Tag: Egypt

Ship collides with ferry, sinks in Egypt: Five crew members missing

Coal ship crew members refuse to sail in Port Kembla

Suez Canal Terrorists Attack COSCO Container Ship, attempt to target COSCO ASIA containership failed

Egypt bans Israeli ship that caught fire from docking for repairs

Skuld P&I Club issues FAQs on present situation in Egypt, Situational Questionnaire

Suez Canal: Remarkable increase in tonnage and number of transits

State of emergency declared throughout Egypt

Vessel Searches in Egypt

Update on Emma Maersk

Emma Maersk faced leakage in Suez Canal earlier this month - situation is under control Emma Maersk, one of the world's biggest container ships, in Port Said after suffering damage near the Suez Canal (Photo Credit: Maersk Line)On 1 February 2013, Emma Maersk, Maersk Line's largest container vessel, experienced ingress of water into the engine room. The vessel had just commenced its southbound transit through the Suez Canal en route to Asia. The captain decided to terminate the planned voyage and go alongside the nearby Suez Canal Container Terminal (SCCT).According to Captain Marius Gardastovu, there was never any real danger or panic at any point. "Of course it is a shocking experience when you look back and consider what could have happened," he says. "But given the circumstances, everything was handled as well as possible because of a close-knit crew who knew exactly what to do."She was loaded with containers equivalent to 13,537 TEU of which 6,425 were full. The first step was to identify the cargo onboard. Cargo lists were shared with local Maersk Line customer service agents who have since reached out to all its customers with cargo onboard with the relevant information.Alternate routingsAlternative arrangements for the cargo ...