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Shipping News and information / Re: Teesport Movements between 10:29 29 January to 12:23 9 Ferbuary

« on: February 18, 2009, 01:04:06 PM »

Thanks all.  I have sent an e-mail but no response so far.  I will try to piece the bits together using Google searches.

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Shipping News and information / Teesport Movements between 10:29 29 January to 12:23 9 Ferbuary

« on: February 16, 2009, 04:16:20 PM »

Hello.

I wonder if anyone could help out please. I have been monitoring Teesport and Hartlepool movements for around 18 months, and during a recent trip to Malta, the "friend" who was going to keep my records updated failed!  Can anyone let me have the details of movements during the above period.

Many Thanks

D

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Shipping News and information / ILLEGAL HAZARDOUS GOODS SHIPMENT

« on: July 24, 2007, 05:01:08 PM »

You might recall that ZIM HAIFA, out of Keelung for Savannah, Georgia, had a serious cargo fire just before entering Panama around the end of June.  This caused serious fire damage to the vessel and over 100 containers to be destroyed.

It now seems that a large China based chemical company shipped a container declared as Calcium Cheloride (salt) which in fact contained Calcium Hypochloride, a chemical which is banned from being carried by Zim and most other major carriers.

The vessel has suffered around 3m.USD damage, plus the damaged cargo.  

What some people will do!

Regards

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Shipping News and information / Re: Why is the Princess of Norway still in Ijmuiden?

« on: July 23, 2007, 06:13:30 PM »

This may be purely coincidental, but the Princess is showing as being due for a survey on or by 7th August covering "Machinery items".  I assume that this might include bow doors.

Regards

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Shipping News and information / Re: Why is the Princess of Norway still in Ijmuiden?

« on: July 02, 2007, 02:30:16 PM »

A bit of an update:-

The Princess has now bee examined at Imjuiden and has been authorised to make one round trip Ijmuiden-Newcastle-Ijmuiden, subject to a maximum speed of 12 knots and also to being routed along the "sheltered area" along the English Coast. Condition of the bow doors is to be monitored at all times.  Conditions attached also say that any failure to do this will lead to suspension of the classification certificate. (Above from the DNV Exchange).

Regards

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Shipping News and information / Recent visitor to the Tees aground.

« on: July 01, 2007, 08:59:18 PM »

M/V Navitas salied from the Tees on evening of 26th June for Bremen after discharging at Tees Dock No.4.  After loading 6,000 tons of sand in Bremen for France she suffered machine failure and drifted aground on the River Weser. The rising tide refloated the ship which was then secured by an emergency anchor. M/V Navitas was subsequently towed into the Europa harbour in Bremen by two tugs, where it was discovered the failure was caused by software problems.

Thinking about it most of my problems are caused by software, or my lack of ability to use it!

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Shipping News and information / Re: Why is the Princess of Norway still in Ijmuiden?

« on: July 01, 2007, 08:47:24 PM »

The Princess was surveyed at Bergen on or about 30th April and there was some damage to the bow doors. She is now at Imjuiden having the doors and associated machinery cleaned ready for a detailed inspection, to enable plans to be drawn up for a full repair.

As this presumably means stripping of all lubricants, paint, corrosion etc. she might be there for some time yet....and then there is the repair.....

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Shipping News and information / Piracy

« on: July 01, 2007, 05:36:20 PM »

Try the following link for excellent helicopter night shots of pirates actually operating.-

www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNaAnYLvFQo

Regards

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Shipping News and information / Re: Why is the Princess of Norway still in Ijmuiden?

« on: July 01, 2007, 05:25:34 PM »

Hi all,

The Princess was surveyed at Bergen on or about 30th April and there was some damage to the bow doors.  She is now at Imjuiden having the doors and associated machinery cleaned ready for a detailed inspection, to enable plans to be drawn up for a full repair.

Isn't the internet a wonderful source of information?

Lol