, a Marshall Islands-registered vessel weighing 48,800 tons and built in 2004, reportedly collided with the Mirabella, a Cook Islands-registered ship weighing 46,000 tons and built in 1997, about 16 nautical miles north of the Yangtze River estuary, according to WK Webster.

No incident of piracy and armed robbery against ships in Asia was reported to ReCAAP ISC, between 16th – 22nd January 2024.

Fujian Guohang Ocean Shipping (Group) Co., and Wuhu Shipyard Co., Ltd. successfully signed a construction contract for four+six 89,000 DWT methanol dual-fuel bulk carriers.

DNV has entered into a Joint Development Project (JDP) with Singapore-based shipping company SDTR Marine to cooperate on a Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) feasibility study for the latter’s 85,000 dwt Kamsarmax bulk carrier.

Two incidents of armed robbery against ships (one CAT 2 and one attempted) in Asia were reported to ReCAAP ISC, between 11th and 15th January 2023.

According to the latest stats from DNV’s Alternative Fuels Insight (AFI) platform, a total of 298 ships with alternative fuel propulsion were ordered in 2023 – an 8% increase year on year.

Two incidents of armed robbery against ships (both CAT 3) in Asia were reported to ReCAAP ISC, between 2nd and 10th January 2024.

United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) and British maritime security firm Ambrey said that a Liberia-flagged bulk carrier had reportedly been boarded by armed individuals southeast of Eyl, Somalia, Reuters highlights. 

Over the past week, no incident of piracy and armed robbery against ships in Asia was reported to ReCAAP ISC, between 19 – 25 December 2023.

CSSC Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), has delivered a 210,000 dwt LNG dual-fuel bulk carrier, HL Hope, to H-Line Shipping.