Tag: chemicals

According to information, there was a chemical leak on board the Finnish Ro-Ro Mistral at Zeebrugge, Belgium, on October 29. Emergency services responded to the leak, while cargo operations were stopped. Until now, it is not known what kind of chemicals leaked, nor the volume.

A new petrochemical industrial zone will be built in Turkey, after the Port of Rotterdam and Rönesans Holding signed a framework cooperation agreement on September 17. The Ceyhan Mega Petrochemical Industrial Zone will mainly focus on petrochemical plants.

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore and the Marine Department of Malaysia carried out a joint chemical spill exercise at sea along the East Johor Strait to test the Joint Emergency Response Plan for Chemical Spill Incidents in the East Johor Strait. 

Chemical shipping freight rates will be more weak during 2018, because of depressed outlook on overtonnaged long haul routes. The enter of new builds into service will weaken freight rates in 2018. It will also affect CPP, which will continue to be important for supply changes in the chemicals/vegoils sector.

When a duty engineer was investigating an engine room leakage, the delivery side plastic hose for one of the dosing pumps suddenly disconnected, causing chemical to spurt out from the hose and into his face and left eye. After undergoing many operations and treatments, the vision in the affected eye remained significantly impaired.

The M/V CAPE RAY, a 648-foot roll-on/roll-off Ready Reserve Force ship is steaming under orders towards Gioia Tauro, Italy, to load hundreds of tons of Syrian Government chemical weapon agents and precursor chemicals

New website on Understanding Chemical Pollution at Sea

MPA and ITOPF renew pioneering agreement to expedite oil spill compensation claims

Chemicals in containers

Detained chemical tanker poses serious safety threat