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Shipping News and information / New Maersk v/l at Odense

« on: June 06, 2006, 03:12:23 AM »

Does anyone have any information regarding the latest ship under construction at Maersk's Odense shipyard? It is considerably larger than the last hull built.

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Shipping News and information / Re: CP VALOUR

« on: December 23, 2005, 12:52:13 AM »

Latest from Lloyd's List Casualty page:

CP VALOUR (Bermuda Flag)
Friday December 23 2005  
 
Ponta Delgada, Dec 21 -- c.c. CP VALOUR is still aground. Tug FOTIY KRYLOV assisted by local tug ILHA DE SAO LUIS on scene. Two local dredgers DRAGA AREIA and ATLANTIAREIA contracted to remove the sands around the casualty. The combustibles remaining on board the vessel, FO and MDO, being now pumped out to tanker MAGADIR. General cargo BBC CANADA is expected this evening at Horta to collect/transport about 600 general cargo containers from the vessel to shore. Some considered dangerous cargo which is stuffed inside three 40-foot containers is being collected by helicopter due to difficult access to them on board the vessel which has no proper lifting gear. It is reported that about 150 tonnes of fuel spilled from the vessel has already been reached/collected at the beach of Praia da Faja, located nearby the casualty. Oil containment booms have been placed around the casualty to avoid the pollution extension to another places of the Island. -- Lloyd's Agents. (See issue of Dec 22.)

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Shipping News and information / Re: CP VALOUR

« on: December 22, 2005, 02:42:24 AM »

Latest from Lloyd's List Casualty page:

CP VALOUR (Bermuda Flag)
Thursday December 22 2005  
 
Piraeus, Dec 21 -- c.c. CP Valour: Salvage operations continue. Tanker MAGADIR is now on scene and has commenced removing bunkers. A helicopter has begun removing some cargo and empty containers from the vessel and general cargo BBC CANADA is due on scene tomorrow to continue the operation to take off the cargo. -- Tsavliris Salvage (International) Ltd. (See issue of Dec 20.)

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Shipping News and information / CP VALOUR

« on: December 13, 2005, 09:54:45 PM »

Following on from Paolo Silva's amazing photos of the CP VALOUR aground at Faial, Azores here is the latest casualty report from Lloyd's List:

CP VALOUR (BERMUDA)
Wednesday December 14 2005  
 
Ponta Delgada, Dec 12 -- C.c. CP Valour is still aground. Tug Fotiy Krylov assisted by harbour tugs Ilha de Sao Luis and Sao Miguel are on scene. Attempts to refloat the vessel in course under the present adverse weather conditions. All 21 crew members remaining on board the vessel. Oil spots at sea are clearly visible in the vicinity of the vessel. -- Lloyd's Agents. (See issue of Dec 13.)

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Shipping News and information / The Isle of Man Steam Packet Co. acquired by Macquarie

« on: October 20, 2005, 05:47:00 AM »

From: http://www.steam-packet.com/SteamPacket/News/Media+Release.htm

Isle of Man Steam Packet Company
Media Release
THE ISLE OF MAN STEAM PACKET COMPANY ACQUIRED BY MACQUARIE

19 October 2005 - The Isle of Man Steam Packet Company ("Steam Packet") today announced it has been acquired by Macquarie Bank Limited ("Macquarie") from Montagu Private Equity. The acquisition includes Steam Packet

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Shipping News and information / FEMA requests 25,000 cruiseship berths

« on: September 03, 2005, 01:30:09 AM »

From LLoyd's List on-line 02-Sep-05
http://www.lloydslist.com

Passenger Shipping
FEMA requests 25,000 cruiseship berths
Breaking News
By Rajesh Joshi in New York - Friday September 02 2005

AS the full extent of the humanitarian dislocation of Hurricane Katrina began to emerge, the US Federal Emergency Management Agency authorised the chartering-in of cruiseships totalling 25,000 berths to house the storm