Maritime news
Monitor breaking maritime news and insights for profitable, efficient and safe shipping.
Tagged in Canal
Crowley Moves to Launch First-Ever LNG Bunkering at Panama Canal’s Pacific Side
Global shipping and sustainable energy logistics leader Crowley is proceeding with plans to provide liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering services on the Pacific side of the Panama Canal, under the first permit issued by the Panama Maritime Authority …
Oct 25, 2023 / Curious
Suez Canal Economic Zone celebrates concession for Container Terminal 2 in East Port Said
The General Authority for the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) celebrated the announcement of the concession contract for Container Terminal No. 2 in East Port Said Port to the Suez Canal Container Terminal (SCCT). APM Terminals is the majority …
Sep 4, 2023 / Curious
Suez Canal tugboat sinks after collision with tanker
A Suez Canal tugboat sank on Saturday and one of its crew was missing after it collided with a Hong Kong-flagged LPG tanker though shipping traffic in the strategically important waterway was largely unaffected, the canal authority said. Convoys of …
Aug 8, 2023 / Accidents
Panama Canal to limit transit to 32 total ships daily effective July 30
In light of the prolonged effects of the dry season and in compliance with its responsibility to provide reliable and sustainable service, the Panama Canal has notified its customers that, effective immediately, it will maintain a draft of 44 feet or …
Jul 31, 2023 / Curious
Panama Canal commemorates seventh anniversary of the Neopanamax Locks
The anniversary comes with challenges on water and climate – Over 20,600 vessels have transited the Neopanamax locks since their inauguration On June 26, 2016, thousands of people observed the beginning of a new era for the country with the …
Jun 27, 2023 / Curious
Van Oord – Hakkers - De Klerk consortium awarded contract for first phase of Yangtze Canal project
After the summer, the Van Oord – Hakkers - De Klerk consortium will commence construction of a tug quay in the Port of Rotterdam's Yangtze Canal. The consortium and the Port of Rotterdam Authority signed the relevant contracts today. The work will …
Jun 20, 2023 / Curious
Kongsberg Maritime to provide design and technology for new tugboats to help secure the Suez Canal
Kongsberg Maritime has won a contract to provide the design and equipment for two powerful salvage tugs being built by Alexandria Shipyard as main contractor on behalf of the Suez Canal Authority. The tugs will be based on Kongsberg Maritime’s UT 722 …
Jun 7, 2023 / Curious
Minerva Bunkering Launches Service in the Suez Canal and Egyptian Ports
Minerva Bunkering has completed its first ten bunker deliveries in Egypt, including to Hafnia’s MV Hafnia Azurite and Cargill Ocean Transportation’s MV Gat Feeling. Deliveries have been performed for vessels awaiting northbound and southbound …
Jun 5, 2023 / Curious
Ship briefly runs aground in Egypt’s vital Suez Canal, is later refloated
Hong Kong-flagged Xin Hai Tong 23 is quickly rescued and taken elsewhere by tugboats, in incident reminiscent of 6-day clogging of critical waterway by Ever Given vessel A Hong Kong-flagged ship briefly ran aground Thursday in Egypt’s vital Suez …
May 26, 2023 / Accidents
Admiral Ossama Rabiee “107 vessels transited the Canal as the highest record in the history of the Suez Canal”
Adm. Ossama Rabiee, Suez Canal Authority’s Chairman announced that navigation through the Canal has recorded an unprecedented record number in terms of daily transits achieving the highest number of vessels transiting the Canal by 107 vessels from …
Mar 13, 2023 / Curious