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Shipping News and information / Re: CMA CGM and Maersk will start a new combined Asia to Europe service called FAL 5.

« on: May 12, 2010, 10:05:35 AM »

Hi Andrew,

CMA CGM CHRISTOPHE COLOMB will make a one-off call at Southampton on 8th July on the FAL1 service before phasing into FAL5.

Brgds,
Jim

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Shipping News and information / Re: Felixstowe - the big ships are coming !

« on: February 21, 2010, 12:10:10 AM »

John,

She should sail early afternoon on Monday. Lets just hope for some good weather.....

Brgds,
Jim C

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Shipping News and information / Re: DOVER COASTGUARD ALERTED TO LOSS OF TIMBER FROM RUSSIAN VESSEL

« on: January 19, 2009, 04:48:28 PM »

She looks like a sister of ICE PRINCE, KODIMA and BOTHNIA STONE that have all had similar problems in the same area over the last few years. It was almost exactly a year ago that ICE PRINCE met a similar (but eventually worse) fate in the English Channel with her cargo washing up on the South coast.

Jim-C

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Shipping News and information / Re: Container Ship Aground off Dover

« on: January 02, 2008, 05:06:45 PM »

Nathan / Steve,

A few more stats:

MSC Napoli: 4,419 TEU vessel carrying 2,318 containers
LT Cortesia: 8,073 TEU vessel carrying 4,148 containers

Double trouble.....(almost)

Best regards,
Jim

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Shipping News and information / Re: MSC Napoli Sinking

« on: January 21, 2007, 09:48:09 AM »

Two good pictures of her on the Prefecture Maritime website...

http://www.premar-manche.gouv.fr/services/actualites/communiques/e-docs/00/00/24/88/document_communique.php?PHPSESSID=8e4d355c9ea1895fefb3d032c9b67aad

Jim C

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Shipping News and information / Re: MSC Napoli Sinking

« on: January 21, 2007, 08:33:45 AM »

Latest press release from the MCGA.....

http://www.mcga.gov.uk/c4mca/mcga-newsroom/mcga-press-releases.htm?id=7E93C1785D5C985C&m=1&y=2007

Jim C

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Shipping News and information / Re: MSC Napoli Sinking

« on: January 20, 2007, 11:58:59 PM »

Tonight's TV news reports state that up to 50 containers have been lost overboard, but this is a small percentage of the potential loss. However for obvious reasons I'd prefer to hear this from a more reliable source. No doubt the vessel will be listing heavily once firmly aground and bad weather will knock a few boxes off especially with the reduced freeboard. They say she is listing to 35 degrees. Fingers crossed for a successful salvage - I know many of you will appreciate the risks involved with such an operation far better than I. There's one hell of a lot at stake here besides the vessel and her cargo - think environment, politics etc..etc.. I agree that pictures of casualties are extremely interesting but I think I speak on behalf of most people involved in the industry when I say "fingers crossed".....

Jim C