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IMO helping to mitigate the impacts of MV Wakashio oil spill in Mauritius
IMO continues to support international efforts to respond to the oil spill in Mauritius, following the break up of the MV Wakashio. IMO and the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA) have jointly deployed an expert, who is …
Aug 18, 2020 / Curious
The Panama Ship Registry And Japanese Experts Cooperate With Mauritius Island Authorities In The Case Of The Wakashio Ship
The Minister of Maritime Affairs, Naval Architect Noriel Araúz, accompanied by the General Director of Merchant Marine of the Panama Maritime Authority (AMP), Engineer Rafael Cigarruista, lead the Panamanian delegation that will travel to Mauritius …
Aug 17, 2020 / Accidents
Capesize Bulker Wakashio Aground off Mauritius (Update)
Tokyo-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) received the following information from Nagashiki Shipping Co. Ltd. (Nagashiki) who is the owners and managers of bulk carrier Wakashio and Time Chartered to MOL. Caption: Bulk carrier Wakashio - Image courtesy …
Aug 11, 2020 / Accidents
Smit Salvage to refloat grounded bulker from reef off Mauritius
Smit Salvage has been awarded the contract to refloat the giant bulker that ran aground off Mauritius over the weekend.Local contactor CELERO will also join the salvage operation and assist in the pumping out of fuel from the ship.The Capesize bulker …
Jul 31, 2020 / Curious
WATCH: Bulk Carrier Wakashio Grounds in Mauritius
The large 203,130 dwt bulk carrier Wakashio has run hard aground in an environmentally sensitive area off the east coast of Mauritius, on Saturday evening.The 300-meter, Panamanian-flagged vessel was sailing under ballast without cargo through a …
Jul 29, 2020 / Vessels
Fully integrated propulsion system from Wärtsilä will give essential reliability for new Mauritius cargo ship
The technology group Wärtsilä’s ability to design and deliver a fully integrated main propulsion system with outstanding fuel economy, and to provide full lifecycle support, were given as key considerations in the award of an important new order. The …
Jun 18, 2020 / Curious
Hapag-Lloyd opens new Quality Service Center in Mauritius
Tuesday (Jan07) Hapag-Lloyd opens a new Quality Service Center (QSC) in Mauritius. The QSC will explicitly serve Africa, one of Hapag-Lloyd's fastest-growing markets.Quality Service Centers are an important cornerstone of Hapag-Lloyd´s Strategy 2023. …
Jan 13, 2020 / Curious